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I've plans working for a plot on Benny's story. I've a lot more research to do first. I'm a big fan of romance and I do like instant connection type stories, though I can't always make it easy on my characters. Okay, so I rarely make it easy on my characters, lol! Thanks for the review; I'm glad you liked it!

One never knows, right? You might get some answers in the next chapters, I try not to give out too many spoilers. I'm glad you are intrigued though, it means you will read more! The next chapter just has to be edited and I'll be posting. Thanks for the review Labrador!

So am I. This is a story that has grabbed me and won't let go. The chapters are all short, but I've already set up 11 chapters on an every other day posting, so you'll have plenty to keep you busy and I keep writing it. I'm glad you like it so far. Your question as a weapon is intriguing and it does play into the plot ... in a way. I won't say more, no spoilers after all! Thanks for the review Chris!

Lioness, darling. I am queen of the jungle, after all.

Welcome to everyone new! I hope you find the home you look for here at GA. If you have questions, please feel free to pm me anytime!

Ryker thought he volunteered for an experiment that would help his government in a war against an alien planet. He didn't know he would become the experiment, or that he'd end up on a planet full of aliens that killed humans on sight. He wasn't exactly human anymore though.

Try clicking on the story and using the button called 'add chapter'. Facepalm much?

Isn't it though??? So much about to happen! I sent off the latest chapter to my beta; so in a few day's maybe you'll get that relief!! LOL. I'm glad you liked the way the story has been going, thanks for the review!

I follow a blog that lodged the protest for this. *shakes head* When are people going to open their eyes and see the reality that it doesn't matter who you love?

Same here, it's part of who I am on the site, combined with Admin, Hosted Author, and general mothering type nag. LOL It won't all fit

I hope you had a great day!

Nephy's advice is all very good, though for the first 24 hours of an actual injury you should use ice to reduce inflammation, not heat. Then I alternate heat and ice. I have back issues as well, and the best thing I can suggest for overall health is to add a 10 minute (minimum) yoga stretch exercise when you get out of bed every day. It helps with overall muscle warm up, and while it is not much, every little bit of work on your flexibilty and muscle tone helps throughout the rest of the day too.

So fae have funky crests instead of hair as babies now? Interesting! LOL. Great little prompt, I enjoyed it.

When in doubt, worship at the throne of google! It knows all. LOL

I'm having a hard time with the comment Will made about Scott being hot. It seems so out of character for anyone to do that, much less in a cemetary to a family member of the person who just buried his partner. No one who listens and behaves the way Will did at the coffee shop is that big of a tool. Other than that, this was an emotional chapter. Poor Scott, fighting with his partner right before he dies. So sad.

I can't get the picture of the plot slug out of my head and my nose is like permanently wrinkled. But I liked the article and the imagination in which you shared your thoughts.

Woah. Really? You think we're collaborating to steer the blog in such a way to deliberately insult Dom and/or belittle members? I talked to Lugh in chat yesterday and that's about it. Every response I made about my opinions as to the story and the way members react is consistent with the way I respond ALL THE TIME. I don't believe in sugarcoating things. If I feel something about a story I've read, I comment on it. If I think members are trashing a person or a story unfairly, I say so. I don't recall smacking any knuckles, simply asking people to respond to the story and discuss the points the review highlighted or that they liked/disliked about the story rather than simply nitpick the review or blast the person for daring to dislike PARTS of Dom's story. How in the hell is that a bad thing? I'd also like to know how 'the site' is expressing a fine line of utter contempt toward one of its "best and most popular author". By allowing someone to post a blog review stating that they thought parts of the story were lacking or overdone? By me agreeing with them as a reader? By Lugh withholding the name of the review author because of reactions from fans, which we all know can be pretty vehement in their responses? After all, look at the comment I quoted from yours.

Welcome Jasper. If you need help figuring out how to get author status and how to begin posting, please check out the Site Help tab. A few tips for advertising your story were in the staff blog from last week, Thursday's post I believe. Welcome again, and good luck!

I think you might be missing the point on the purpose of this blog. It is not to toot the horn of authors or stories on the site. We started this to get the writing and reading community MOVING. No matter your feelings for this review, it did exactly that, garnering the most comments to date.

Seriously? C'mon... people misspell my character's names all the time. Then again, they're often quite unusual. No one was questioning the validity of Rory's behavior to some extent, but when you face reading about a teenager acting out again and again...it can get tedious even when the story is otherwise excellent. No one has said it wasn't a good story. Story arc issue aside, Dom appears to be a great writer and consider his fans have their own name, he's well liked. That doesn't mean his story can't have flaws in the minds of some readers. If you think otherwise, actually state your case.

Dav didn't end up waking me up; a nasty yowl followed by a roar did that instead. I sat upright on the sofa, my heart instantly racing. My head swam from the sudden movement and I clutched at my head. "Ow." "Everybody needs to shut the fuck up. Keep him over there Velaku; I mean it. Ahsran, take your mate over to that corner before I kick his ass. He just woke his twin up, and I fucking swear that if any one of you gives him a migraine by stressing him out I will rip your god damn head off

Remember please, this is a review. They pointed out what they thought was well done and what they didn't like and why. This is their opinion. You might agree with part of it, some of it, or none of it. I don't think they were bashing Dom or the story, but giving their honest thoughts. That's what they were asked to do. Please don't bash the reviewer for stating their personal feelings on a story as you state yours.

Well...I'm not the reviewer, but I have to agree with them. Dom's an acknowledged storyteller but, to be honest, this is the only story of his I ever read. While it was well written, the plot was a tad tedious to anyone who isn't stuck in the throes of teenage angst and likes to be. I wanted the characters to grow the hell up and the story to move along, and that is NEVER the mindset I want when reading. As a reader, I want read a story that is flowing so well that my eyes can't move fast enough to read to find out what is happening. I want to feel sad that the story is over and wish there was more to read. While I read Desert Dropping start to finish, I wasn't sad at all to hit the end.

Some of the prompt stories, while generally under 1.5k at most, are very vivid and well told stories. I can't really judge poetry since I don't get it but I'm sure those who do enjoy those submissions as well. If you do write, check out the past prompts if these two aren't something you are interested in. Sometimes one will grab you, and you'll be writing before you know it. Thanks Lugh, Comicfan, and Joekeol for their work on this blog page.

From the age of 2 to 9 my dad and uncle, who are identical twins, raised my sister and me. It's not the same thing as having 2 dads who are in a relationship but in some ways it is similar. I went to them without question over many things and even with all the wrong choices my dad made, we are really close today. My uncle is a tad annoying, but that's more his personality keeping me from wanting to be around him than anything to do with the way he was when I was a kid. I don't think not having the traditional household growing up is really that big of a deal anymore.