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I'd say Steve is manipulating him to have him believe he's nice. (This is the problem of commenting a serial: things change as episodes are issued)

Yes, enjoy your holiday, and celebrate Independence Day! Legally, without smuggling explosives!

Maybe the little robot will still grin and welcome you, who knows? And welcome to all those the BeaStKid was the only one to greet. Eastern hospitality shames us a bit.

Yes, why worry about Blackheart finding them if they head straight to him. Don't put these guys in a horror movie, their car will stall in the middle of the forest, they'll head to the house where the psycho killer dwells, and do everything that will get them in danger. As long as the author gets them out of trouble, it's fine. We still need to remind him that we may always pull a Misery. Having nice, cute, cuddly characters threatened to die is definitely mean. But despicable, greedy, selfish ones? How nice!

Nice complement to Ieshwar's Standing At Crossroads; or rather, thanks to Ieshwar, this makes more sense.

Hey! What's going on? This thread is going to hell in a hand's basket, or has become a meeting place for Villains Anonymous! What's all this renewed interest in killing the good guys? I hope the final chapter sees Thaddeus being skinned alive, Eric boiled in oil (yeah, fried if you want, but start with cold oil and heat it up slowly), and Sheriff Johnson staked next to a ant hill with honey in his nostrils.

You lay out the questions and come up with lots of answers. Living with one's characters is indeed very engrossing when you're serious about your writing. As for the story you've yet to tell, it will come in due time, maybe springing out from a short story you'll want to develop; you could just take it as it comes, exploring other sets of characters and universes. Having written your autobiography (I only read the first ten chapters, but from this I imagine how you relived a lot of the events having to view family differently) will certainly save you tons of analysts' fees in the future! From what you say, you now have lots of insights on your feelings. You should be able to let go of negative feelings with or without the help of some experienced person who helps you to talk out these issues with the ones you love. I sound pompous, don't I? My best to you.

There's one thing Eric's college fund would have been more helpful with: paying for Steve's tuition since he and Chris lack money to go to college. Who could possibly sleep in a dark, damp room underground but shady, criminal mastermind and spawn of the devil Eric?

Yes, saying goodbye to your characters can be tough. At the same time, you will have led them through tough times until they can manage on their own to have a fruitful and happy life (that is, if you don't kill them at the end, but deep inside, I know you won't do something this evil. ) As for the financial hiccoughs, I think there are some good role models in some of the fiction around, teaching you to set up a credit card fraud, an illegal porn website or blackmailing your relatives. Seriously, I hope you can pull through.

If you really want to get readers to pity the little pile of faeces, have him tortured by the Piedmont Sheriff and his goons in a melodramatic scene in which we might feel a slight positive feeling for a few seconds before he surrenders his last breath. As for the college fund, it could have been put to better use buying some ammos & explosives to blow up Thaddeus' lair.

Not only hearsay, there's an amount of serious literature documenting this as fact. Too few people know it.

Quite a sight! He's quite gorgeous, and plays amazingly well. As for the music itself, it follows decades of "melodic" rock, in which guitar players mimic violin players (Yngwie Malsteen, etc.) and it's overall a bit boring. What's really entertaining is the comments on the you tube videos, and the Jerry C. impersonators. There's a duo who are really funny; they cover the tune and play in turn; what has to be watched is not the one playing (they do fine), but the one waiting.

Same here as for the good balance. I really like the way this is moving, since now we know Thaddeus smuggles more or less legal goods. As I read every single word, as stated in the contract that yields all these nice dollars on my C.I. account, I was like "OK, so he uses a metal strip, a remote control and used gum to fix the wire... When does he actually explore the tunnel." But it goes rather fast, and added to my knowledge the day I want to set up a camera on a remote-controlled toy. Remeber, Ieshwar, Emoe is a real-life version of Dex, so he's not surprised by this stuff.

I don't know if this is supposed to be a compliment.

Happy Birthday, Michael!

Thanks for the info. I'm quite certain CJames is quite aware of this. Why didn't Mr. Williams pay them a flight to Anchorage, or Winnipeg for instance? A nice, peaceful location where they are safe. Especially since they won't be able to bring their weapons along, and this mysterious BlackHeart could be hiding somewhere. He knows what they look like whereas they don't have a clue as to what HE looks like.

Hi and welcome, Evan. It's quite difficult to judge just a plot. So go for it, write your story, get it edited/ proofread, that's what this board is about, and then you'll know. From what you said, I lack information to know if the character is going to attract my sympathy, if the diaper issue leads to more self-discoveries for the boy (is it a physiological or a psychological problem?), and so on and so on. Give it a try, and we'll go and read your story.

I think this would be some abuse of power. The goats lobby is already quite active and it is only healthy to keep questioning the hooved ones' activities. And offering appropriate recipes for the upcoming BBQ. Being a member will ensure the goats to see their cousins grilled, broiled or baked, not them. Aren't we humane?

It's the kind of mishap that messes one's posting average rather badly...

Didn't he play the same prank before the webcams were discovered? From Chris' point of view, he's taking it rather well, knowing something's up everytime. I saw these as a humorous way to get some action into the parties, and some playful (though fratboy like) interaction between our two lovers. To me, the beauty of fiction characters is that they can live on after they've gone through peril than their real-life counterparts. They've been threatened to be killed several times, had their privacy invaded and still can have a good laugh about it. And I'm confident they won't need a shrink afterwards. There are also servers for illegal porn sites. If the Piedmont clique learns about them going to Hawaii, no doubt they'll use their local contacts to threaten our heroes' peace and quiet once again.

That's the impression shy, quiet people give.

Shucks! They forgot the zero! Happy Birthday!

A goat with sunglasses? Admin? Isn't the world going to hell in a hand basket? Seriously, praise and congrats for your time and dedication, CJames.

Went for a little old posts digging, and I bet Michael provided CJames with a little cold sweat with such an expert guess.