The Butterfly Field

SIGNAL BOOST: SAY YES TO GAY YA

2011-10-19T04:20:48Z

Originally posted by darkspirited1 at SIGNAL BOOST: SAY YES TO GAY YA

This comes from an article by rachelmanija entitled, Say Yes to Gay YA.
(click the link for the full article)

Our novel Stranger has five viewpoint characters; one, Yuki Nakamura, is
gay and has a boyfriend. Yuki's romance, like the heterosexual ones in
the novel, involves nothing more explicit than kissing.

An agent from a major agency, one which represents a bestselling YA novel in the same genre as ours, called us.

The agent offered to sign us on the condition that we make the gay
character straight, or else remove his viewpoint and all references to
his sexual orientation.

This isn't about that specific agent; we'd gotten other rewrite requests before this one. Previous agents had also offered to take a second look if we did rewrites… including cutting the viewpoint of Yuki, the gay character.

It's time to stand up and demand change. Spread the word everywhere if you are just as angry and outraged by this.

Vacation...

2010-07-18T22:22:51Z

Isn't vacation supposed to be relaxing? I just spent a week on vacation and I think I'm more tired than when I left. Rebelling water heaters, bratty brothers and screaming aunts. So not the way I wanted to spend my vacation.
Sorry for wining but.. thats what this is here for right?

flutterbye_2004 @ 2008-02-09T04:56:00

2008-02-09T10:57:47Z

Yarrrgh!

Your Pirate Name be ...

Mary Read

You are the most powerful of all pirates. Your social knowledge raises you above all the others, and you have no problem keeping your crew happy. You are a master planner, and will have no problems ruling the world in a few years.

'What is your Pirate Name?' at QuizGalaxy.com

flutterbye_2004 @ 2008-01-27T01:27:00

2008-01-27T07:28:54Z

Cool....

2007-10-14T08:23:58Z

You are The Moon

Hope, expectation, Bright promises.

The Moon is a card of magic and mystery - when prominent you know that nothing is as it seems, particularly when it concerns relationships. All logic is thrown out the window.

The Moon is all about visions and illusions, madness, genius and poetry. This is a card that has to do with sleep, and so with both dreams and nightmares. It is a scary card in that it warns that there might be hidden enemies, tricks and falsehoods. But it should also be remembered that this is a card of great creativity, of powerful magic, primal feelings and intuition. You may be going through a time of emotional and mental trial; if you have any past mental problems, you must be vigilant in taking your medication but avoid drugs or alcohol, as abuse of either will cause them irreparable damage. This time however, can also result in great creativity, psychic powers, visions and insight. You can and should trust your intuition.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

I like this poll

2007-09-17T07:30:02Z

I stole this poll from a list I belong to, maybe you've heard of it it's call Sylum Clan?
Anyways here we go.
What you do is:
1. Go to http://www.careercruising.com

2. Put in Username: nycareers, Password: landmark.

3. Take their "Career Matchmaker" questions.

4. Post the top ten results.

My results are:

1. Chiropractor
2. Midwife
3. Nurse Practitioner
4. Acupuncturist
5. Nurse
6. Naturopath
7. Public Health Nurse
8. Athletic Trainer
9. Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse
10. Podiatrist

The funny thing is I'm going to school to become a LVN. And it's number NINE!

I'm kinda new at this

2007-05-21T00:57:24Z

I'm a fanfiction addict. I'll read just about anything but I don't really write to much. I love to read and again, I'll read just about anything once. So, does anyone have any advice about what to put here? I'm kinda lost. Thank ya kindly.