Lugh

well that was the idea... pique interest, get some readers....

wonderful! and congrats.

This story was a long time coming. Over a year in the gathering of our windblown wits and then..... the challenge. Can three people who write similar themes bring those themes into focus and entwine factors from each others independent stories somehow back into our own? So we set some guidelines and did our best to rock each other's world. Focusing on our strengths and protecting our weakness. I think Cia, Renee, and I pulled of quite the flight of fancy. What do you think?

*snaps* like a dragon

there could have been until one of the baddies sucked the life right out of it...... slurp

I think the story sucked

herm I already suffer those does that mean I'm already old?

thank you all.... hugs and kisses back

Hugs everyone... thank you.

yes, the parents would pay. The parents always have to pay when things are lost, stolen, or vandalized. It's how the system works.

awwwww and what is with this belated shit? my bd is on the first!

furthermore, if it's a "tax" everyone pays not just people with kids.... young people, old people, gay people.... everyone except the poor people who will all qualify for government subsidy anyway so it wouldn't matter.

the story is with one of my editors and slated for a complete rewrite in the future to work out the bugs, some of the repetitiveness, and give it a solid ending (something it does not have at this time). In the meantime, comments and suggestions are welcome.

actually doctors are encouraging older people to use tablets to read because the font can be enlarged and it has "proper" lighting so that arguement is out hh5... don't know where you get your sources.

and now lets look at the other side of the fence... I was talking with a friend of mine this weekend and this topic came up over coffee... her toddler was happily sipping away on her sippy cup and playing away on her ipad in the todder proof case she purchased at the local kid store. My friend said that there was a growing movement among her friends to keep their kids out of schools, not because the schools weren't any good but because there was nothing the schools could teach them that they couldn't learn at "co-ops" note.. not daycare, not homeschool.. but co-ops. when I asked about this she said that the local school district her now toddler would be attending for preschool in the fall for K-3 was starting a program where the children were to attend these classes in little playgroup like clouds in various places and times for art, music, physical education, language development, and a parent or caregiver was supposed to attend with them, during their time there the parent/caregiver was educated on how to further help the child at home. And these co-ops were also being done online and would last through k-5. She said she was sure it wasn't for everyone, but brick and morter schools weren't for everyone any more either and she used herself as an example. Since she graduated high school she had not "sat" in a classroom, every course she had taken through her masters degree had been through online education. She learned better that way. We both agreed that both were needed in the future as not all students learned the same way, but it would be nice to be able to allow parents and students to choose what fit them better instead of making everyone the same.

and I'm still still telling you, hh5, that in some school districts this is already being done. For example, when my son was a freshman I was given a list of things that were MANDATORY... on that list was a gym uniform... $30 and a graphing calculator $125. At that time there was talk of making some form of ebook reader mandatory as well for English. Kindle was offering half off to schools for their basic reader. Our school has no problem with making it mandatory to make the parents purchase things... if you don't your child fails the course, it's up to make sure they have their required materials. Since then he's been required to take mini courses on the Kahn Acadamy (google it if you don't know what it is) and answer questions the next day in class in a sort of reverse learning method. The children who do not have internet at home are told to go to the library or to stay after school. Those who have smart phones and complain of no internet are told to go to macdonanlds or starbucks or any other number of places as they have free internet. Teachers are stupid nor do they live in a technological-free bubble. I understand about budget cuts and old textbooks. At DC's school the textbooks do not leave the building. It's why they went to the byod program. They could get the license fees cheaper. They download the textbooks on the children's devices and it's up to the children (or their family) to maintain the device. In most cases it's worked really well and more schools will be doing it.

um... several school systems here are BYOD (bring your own device) they have to be configured to work on the school's network and only school allowed programs are allowed. Textbooks, ebooks (from the library) and other uses are utilized daily by the students who bring them. My son uses one for the read aloud aspects for his dyslexia. We love it and I was happy to provide it.

yes. Karla wrote carrots and celery and the volumes are now set to "unpublished" for whatever reasons she may have.

write it then we will decide

actually there are a few people who can do it.... I would suggest asking around (like you are) and requesting to see examples of their previous cover work. I've had four covers done now... each were done by different people and have different styles. It's all in what you like/need.

if you don't want to put up the whole thing (which if you plan on publishing with a publisher I would suggest NOT doing) then post a synopsis of a thousand words or so to give us an idea what you have. One of the things I have done with covers is to pull one or two elements from the story and make them into the cover. The idea is to intrigue.... HOWEVER with ebooks a cover is ok, but they have to look good in color as well as greyscale.... which makes it all that much more difficult (not everyone one has the color e-book readers) Any particular plans on where you were going to publish? Anyone looking at it? Most publishing houses have artists who do their covers.

Cele, it's not a matter of knowing what I write, when or where.... the series is being finished. I just wanted to make sure I addressed the reader's questions if they had a specific one... I have a whole list of things that will be addressed. Input is not a bad thing.

I would like honest answers not some fucking tease. If you don't have anything positive to add, or care to answer the question then don't. Just don't.

then why the fuck did I ask?

well what are your unanswered questions?