Libby Drew

Yes, yes, and yes. This is a gem.

What heartwarming feedback. Thank you! So glad you enjoyed it. 😁

I love my dogs, but I grew up with cats. They are special.

Glad you enjoyed it. 😊

Thank you!

Ooh, I saw this earlier this morning but just now had time to comment. Very exciting. Thank you! I actually haven't read this one myself in quite some time, so it was fun to revisit.

I suppose my pet peeve (when I beta read and edited) was to work with an author who requested feedback... but didn't truly want any. I don't expect a writer to implement every content edit I suggested. I do, however, expect them to, at least, consider those suggestions. Or pretend to consider them. There is a fine line between mechanics, art and ego. Don't ask for an editor if all you want is a cheerleader. "Said" is largely invisible to the reader. It should be your default dialogue tag, especially when there are several people speaking. "Said" allows the dialogue itself to do the heavy lifting. However, as discussed above, I eliminate it when possible. Superfluous is superfluous. 😉 I can be horrible at word/phrase repetition, especially if the segment in question was penned in one session. Depending on the day, certain words and phrases stick in my head and sneak into my writing over and over again. Time is your best friend here. Step back from completed chapters/stories for several weeks, then reread. That's when you catch these things.

Passion, ecstasy, terror, and innuendo. I wonder what the rest of the week will bring!

James Patterson writes his Alex Cross novels by alternating first and third person. Alex's POV is always in first person. Some chapters, however, are written in third person POV. His antagonists, for example, often have their own chapters, and these are always written in third person limited. It took some getting used to (at least for me), but I'm accustomed to it now and even anticipate it. I like the idea of writing short stories or vignettes to accompany a longer narrative. Do you intersperse them in the main body of work or post them separately?

Three more days of hard, unrelenting work pass before I am able to visit Billie. Miraculously, or maybe not, the grove remains undamaged from the storm. Around it, trees lay felled in clumps. The land is still flooded in places, but the gentle knoll, atop which lies Billie’s fire ring and circle of mature mangrove trees, stands undisturbed, a picture of calm in a sea of bedlam. Likewise, Billie’s small concrete house, his chickee, and even his bicycle survived the tempest. The latter

The letter Calhoun gave to Micco was one of many that Sam wrote to him that the FBI recovered from his house.

They will make an unbeatable team!

I think it's possible. That sort of depravity tends to feed on itself.

Me either. 😉

Not a shapeshifter. More of a manifestation.