901

(11 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)

WOW! Terrific! So proud of you. I need my copy. I read most on here wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy back when.

902

(27 replies, posted in Old forums)

You can read the article if you follow this link.
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903

(1 replies, posted in Old forums)

I'm doing edits on Mountain Moonshine to get ready for Faulkner. I'll be taking it down when I send it off, so it you want to catch it, do it fast. As I was going back over old reviews, I just got weepy. Phyl Manning (Filliam) reviewed this story from beginning to end. She was one to offer phenomenal feedback, even if we often disagreed on stylistic things. I can hardly believe she's been gone almost two years. I miss her. Anyone else on here ever have a remarkable experience from acquaintance with Phyl? Let's give her a tribute.

She sent me Kiti on Ice in the mail. I must confess, I sort of stopped reading it when she died. It just took a lot out of me to think she'd never pen another piece. sad

904

(3 replies, posted in Cop Shop)

Maybe she can plead insanity due to PMS! It drives some women crazy.

905

(7 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)

Christina. do respond to the reviews you receive and DO reciprocate and go review someone else's work. They will reciprocate 99% of the time. Review and you'll get reviewed.

906

(14 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)

I sort of like to look at the bios of my reviewers. It doesn't have to be in depth, just a bit about the person. And, yes, you will find liars here. It's part of the real world. I guess, I'm still gullible and naive and trusting when it comes to folks, but if you can't give a little info about yourself, you won't be in the limelight should you ever hit it big.

907

(0 replies, posted in Old forums)

You can read the article if you follow this link.

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908

(7 replies, posted in Cop Shop)

#6 I know! Nicholas Cage & Holly Hunter in Raising Arizona.

#7 I know! Denzel Washington in Fallen

And I'll have to think about these some more.

909

(3 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)

Excellent question.

910

(0 replies, posted in Old forums)

Pictures if you'd like to go to the link.

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Lady on the right is my editor:

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My local bookstore owner with me. She's really promoted me here!

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911

(2 replies, posted in Cop Shop)

Allen, your stories are downright hilarious. I think the brats should have to eat every bite and then spend some time in jail. WAKE-UP call.

912

(12 replies, posted in Literary Fiction)

I think you need to follow the rules of grammar in narrative as much as possible, but there are times when it just works better to bend the rules. Dialogue is  another story, and only worry about the punctuation rules for that--In my humble opinion. Third person is easier the adhere to rules. First person tends to have a mind of its own.

913

(2 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)

You are so right! And I'm having a book signing tomorrow for book #3 of the Raiford Chronicles. So happy for you. Break open a bottle of champagne and drink a glass for me.

914

(6 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)

Dagnee and JP have pointed you in the right direction.

915

(22 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)

A big round of applause!

916

(2 replies, posted in Cop Shop)

Well, I've heard that freezing to death is a relatively painless way to die. Why not construct some kind of huge walk in freezer, stick the evil SOB's in there, and watch through a viewing screen until they become ice blocks?

917

(6 replies, posted in Cop Shop)

That is hilarious!

My now ex-husband had a very accurate Ruger .22 with the longer barrel. It was very accurate! When he came in the door one morning at 4, I met him with it. Luckily had a little self-control. He's still alive. I didn't cut his brake line either, or poison is food, both of which played over in my mind several times. I did, however, envision his face for my wicked witch, Quazel, in King Satin's (Yes, it's Satin, not Satan. I can spell.) Realm. It was quite cathartic when my hero sent her head flying across the room with a swift sword swing.

918

(3 replies, posted in Writing Tips & Site Help)

Hilarious, Tom! And I just thought maybe he had gas.

919

(3 replies, posted in Writing Tips & Site Help)

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920

(8 replies, posted in Romance Inc.)

Janet! You better hurry back. I haven't been reading much lately. Got my start entries done and now I have to get something for Faulkner. So I'll be hit and miss too for a short time.

I think if you leave a cliffhanger in the first book of a series, it will spur your readers to get the second book and so on. Just resolve some of the issues and leave others needing attention. Just my thoughts, but I don't mind it--especially in sci-fi/fantasy.

922

(10 replies, posted in Cop Shop)

So, John, you have a pissing contest between the sheriff and the chief.

923

(16 replies, posted in Writing Tips & Site Help)

I'm like mikira. I can't stop the stories. I wake up at all hours and have to put down what came to me in my sleep. Now, if I don't do that, that particular tidbit might go to Neverland.

924

(10 replies, posted in Cop Shop)

Don't know about Texas. Here where I live, we have four small towns all with their own police department. The sheriff deals with anything out of city limits unless asked to help.

925

(27 replies, posted in Old forums)

Nice. Now teach me how to do one!