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Humble Sky tells the story of the development of a new drug for depression. Seen from the inside of a biotechnology start-up company, four characters' perspectives are used: Jacob (a middle manager and smart aleck), Emma (Jacob's spouse), Tony (Jacob's boss), and Patty (Jacob's employee). Tony manages the company like a dysfunctional parent and requires employees to spy on one another. Emma suffers from depression and pressures Jacob onto a Texas-themed cruise ship. Patty saves the scientific integrity of their work from Tony's profiteering and reaps her own financial reward. Jacob travels to the Caribbean, pits Texan and French passengers against one another and in a Book of Job-inspired sequence, he has a conversation with God. Feedback of all kinds welcome. The novel has been read by several others (friends mainly) and I'm ready for a tougher crowd.

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Synopsis - In Celia Reynolds eyes, life is perfect. She has a wonderful loving family including a sister that is her best friend. Her career is skyrocketing and she has more male admirers than she can keep up with. Then, her world is shattered when her sister Gabi takes her own life. As she questions her sister’s suicide and peels back the layers of her ideal life, she realizes that life is not perfect nor is it meant to be. Her journey of self discovery takes her from an elegant 20th floor apartment in New York City to Washington, DC and the Islands of South Carolina. Along the way she learns a family secret that forces her to see her self and her sister in a different light - all with help from some unlikely sources - an orangutan named Nikkee and a Voodoo Priestess named Mira. *** Requests - All I can ask for is honest feedback. Give it to me straight ; ).

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The extremely wealthy Cavendish family is viewed by most as the height of glamour and respectability. However, when Alex Trevellion, a renowned young artist, is invited to paint their portraits, he sets in motion a series of events that blows their conventional facade to pieces. I am literally posting this as I write it, so am afraid this is a very rough first draft. As always, all your comments and suggestions as to how I can improve are most appreciated.

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First round draft. Looking for any advice: creative, technical, what have you.

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This is a major re-write of the novel based on the great feedback I've received from reviewers here. The first chapter is entirely new, and I've decided to delay the introduction of a couple of the characters a bit because I got the impression the back and forth was confusing some readers. I think this is essentially a chick lit story, but I've received some great feedback from the men here, so guys, please don't be scared off. Nicole is a single working mother in her late thirties. At the beginning of the novel she finds that she is pregnant with the child of her younger, unemployed live-in boyfriend. As the story progresses, we find out how she deals with the pregnancy, learn more about how she came to be in this seemingly dead-end relationship and why she stays, and ultimately get to see her create the life she's always dreamed of, but not without some hurdles along the way. Review wise, I am interested in any and all feedback, from the smallest nits to comments on story flow, dialogue, etc. Feel free to jump in and review any chapter -- I don't mind if you don't start at the beginning.

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Bronte a fiercely independent woman who, in her early thirties, is unsure that the life she has lead up until now is one that is built upon truth. Through a series of events and the continuous unfolding of a lifelong mystery she comes to learn things about herself, her family and love that she was never inclined to delve into before. I'm looking for all type of feedback. If you think it I'd love to hear it!

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This is raw, a work in progress. I'm taking a risk here, going out of my comfort zone by putting up something that's not yet finished. I’m hoping you’ll see some growth from me in this. Sapphire Reign takes place almost 10 years after Kings & Queens. I’d appreciate reviews from readers, who've read my first book, since they can (hopefully) see what I’m doing differently and if it’s working, but anyone is welcome to read this. However, since it is a sequel, spoilers abound. So only proceed if you have no intention of reading Book 1.

My mini-sum now: In a world where wickedness is exalted and an evil agenda is corrupting the young and innocent, a 26-year-old woman, trapped in the grip of agony, receives a glimmer of hope and battles heaven and hell to reclaim the happiness that's been stripped from her. ***Minor change. I originally had this about 10 years later, then switched it to 8. Now it's closer to 10 again. I forgot I had placed Majesty's sister Skye in high school. She's 15 in this story.

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A pleasure-loving professional woman, Grace Savage, is shaken down to her boyshorts when she visits Shaker Village, a celibate community in the Granite State, and glimpses her personal future mired in a maiden state.

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In the form of a comic, coming-of-age novel, The Happiness Apprentice explores the positive psychology movement through protagonist Mike Morgan, an ADD afflicted snowboarder, who wakes up one day—dead—in a job that’s way over his head. As an unwilling recruit in The Happiness Initiative, miserable Mike is thrust into an environment where everyone is joyous. Even Christ, nailed to the cross, has a smile on his face. And worse yet, Mike’s assignment is to help living people find happiness. But his real challenge is to regain his own, despite pining away for his hot girlfriend, fending off advances from his perky, middle-aged boss, and of course, being dead. All comments welcome. I look forward to hearing form you.

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No feeback necessary. This is simply a short story I wrote for two of my grandchildren.

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