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You do know she's joshing, right? Take care. Vern

Lung cancer

Goodpasture syndrome

Valley fever -- rash involved

Take care. Dr. Vern

PS: A google search will produce more, but if you need specific symptoms you should just make up your own "newly discovered" disease.

Okay, this entire thread has been based on a false premise, that being unable to access the Premium "forum" when it turns out it is actually about not being able to post writing without having enough credits which is a whole nuther ballgame with a slow pitch to knock out of the park. Nuff said. Take care. Vern

I would say that most any contest which charges a fee is in it for the up front money. Your odds of substantial benefit are probably better with the lottery. But, having said that, if you would like to enter my contest, the entry fee is a paltry hundred bucks, no refunds, or promises. You may enter as many times as you wish or can afford. Any genre, length, or format is acceptable. I will be sole judge and my opinion is final. My personal entry should not be looked upon as getting preferential treatment and should I win, it is purely the writers talent Just send your payment to the site and I will give Sol a handlers fee should he accept the service. Good luck to all who enter. Take care. Vern

If you must diagram a sentence to understand a statute created by the legislature, then not only the statute should be thrown out, but all the members who voted for its passing should also be thrown out. Oh, never mind, they all should be thrown out anyway. Carry on. Take care. Vern

Though theoretically possible, such an orbit is generally considered unstable -- from my research. My question thus becomes: Why would you want to create such a system which would require such a technical explanation for the reader. You could simply say it orbited binary stars without getting into the minutia of orbital detail which most readers could live without. If you make a generalization of the system, then the reader can visualize whatever details they need to accept your version of days and nights as described within the story. But it's your story, so do whatever makes you happy. Take care. Vern

Just scratching my head here, but why would you want to save an inline review with no comments? It does tell you how many comments you've left and that you need 5 for the points. Okay, you left the summary comment in a regular review, so still wondering why the inline should be saved? I may be a little slow, but I don't get it. Damn, now my head's bleeding, lol. Take care. Vern

Strictly from personal preference, I would say if they only show up once there is really no need to name them if they have a sufficient title to identify them. If they have a recurring role then they probably should have a name, the shorter the better, which would then remain consistent throughout. For me, too many names, especially when bunched, clutter the story so much as to confuse or at least slow down the reader. Not generally a good idea. Just my opinion of course for what it's worth. Take care. Vern

Big Brother knows all, lol. Take care. Vern

Hello, John, good luck with the tour (and congrats also). Googled Go Fetch and after sifting through some doggie sites found what appeared to be an official web site but couldn't get any of the music to play. You might post a link on here. Anyway, perhaps finishing the tour will spur you on to finish Antagony -- couldn't resist that before GP got to it first, lol. Take care. Vern

It makes no difference if it is "involuntary" or not, the person is still doing the action so you can say it however suits your style of casting words. Your word choice is really all that matters. Does it fit the rest of your descriptive style or would it be jarring to say it one way or the other. Anyone making a comment about it is merely expressing their opinion of how it sounds to their ear, not any type of rule or how anyone else might perceive it. You could just as easily say, "His eyes snapped open like venetian blinds" if it suited you and I'm pretty sure someone would tell you they/you couldn't do that, but you see, I just did so it is possible to do it your way. Take care. Vern