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“I can’t believe Adam did this.” Aslan Phillips, another contestant on Levine’s team, sat next to Chipper. Both stared out the window of the luxury mini-bus headed to Indio. His spot in the contest secure, Chipper had flown to Miami to complete class projects ensuring his on-time graduation. Unable to attend commencement exercises, he had at last revealed to his parents what he was doing. A week later, he returned to Los Angeles ready for what producers billed as a rigorous routine prior
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I found half-a-dozen typos in 26 chapters. From a technical point of view, that makes this story one of the best I've read on GA. Not many will care, but I do. I'm jealous. The alternate world the author has created is fascinating. Three castes of inhabitants share it and must defend it from demons? Reborn after 800 years of imprisionment, their initial appearance serves to test the mettle of three young men and bring them together. Styx, Kirra, and Max become a triumvirate at the end of the book, but dark forces are at work that will test the three. I look forward to reading the next installment in the series.
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Weekly Wrap Up (Sept. 8 - Sept. 14)
Carlos Hazday commented on wildone's blog entry in Gay Authors News
Last month my nephew turned 13, and I had to help him celebrate becoming a teenager. Today, my niece turns 21, Now she's legal, I promised to take her out gay bar hopping in my hood. Tomorrow it's @Defiance19's 29th. I mean she's not only a friend but a beta reader. You know how expensive it is to buy 29 bottles of Australian wine? I think I have like 2 bucks left to work with. How far can you stretch a Mickey Ds gift card? -
I'm all for encouraging new ides!
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How about 50 word chapters. @northie has posted a few of those...
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You and your suspicious mind! LOL I can come up with half-a-dozen reasons but they don't seem relevant. I'm not so interested in what others think as in how Chipper deals with whatever comes up.
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A lot of readers missed the hints I dropped along the way. Not you! Sorry I was evasive in my response when you raised the issue, but I couldn't tell you you were right. It would have been too much of a spoiler for future readers.
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Actually, that's good. You're somewhat familiar with the concept but the liberties I took with the format won't bother you. Just you wait until I take him to New York for a chapter or two.
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You mean like carry out? LOL
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A bit too young for me, but I would not kick him out of bed...
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Are you one of the diehard Chipper fans? LOL
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It seems everyone has a sob story. Booooooooooooring. Shut up and sing is what I usually say. I'm a heartless, cynical, gun-toting author. LOL
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That's no cliffie, I can do better. I picked The Voice because of the interaction with the coaches. We'll see Chipper and Adam working together a few times. AGT I do watch bits and pieces of, Idol I haven't watched in more years than I care to recall.
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Semi-weekly for three months. We have a few more coming.
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LOL Mostly Chipper from now on.
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My version of the show will be better. LOL
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Thanks, Tor!
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Looks can help a performer, and Chipper has them. In the end his voice is what will make him or break him.
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I watched a couple of the early seasons, then got bored as I do with most TV shows. When I started plotting this story, my DVR worked overtime for three seasons. I've been known to fast forward through much of the mushy, touchy-feely stuff to get to the music.
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I felt their personalities would be a good match. That's in addition to musical styles.
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We'll have to wait until I write a couple of CJ stories to see if he still owns it.
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Thanks, Tony! I like the short chapters, they force me to concentrate on a scene and milk the most out of it. The two other stories I've written since Singer have chapters shorted than my usual but I did not force myself to limit the word count. We'll see how those are received when I publish them.
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Panic set in when I heard Levine was not returning to the show. It wasn't a total surprise, he did not seem to be into it during last season. The story was written already, and the scare subsided when I remembered this was fiction and I could do whatever I wanted. I'd already take some liberties with the format so I figured I could have him in the story since he plays a pivotal role.
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Any artist, be it a singer, and actor, or a writer will experience nerves and maybe even fear. I know I'm tied up in knots whenever I share a new story. Those who experience success while alive tend to be confident and out going. If we put ourselves out there, we have to be ready for rejection. Transferring some of what I've experienced since I started writing was how I got in Chipper's head. A healthy ego helps; half the battle is won if they believe in themselves.
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