Bondwriter

Long training, low margins, high risk... We'd have a better chance at starting a publishing house. We can still make spiffy uniforms and have people speaking in the intercom, if this is what appeals to you.

Yes, go ahead! The only rule is: keep Kevin and GW alive and in a trouble that the person behind you can take them out of. This Ryan Everett (thanks to my spam box to help me find character names in less than five seconds) can still be a nuisance though there was a hint of a payback...

OK, I thought I had commented ch. 1&2, but I didn't. This is a fun, heart-warming read so far. A bit too graphic to my taste considering the sweet romance tone, but there are some really fun lines. What adversity will they face? Brian's parents? I guess these people could freak out, especially with Aaron's mother being EXTREMELY liberal and providing her son with a nice place to engage in intercourse. The scene with the mum is funny. At first I thought it was highly unlikely and then I thought of some of my friends who have teen kids and who must have rehearsed for months the "it's time we talk about these things frankly" speech.

There are now four chapters of the round robin started by Nickolas James, Kevin's Big Moment, with a chapter by Luc and one by me. Will Homeland Security get in the way of love? Read and find out. Go ahead and continue, it's fun to do. And there are still plenty of roads to travel from where the characters currently stand.

Yes, just back from Paris where I had a little fun with friends, and I had been longing for this for months rather than weeks now. Feeling quite relieved. The person below me just completed his Fairy Tales Retold submission.

Neither. Call me prejudiced, but I'm not into soda. In the Sunday paper: Real Estate or Going Out section?

No rule. It might start with the main character, with something that happens and then flashback, a dialogue between two characters. Then if your first two or three paragraphs allow you to get into the story and have it flow from there, I suggest you come back on them later. I did toil on first paragraphs, only to have my proofreading friend having me cross them out. And it was so much better once I did!

That would be awful if it was in reference to Steve's actual body. Like Steve gets shot by the Sheriff and Chris investigates with his lover in a coma, only to have him wake up at the end of chapter 28, just in time for the epilogue. No, too melodramatic... (sidenote: CJames is a marketing mastermind. He gave me hints a couple weeks ago -- through PM-- of scenes to come "but not before quite a few chapters yet", or something like this as I'm not quoting him verbatim. And the more I see the story, the more I wonder how this will all fit in...)

They are villains! Imagine the Joker shoplifting... Or Hannibal Lecter jaywalking! If they deal drugs, it's on a grand scale, and if they embezzle, they have tens of accounts scattered from the Cayman Islands to Switzerland! A crime that's no longer as fashionable in fiction as it used to be is treason of one's country. Well the end of the USSR put an end to this, but if they could sell military secrets to Iran this would be good too. The Al Qaeda connection seems quite unlikely as I think about it. Getting back closer to Michael's original suggestion, they could smuggle in illegal immigrant they would sell as slave labor. Trading in human beings is pretty disgusting. If they push drugs, they need to also do drugs with women of ill virtue. For the pastor, there should be some sex-related problem. Or will CJames avoid this easy clich

The only reason I didn't post the band I'm in's address all over the places I hang out for stories is that it's the band's site. Others are OK with it, but I'm not officially out to all of them. But usually we keep each other informed of the "official" advertising. So I gave it in PM to lots of people, but never formally posted it. But now you've got me wondering. I mean I should really make sure the coming out is official so I can give the address. It wouldn't hurt if more people heard us. We'd even get new friends on MySpace, I bet. So, same as Graeme.

Platypus eggs will give them a distinct Australian flavor. But maybe you could tell us about the size and weight of these?

Are there only three people reading the adventures of Gabriel and his friends? Mystery... Adventures... Action... Thrills... Fireworks... Laughs... Tears... Passion... What else is needed for a great read?

Just noticed it today. From my own experience, for the professional side of it, I'd say you should check with American people also, because I don't want to say Camy's wrong, but having hung out with bands from all over the world, I noticed a lot of business aspects are really different between the US and Europe. Though there are more similarities between the UK and the US than between the UK and France. Otherwise, it's promising. Otherwise, I remember that when I toured, the biggest activity in the back of the van was reading. Not going to say anything about hotel rooms, though.

No, not me. Maybe next week, but today I think I can again go grocery shopping without putting a jacket on. All my best to people in the Midwest who had to endure some hardship because of the weather. The person below me saw a movie with Matt Damon within the last 30 days.

Thanks Kitty. I was pretty puzzled by this mysterious shift comma three. I have an azerty keyboard, so it would be?3. Wouldn't make any sense, would it? Of course you don't have the little shape. From context, I thought it was something of the kind.

