Was it "Crazy," "I Fall to Pieces," "Sweet Dreams," or do you have another favorite?
My fav is "Leaving On Your Mind." Guess I'm a few years late answering this question, huh? Lol!
Me is having the same problem, but me thought it was just I.
LOL! This grandma really almost got run over by a reindeer in her own driveway!
Because my farm is an animal sanctuary, we have all kinds of wild animals who feel safe here, too, including deer. Approximately 40 of them hang out in our front hay field which borders our half-a-mile long driveway. I use a golf cart for going to the mailbox. Since it gets dark now by 5:30, sometimes it's pitch black when I collect the mail. Our rural mail carrier doesn't deliver until after 4 p.m.
The other day it was well past dark when I ventured out that way. Apparently the deer thought my golf cart was Public Enemy Number One, so they decided to head to the woods on the opposite side of the driveway. One of them almost jumped over the top of the golf cart. That song about 'Grandma got run over by a reindeer' came to mind as I watched them fly past me.
I am in more danger in my own driveway than I am on the roads around here!
Merry Christmas to you, too, JP!
I just have a simple question: In a 70,000 word novel, assuming an average of 3.5 characters per word, you'd have a total of 245,000 characters. Is one more little comma added to ensure your reader isn't confused gonna be a huge problem for you?
All this new-fangled stuff bothers me. Now editors and publishers only want one space after a period instead of two I learned to use when typing. I've been typing for 50+ years. Do you know how difficult it is to change now? Ain't gonna happen. If they want only one space, then they can go to Find, hit the space bar twice, then tell Word to change to one space.
I've used serial commas for more than 50 years. Not gonna change now. Just like using a comma before the word 'too.' Not gonna change that either. I, too, am sick of changes that don't work any better than the old way.
I personally am over fixing something that's not broken. I draw a line in the sand and say use the damn serial comma, use a comma before 'too,' and quit telling me to use only one space after a sentence. You'll never teach this old dog new tricks.
Sincerely,
Set-in-my-ways in Georgia
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“Who’s been inside since the body was discovered?”
“Just Father Coppola, the paramedics, and I.”
Break this answer down as follows:
“Just Father Coppola.”
“Just the paramedics.”
“Just I.”
As you can see, the “Just I” doesn’t work. If you change it to me, it works. Since it’s dialogue, you’re free to use whichever version you so choose, but she’s not in the habit of using incorrect grammar in any of the previous sentences, so why would she here?
I suggest: “Aside from myself, just Father Coppola and the paramedics.”
Oh, I just checked mine and it's showing the same thing. Not my work.
Hi, Pakhan, and welcome to the site. Hope you will like it here.
May I suggest that you join the Premium Group and edit your post to include that group to publish to? That's where you'll get the most exposure and the most reviews. As it is now, you have posted in groups that I am not a member of, and we're only allowed membership in ten groups at a time. Premium is the largest group here.
Good luck.
Charles_F_Bell wrote:Temple Wang wrote:big-horse-droppings-on-an-asphalt-road-picture-
At least Empress Wu has stopped eating dogs and cats.
Hardly. Season’s just getting started here, Chuck. Thursday’s Puppy Fritter night at the market downstairs. Three yuan per skewer. Alas, I prefer bamboo rat to either, though ... slow roasted with yams.
Gross me to the max!
Thanks, I've posted one of my stories that has a problem in the intro and really need fixing.
Hi, Helena,
I'd love to review your story, but I'm not a member of the groups you've posted in. We are limited in the number of groups we can join. You've posted in New Novelists, NEWBIES, Anime & Kpop, Christina's Group of Music. By not being a member of any of those, I can't see your work.
The largest group on here is Premium group. Would it be possible for you to re-post your work in that group? It's a simple fix. Just join Premium if you haven't already, go to your name at the top right, click Portfolio. You will see a list of your titles. Click to the side for Edit, then go to the publish setup. Click Premium. Then save it.
You'll get more help there. Just food for thought!
Cheers,
MJ
Hi, I'm new here and also new to writing. I just finished my first novel and is struggling to edit it. I've received mixed reviews from friends and beta readers. It seriously needs work. So last year I started posting short stories on wattpad and someone directed me here for help and improving.
Welcome to the site, Helena. Hope you find the help you're looking for. We have many talented writers and reviewers here.
Good luck!
MJ
30 words added to our vocabulary by William Shakespeare:
Why do you think I use an alias on here anyway? My real name is Moheeldey Juvawandereichering IV. But that can easily be found on Google. So I shortened it to just MJ.
Dear Closing the Barn Door After the Cows Have Gotten Out,
You’re kidding, right? What rock have you been under the last decade?
It’s there forever, man ... welcome to the internet and the Twenty-First Century ...It’s been said ... many times, many ways ...
The one I’d like to discuss briefly today is the so-called “Front Page of the Newspaper” test, or sometimes “The New York Times Rule.” In one of its standard versions, it gets stated this way: “never do anything you wouldn’t want to see reported on the front page of the New York Times.”
“the old adage that one should never write in an email what you would never want to see published on the front page of your local newspaper.”
“26. Never electronically send ANYTHING you wouldnt want printed on the front page on the newspaper. Even if you delete it, it can still be found.”
Take heart in this: you can always hope your life will be like mine —not interesting enough for anybody to care what you ever said online ...
Sorry to break the news to you.
LOL
OMG! You made me laugh with those, Temple! (Sorry, Dirk, but 'tis true what she said!)
Dirk,
Pull down the tab for your profile. Edit profile. Half-way down there is a box that reads: Make my profile page visible to ... you have choices. Choose the one that says only logged-in members that are not blocked.
