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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

There may not be a good reason, but there is always an excuse to be found. Take care. Vern

I wouldn't consider it "head-hopping" in either case. You don't have to be in someone's head to see they are having trouble with words. You would have to be in their head to know what particular words they were searching for, but that's a different scenario. Anyway, that's my totally non-professional opinion. Take with a large block of salt. Take care. Vern

I seriously doubt any book will cover all or even most of the elements listed -- probably too much territory for too little demand. Take care. Vern

It seems to me that whether you are Catholic, non, or atheist, etc., in reading the passages, you would understand that a prayer is being given and that certain rituals coinciding with such prayer are being practiced and there would be no need to explicitly explain every detail let alone repeat those details. You could simply start the prayer and end at some point … and go on to your next scene. All the minute detail is akin to describing someone about to drive off by saying, "they open the passenger door, get in, put the key in the ignition and start the engine, look both ways down the street, back up slightly to get around the  black Chevy with a busted tail light which is parked in front of them, then put the car in drive, and turn the steering wheel slightly to the left and after looking both ways again, slowly steer onto West 63rd St heading northeast, blah, blah, blah" Virtually no one is going to care about that minute detail imho. I expect even Catholics don't go through life reciting every detail or expecting to read every detail as though it were a religious service. But you are the author and can write it any way you wish. Take care. Vern

I'm probably the last person to listen to on this, but I'll say it anyway, since you're telling us it's a remembered quote from Macbeth, you might use italics or quotes but probably don't need both, or could even stretch and use neither if phrased just right. How's that for clearing it up, lol. Just be consistent with how you use italics and quotes throughout. Take care. Vern

Oh, so he's a Trump derivative. Now I know I'll never watch it, lol. Take care. Vern

Well, now I know why I've never watched a single episode or had any real desire to from the tid-bits of commercials which pop up before I can hit fast forward. Alas, all the big hits seem to wander into the doldrums after a few great seasons of entertainment. And damn-it, The Voice is no exception with this seasons mediocre crowd for the most part with poor song choice adding to the disappointment. But ya'll carry on and don't worry about any spoilers, the revelation of which might be better than watching the descent into the abyss. Take care. Vern

Giving extra points for reviews would not be logical. If people only wanted more points, they could easily review works which already offer more points -- either longer works or poems which offer far more points per word. Giving points away is not much different than bailing out someone who doesn't want to do the work to gain them on their own merit. If they want or need points, they are there for the taking by reviewing to your hearts content to gain all those points to give away when they become meaningless. Giving away points for reviews is tantamount to bribing someone to review your work rather than another which they might otherwise decide to do. "The road to hell is paved with good intentions." Just my opinion. Take care. Vern

I expect it's an individual thing and no one can answer it explicitly for you. For me, it's just something I'm in the mood to do or it is not. When I first started my novel, I simply set out to do it in Hawaii (hand written) until I ran out of money and had to come home. I didn't write again for years because of life getting in the way and putting food in the belly literally. When I started again I wrote the entire thing in about a month (375 pages) and set out to get an agent. I quickly received positive response and first sent a few chapters and then the entire manuscript upon request. Unfortunately, I had edited those first few chapters, but not the rest of the manuscript so was rejected for the whole thing. I began the process of rewriting, but at the time it was all on a typewriter using carbon copies and I stopped again for several years until I broke down and bought a computer to make easy changes. Been revising and sending out queries periodically ever since when the passion strikes. Work on contests and other projects in the mean time to keep my mind on writing. Postpone if need be, but never give up. The desire and passion will return in due course as that is also a part of life. Good luck. Take care. Vern

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