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  1. C James
    It sounds like a very interesting concept! I'm not sure I like the "quality doesn't count" implication though. However, once you have your 50k word novel, if it has merit, who is to say that you can't re-work it later and fix the bad parts?
  2. C James
    I'm sorry to hear that the cutting came from your own past, though to be honest I wondered about that when I saw it. Kudos to you for putting it behind you! So, there is a puzzle in the chapters, eh? Hmmmmm!!! Sneaky! I like it! Time to go searching...
  3. C James
    I'll keep an eye out! Thanks! BTW, are you aiming for a specific country as a setting?
  4. C James
    THANK YOU!!!!!!! Well, guess what, it is being continued. There is a multi-chapter continuation underway, starting roughly where the short story leaves off. I'm about three chapters into it so far, but want to finish a little more (maybe one more chapter) so I can do a consistency check and pre-edit before sending it to my Editor. I hope to have it online here soon. As for any other stuff I have out there: I just sent in an anthology submission, and if it's accepted "The Muse" will be in the Fall anthology. I will warn everyone though, it's nothing like "No Shirt, No Problem" in any way.
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    I'm hoping that it's a typo, and he missed a zero. Oh, come on! The only way to get 200 chapters out of this book would be for DK to spend time in each chapter on Garret's daily hygiene. Or maybe he could extend the chapter count by alternating current storyline chapters with flashback chapters to the mundane daily activities of his life at the G&E, eventually covering his transition into the Lars home and culminating at the Academy. Personally, I
  6. C James
    What, just becuase I have no imagination? Absolutely not! It's lunch time! Kevin is my favorite postaholic, and the person below me shares that opinion!
  7. C James
    Sorry I missed it! (I had to work).
  8. C James
    This was a good one! It flowed well IMHO, and the "battle Dance" was innovative and unique! As for Doris: She's not exactly the most cheerful lady, is she? Been as Connor likes her so much, I vote that we introduce them. Seriously though, I like the development of subsidiary characters like Doris, it lends depth to a story IMHO.
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    Know anyone with access to dynamite? That is an easy way to make a proper-sized hole. Just bury and tamp a stick, and viola, a great fire-pit! (I've only seen it done once, but it worked) No wonder the camping scene seemed so real, if you were basing it on your own! Good move!
  10. C James
    Sometime in Chapter 63, no doubt? I don't like Don at all so far! The callousness he is showing regarding Mikie is just plain vicious. My hunch is that he's a police officer grilling Jeff.
  11. C James
    Steph definitly needs to sort things out soon; Ben is too good to leave hanging!
  12. C James
    Hi Viv! I couldn't agree more. I both love and envy his descriptive and varied style.
  13. C James
    I'm hoping that it's a typo, and he missed a zero.
  14. C James
    A very intreguing chapter! The portrayal of emotions was superb, as was the lead-in to the growing conflict for Eddie. I wonder what his father's reaction to Joe's visit will be? Three Cheers for Eddie's Grandparents!
  15. C James
    That was a great section, I learned a lot from it, and I'm not an editor and have no ambitions to become one.
  16. C James
    I hate hot weather just about any time, though I'd sure put up with it for a trip to Australia! The person below me wishes I'd hurry up and think of a question, already!
  17. C James
    Welcome to GA, Stefan!!
  18. C James
    DAMN! where's the spell check button on these forums... Heh! Editor-teasing: America's new favorite passtime! I personally find the spell-check in the google toolbar invaluable. I have poor spelling plus a penchant for typos, so I use it to check my forum posts. I believe there is also and Add-in for IE that can spell-check. Hmmmm, I'm wondering how long the "secret" of the relationship will last in "the Bully". The chance of a secret being kept is inversely proportional to the number of people who know it, so I'm thinking that there will be trouble ahead in this regard.
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    I voted for Friday, but I agree with Knotme: I'd hate to see too many on one day and few for the rest of the week.
  20. C James
    Happy Birthday Dom!!! May you receive many gifts and much happiness, for indeed you have given us countless gifts.
  21. C James
    My hunch is that this plays into their own goals, and I think this is far from over. The person below me likes winter better than summer (like I do!).
  22. C James
    Thanks Glomph! Several people put in a LOT of work on that, and also quite a few Authors contributed. For example, Dom is our "Hosted Author of the Month" and contributed the peek at WT 12, and he also picked a couple of his favorite stories by others and wrote detailed reviews for them. (Thank Dom!!).
  23. C James
    Very good indeed! You are evil, though, for leaving us STILL wondering what happened to Mikie!
  24. C James
    I've seen those big fire-pits a few times. I'm usually too lazy to make one myself though! You lugged a jackhammer, an air compressor and a generoator (Or did you have some other way of powering the jackhammer?) to go camping? Yipes, that is a lot of gear! And expensive, too! I loved the camping scene in Ch 5! I especially liked the Cousin!
  25. C James
    Hey Steve! I love this story; You have a very rich descriptive style that I really enjoy. If anyone is inclined to listen to me, go read this!
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