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Over & Under, A1


Over & Under , A1

(A Ben's Bumblings Blog)

I have around 1/3rd of the way to go in terms of completing my first (non-collab) multichapter story (and many thanks to @chris191070 for the multi-chapter collaborations, as I gained more practice with getting more than one chapter out at a time through them. Not to mention they were great fun to work on together). I've said it before and I'll say it again, my passion project took a village. You'll see just how many amazing folks had a hand in helping me once I complete it and give it a final edit. 

 

But this blog isn't about my work, it's about the work of others!

With each "deep dive," some members like @centexhairysub and myself bemoan being unable to read as many stories as we'd like

(namely, all of them... just all of them)

It's both inspiring and daunting to "dive in" to read so many amazing stories at once.

So, I decided to grab a story from several genres of the deep dives, randomize them, and make myself a reading list.

 

So, here is the Randomized Reading List for my first Over & Under Blog:

The Case of the Short Short Prince by @Geron Kees

The Closing Act by @Arch Hunter

Friends First by @Renee Stevens

Primal Park by @astone2292 & @Yeoldebard

Aussie Pioneers by @quokka

Begin Again by @Tony S.

Wicked Games by @CasualWanderer82

Self-Help by @northie

The Exchange Students by @Mark Paren

All WET Series by @Myr

Curing Humanity by @Wayne Gray

Timber Pack Chronicles by @Rob Colton

Calliope's Carousel by @Parker Owens

Crave by @LitLover

The King's Mate Series by @Aditus

Detective Saggio Series by @Lee Wilson

 

I will return with part A2 of my blog at some unforeseen time after I've finished reading the first half or so of the list to share my thoughts. 

(some are series and, thus, will take longer)

 

 

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Wayne Gray

Posted

How fun!

Good luck with your list. 🙂

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BendtedWreath

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4 minutes ago, Wayne Gray said:

How fun!

Good luck with your list. 🙂

While some of my friends are behind, I know for a fact that I've personally only scratched the surface when it comes to reading (other than events, as they are very shiny and distracting).

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Lee Wilson

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I’m honored to be included. Even though mine is a series, the 6 stories are probably cumulatively shorter than some single chapters on your list. I wait patiently for your feedback on the series as a whole. I believe you’ve read a couple of them already; #1 for sure, but it was initially a secret author entry, so you (probably) didn’t know it was mine when you read it.

Can’t wait to hear your feedback on the rest. Like you, I can’t find enough time to read more than a couple stories at a time. I seem to constantly run across long ones.

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BendtedWreath

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11 minutes ago, Lee Wilson said:

I seem to constantly run across long ones.

Everything is manageable if you keep track of it. You just have to commit to keeping track. That's why, if I began your Saggio Series, I haven't finished or continued it, and that's why I am sure I have several multi-chaptered works in my reading history list that I have to go back and finish. My problems:

* ADHD

* Reading during lunch at work, getting interrupted, and never pulling the story back up again

* Reading at a snail's pace

* Immediately forgetting what I read a chapter ago (that's why my comments are so meticulous most of the time)

 

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centexhairysub

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I need to do something like this, but every time I make a list, life seems to get in the way, and I have to put it aside for something else that is supposedly more important, not sure it is, of course, one has to work for food, insurance, etc...

Keep us posted.  

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Lee Wilson

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15 minutes ago, BendtedWreath said:

Immediately forgetting what I read a chapter ago (that's why my comments are so meticulous most of the time)

I have that problem too. Although it does make reading things over again like a Foreigner song, Feels Like The First Time.

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BendtedWreath

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12 minutes ago, centexhairysub said:

life seems to get in the way

Believe me, my friend, I feel you there. That's why I made this blog. Not only does it help keep myself accountable, I don't feel any guilt overlooking someone's entry, as it's what random.org spit out, AND I have all of the links in one place.  😂 If this method works well, I'll keep it going, the whole alphabet, A- Z. 🤣

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