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Well, William, you've been a member a year longer than I. I don't know if you ever read any of my novels posted here, but I don't remember receiving a review from you. We're talking 10 years, though, so perhaps I'm wrong, and you may be right about us not knowing how much you have staked us out. My question to you - who admits being a reader, not a writer - why do you pony up the yearly fee just to read WIPs, some of which will never be completed? Your post puzzled me, so I felt compelled to respond. Besides you, there have been a few, I guess, though I can only remember one - Porgy - who only read and reviewed and didn't post. So why do you do it, William? This inquiring mind wants to know.

Liberty has constraints. Your freedom to throw your fist out stops when it meets my face. You can't dump hazardous wastes into water supplies. You can't drive without seat belts or ride a Harley without a helmet without incurring a penalty. We live in a society, where the rights of all have to be considered. You can buy weapons, but not buy machine guns. Is it such a stretch that buying other weapons of mass destruction should be banned? For the public good? The wording of the Second Amendment can be debated until the cows come home, but the precedent (SCOTUS) has been established that one does not have a Constitutional right to have military-type people-killers. That mass -shooting incidents are a price we pay for "liberty" (Bill O'Reilly) is absurd. We, as a society, have established rules and regulations  in other areas of our contract with each other. Why gun ownership should have no constraints, as opposed to any other aspect of our compact as a civilization, defies logic.

Thanks, everyone. It came as a surprise. I thought the judging was long over. But it made my day, regardless of how it might fare in the subsequent rounds.

To each his own. My contacts in FB will only know about my books from what I post there, and it has resulted in sales. I don't know of any sales resulting from my Twitter posts, but I still tweet-market occasionally.

Thanks, Lynn. I'm certainly not a celebrity, with long lines of people waiting to get a signed copy of my book in a B&N in downtown Manhattan or D.C. I've done book-signings but, to tell you the truth, I've found them to be a waste of time. They are public relations events for celebrities, but do almost nothing for us wannabes, except for the few bucks made on sales at these events, emphasis on "few." So I focus on social media now for marketing. Much more bang for the buck.

It's only been a few hours since the book went live. Reviews don't come falling from trees. You have to go get them. Hence, my plea to TNBW peeps. Then it's on to Phase 2. Reviews are important to show that folks not only read the book but were stimulated enough by it (one way or another) to take the time to evaluate it publicly.

Booker has omitted at least one basic plot that's  prevalent in popular novels/films: Revenge. Hero has been terribly wronged - family murdered, framed for a crime, etc. and must bring the perpetrator to justice.  Variation: hero must right a wrong committed on another party or parties.

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I've read all the posts on this subject so far and, sorry, Sol, but I don't see the need for this shred group. If an author can't take the heat of unfavorable critiques, they can leave. If reviewers are mean-spirited and vitriolic, they can be removed from the site. And we already have a Fight Club group for members who like to duke it out. As far as I know, the Premium Group does not require "niceties" and "encouragement" from reviewers, though most reviewers will try to find something positive in their critiques. They chose to review it after all when they could have passed on it. Finally, I wouldn't want the Premium Group to get the reputation of the place where reviews aren't "honest."

Congratulations, Janet, and to the other TNBW writers who made it into the top ten in their categories. And though there were only three entrants in the Writers' Workshop category, TNBW came in first. Sol - a suggestion: You can use the first-place medallion in your advertising. I certainly used mine when promoting my book during the last year. Doesn't hurt!

Hold on, there, Janet. The final tallies have not been announced. Though I doubt the positions of you and TNBW will change, we have to wait for the announcement. Last year, it took at least two days to announce the winners.