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Nope, not at this time. Been requested before, but still a no go. Used to could sell them, but believe that's also a no go now. Just tell anyone you want to have them to throw you some fluff reviews with no work or thought or even reading the piece and all will be "write" with the world -- well, you might get some push back from the pc police (kind of defeats the purpose of having points) but nothing major will happen. Your decision. Take care. Vern

Edited for PS: Okay, there is a way you could do it, but I've shared it in the past and it can open another can of worms so I'll leave it be. Some other devious souls have used it bassakwards and wouldn't want to encourage them.

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Rules are not absolute, but to prologue or not will absolutely depend upon what agent/editor/publisher you might end up working with in the end. Until that time, git 'er done. Take care. Vern

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Trump (PeePee/PP/Putin's Puppet)

I've had great reviews from people who have started in various places other than the beginning. I have also reviewed in such a manner. That being said, some folks do think you can do no good if you don't start from the beginning. If that is there view, then they should say so up front in the summary which tells what type review they are looking for. Or they might let you know after the first review; if not then they have nothing to complain about.

I'm of the opinion you can give a decent review regardless of where you start, but as previously pointed out by others, you can't comment on things which may have happened earlier in the work such as the oft quoted "character building" -- you can comment on how it is being done at the point you start. It's not like, it was all done in the first chapter; that's a recipe for a failed project. Both the reviewer and author need to use a little common sense about what they give and receive and all will be right with the world -- well maybe not, but it will help. Take care. Vern

If you don't indent to start with, you won't lose them and presto you'll feel better that things are working properly. It's not just a site thing; when I copy and paste from Word to an email, the same thing happens. Just go with the flow and it will wash the stress away. Take care. Vern (technology ignorant)

Somehow, I doubt it could be fixed in that time -- I type pretty fast -- but using such a comparison, while thinking about it, that little box could also be checked in less time. Take care. Vern
Edited for PS: Just to throw another wrinkle into the mix, how many times do we here folks state they'd rather have the choice to opt out of something rather than automatically being included. Just saying.

Meaningful writing would inherently have longevity which this thread has in spades. Meaningful writing would also create interest which is obvious within this thread. Meaningful writing would be creative which exudes from virtually every "word" of this thread spread over sixty-two pages. Meaningful writing isn't censored by one person's opinion, but stands the test of skepticism. But some will never get the point, so I'll hush with a final meaningful thought: The only person who can delete this thread (other than Sol and why should he) is Corra, who started it. But she is not very active at this time and I doubt would do so even if she were. So, if you're looking for something meaningful, you're probably wasting your time on such frivolous pursuits as trying to delete one of the longest-lived threads -- for good reason -- on the site. Take care. Vern

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