I had that same problem once upon a time, and changing that setting cured it for me. Someone else may know a different way to go about it, but I was flabbergasted to learn that even my forum posts could be seen by anyone who pulled up my name with a Google search. These forum posts I consider for consumption only by members of this site. After I changed it, I didn't find my posts online under google anymore.
Hope this helps.
MJ
Congrats and kudos! How exciting for you!
MJ
My all-time favorite that I repeat frequently:
"I get up in the morning, put on a pot of coffee, light a cigar, and just start lying!”
~~Mark Twain when asked how he wrote so well.
Have you ever had a character you killed off in any of your works that you were attached to?
Yes! I cried when Mellie died! Though I haven't finished For the Love of Mellie yet, I got attached to her very early and cried when I had to eliminate her!
MJ
Thanks, Marilyn. I was going to read the article, hoping to learn more about horses as they play an important role in my story as well. Any books or other resources you can recommend for learning about horses for this city girl?
Gosh, I didn't mean to hone in on njc's post here. Sorry about that!
Probably one of the better posts I've found is here: https://straightnesstraining.com/the-ri … our-horse/
It's not instructive so much as telling, but it brings out a lot of good points. It stresses the part about how confused a horse gets without leadership, and how his owner becoming the leader makes a much better human/horse relationship.
If I can help you with anything, just shout!!
What does Marilyn think about it? JP
Well...since you asked!!
Marilyn thinks it was written by someone who doesn't have a clue about horses. The first thing I noticed was calling the horse IT throughout, which is a pet peeve of mine. If you don't know an animal's gender, always say HE.
One blatant mistake encouraged in the article is hitting a horse in the mouth for biting. That never works and never stops a bad habit. You control a horse with your body language, not with threats, shouts, or hitting. You don't shove or push, and you never expect a horse to understand human emotions. They don't.
They are prey animals. They only know two emotions—fight or flight. Hitting one in the mouth for biting will not change that bad behavior. You stop a horse from biting by putting your hand firmly on his mouth and pulling his head toward you so you're looking in his eyes. They are scared of eyes because their predators look them in the eye before attacking. You firmly, without shouting, tell him NO! Be consistent with this. He will associate biting with you being a predator, and he will stop. You never reward bad behavior with a treat. I use clicker training on all of them. They do what you ask, you immediately click your tongue and give them a small treat. I personally keep a pocket full of sugar-free grain and they get a couple of grains for a job well done. You'd be surprised how eager they are to please when they know they will be rewarded. It makes training much easier.
I laughed out loud when the article said if a horse kicks you, kick him back. Again, that doesn't work. A horse that kicks does so out of fear. Remember...they know 2 emotions...and fight and fear are the same thing. If you get kicked, it's because you have not gained the horse's trust, so you can only blame yourself for it. Kicking a horse does nothing but make the situation worse.
Okay, I didn't mean to rant. But there's so much more to being around horses comfortably and safely than what this article covered. I've successfully owned and trained horses for the last 60 years, and I've never been bitten by the same horse twice, nor have I been kicked by the same horse twice. Patience and understanding are always needed. You become the 'lead mare' in your herd of horses and control them with your body language.
It's your story, and their relationship can go as fast as you want it to. My daughter and her husband were married six weeks after they first met, and they've been together almost 25 years and still devoted to each other. Love works in mysterious ways.
I'm anxious to see where the road takes Brad and Molly.
MJ
Hello, good morning please I need to get my book published for an ongoing competition, please I need your help to read my book Smashed by the axe
Hi, Blessing (love that name!)
I'd love to help you with your book, but you'll need to post your first chapter. May I suggest you join the Premium Group for the most exposure because it's the largest group on the site.
Then when you get the first chapter ready for posting, on the publish page check for the groups you want to post it to. Check the Premium Group and any other group you'd like to join, and we'll review it for you. You gain points for posting by reviewing other writers' work.
Good luck!
MJ
Hello, good to be here! I am Kech. Is TheNextBigWriter still active? I see only three books on home page.
Hi, friend,
There are many more books than three, but you will need to join more groups to see them. If you're not a member of the Premium Group, I would suggest joining (it's free to join any group). Just go through the Group selections and pick out the ones that appear most active. Once you join, the books posted in those groups will show up on the front page.
Cheers,
MJ
I live directly in the path of Florence, on the NC/SC line below Charlotte.
My dearest and best friend lives in your town. She said Rock Hill got hit pretty hard with wind and rain. Good to know you're safe.
MJ
Marilyn Johnson wrote:For anyone besides myself who is in the path of this monster, stay safe! I'm in the northeastern corner of Georgia, one mile from the SC state line at Anderson. We're on high alert and waiting to see which way it turns. Our governor has declared Georgia in a state of emergency. I'm on the downside of the dam at Hartwell Lake, which is a manmade lake with 1000 miles of shoreline. Here's hoping the floodgates open on time because we're scheduled for some massive rain in our area and high winds! Not really a good time to live in the forest as I do!!
Fingers and toes crossed on this one!
MJ
I was in the middle of this one yesterday from 10:00am to 5:00pm in Shenzhen/Hong Kong. Typhoon Mangkhut (Force 10 (equivalent to Hurricane Category 5)). I’ve been in the middle of over two dozen hurricanes in the last twenty-two years - never one like this ...
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ty … 32ebf9186b
Oh, my gosh, Temple! What a horrible event for you. You had to be frightened out of your mind. Glad to hear you're okay and lived to tell about it. Nothing any more powerful than Mother Nature. I haven't heard any of that on our news...guess it's because they've been so busy covering Hurricane Florence here.
Did those in charge ask for mandatory evacuation, or do they leave it up to the individual to decide if they want to ride if out? Just wondering how your country handles these potentially catastrophic events.
MJ