I've been quite bothered by this cop's antiques. At first I thought it was the way cops in Arizona behaved, and I decided not to go spend my next vacations over there. I did a little research that proved what everybody said: shooting people is wrong, even for cops in rural Arizona. That's why I decided to go to psychicswhoknowwhat'sgonnahappennext.com. Their services are rather costly, but I couldn't live in anguish for another week. Here's what they said (they like to make it sound a bit weird): Thou shalst be patient and in chapter 11 and a little bit in chapter 12 thou shalst find out a motive there is for the sheriff's crazy behaviour. And in Chapter 13 and chapter 14 thou shalst discover Steve and Chris into more problems run. But CJames a wise man is. He knows what he's doing. Of course, saying CJames is a wise man as he discusses goats at great length makes me doubt a bit the veracity of the information. (Plus the whole Yoda meets King James babble doesn't make it sound very serious...) But two weeks from now I'll know if I should get a refund. 15 chapters to go? These two boys have already been: blackmailed, robbed, vilified and slandered by fundies, shot at. There are still tons of perils they can encounter: giant porcupines from the southern hemisphere, feathers and tar, a whole range of weapons that haven't been used (from the bazooka to the basic rifle), they may be thrown into water so they drown (but they won't), kidnapped and sold to work in a salt mine, if not in a mid-eastern harem, forced to listen to the complete recordings of Billy Graham played backwards... I trust the author to be even more imaginative than that.

I got extremely frustrated, as always when I watch a movie or read a book, to experience once again the fact that however loud I shout to the character: "No, don't do this! Don't drive there! Don't use precious fuel for BS reasons!", as many before him (some of whom ending up victims of vicious killers or of dreadful perils), Chris didn't listen to me either. I agree with Rick. The Piedmont Sheriff is a f**king b... :mace: I have a hard time understanding why Veronica also tells Chris to run away from him in the first place. I mean, I'm pretty sure this sheriff has ulterior motives and stuff, but I'd understand better if Chris had come to pick up a quarter of an ounce of weed to forget his BF's "unfaithfulness" than coming for a quick and friendly chat. At the same time, it makes me hate the guy, understand there is a conspiracy of uptight neurotic criminal minds and hope for a very happy ending when all these people will be thrown in the slammer. Chris is really nice: he longs for his lover when he's being chased at full speed and shot at. He's a hell of a kid. (If I may without risking to infuriate Thaddeus) Well, CJames, you've set your readers's expectations pretty high! There are questions to be answered! I hope you can still sleep at night!

Huh? CJames? Are you waiting for something in particular or are you just building up some tension so people taunt you ruthlessly into posting the new chapter? Or... do you like being ruthlessly taunted? :wacko:

Did I miss something or what? This whole page #10 is only about animals' breeding habits! This is getting silly! *enters a policeman eager to put an end to all the silliness*

I think that's very important, since the above posts might give the potential reader the wrong idea. Language learning is a clever narrative trick used to have the two heroes spend a little fun time together. It is not the focus of the chapter. (Other drawbacks of this teaching method: Cannot be extended into a classroom. Requires compatibility (similar age, same sexual orientation, mutual attraction) of the teacher/ learner pair.) More seriously, language learning in a classroom is a difficult task. It works with small groups, short and repeated periods of time and meaningful content. I taught as a TA in a US college, so I don't think the US are that deficient. You should hear some French students speaking English after seven years of middle and high school: I'm not quite sure we fare this much better. I remember U.S. college students who were at a level of proficiency allowing them to undertake gratifying and intelligent conversation.

And another cliff-hanger yet! It seems the veil is getting uncovered and the interactions and roles are definitely made clearer. But the bulk of the conspiracy remains to be foiled. Still lots of puns and great dialogues which make it enjoyable to follow these rich kids' adventures. This is quite a crowded bunker! Am I mistaken, or had we lost track of lots of the people who were at Gabriel's house? It's a bit surprising Gabe wasn't more anxious to know what had happened to them.

As a language teacher, I'm interested in the validity of these teaching methods. Pros: for acquiring vocabulary, having words used in context is positive. They're used in a meaningful environment for the learner, hence it should help him to memorize the vocab. The vocabulary is also presented in a playful manner, in a learner-friendly environment. The only possible problem could arise if the class is interrupted too often, or if the learner is too worried by the possible coming of Ben's mom. So a place with insured intimacy would be better for further lessons. The phonetics training is done relatively well, as learning to say "u" is difficult. Based on Ben's previous remarks in other chapters, I have no doubt he will use yet another body part to help out with this difficult sound. My favorite sentence for practicing is "Le bus est dans la rue, Luc!" (The bus is in the sreet, Luc), but I'd bet Beno

Ed Wood! No, Jack Sparrow is funny. public radio or AM talk shows?

I've been plagued for months about the point raised in number 10, though with my cousin, not my uncle. It keeps me awake at night, my life has turned into a living hell. Anybody got an answer?