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First time I've ever had this issue, so I had to rant. Thanks for the encouragement, gang.

Are we now REQUIRED to do inline reviews to get points? The two reviews I did were regular. The material was so well done, I would have had to make nothing but comments. Love this story and will read it no matter, but I'd like to know if I MUST do inlines for points.

And when are we supposed to read these? Writing, reviewing here, having a family, and a fulltime job sort of takes a lot of time.

A new wish. Why does there have to be a 60-second wait between comments even in different groups. It's rather annoying.

I want a place to make announcements that everyone can see, regardless of group affiliations. And on the home page, I'd really like to see my books on Amazon cycle through.

I find that long chapters become tedious since I, personally, like to be able to finish a chapter and not stop in the middle if I have to leave the story for some reason. It's a personal preference, but many readers today cannot concentrate for an extended period of time.

I have to agree with Temple about chapters giving a story structure. That is why my chapters all have names. The chapter title indicates something about the chapter. When I outline, I use the title with a few sentences of summary about the chapter. I think 7,000 words is a long chapter. Most of mine run around 3,000. Yet, I do not paint myself into a corner by having a preset length. I write chapters as long as it takes to cover the intended matter. I have had to go back and divide long chapters to make the material easier to read in one sitting.

If you'd like to read work with extraordinarily long chapters but worth the time, check out Charles Brass's sci-fi Ux-Blood trilogy. It has tremendous plotting and characters that become real to the reader. Even so, at 20,000 words per chapter (4 chapters), my one criticism was the chapter length. I even mentioned this in my reviews on Amazon.

Depends on the 12-year-old, but mostly no. I think there is an age limit of 13 as well.

Not to worry, Tom. I haven't clicked it yet on half of mine. Mainly b/c I won't use that info for a while. When I do, then, I'll go back and hit applied. I don't tend to go back and rewrite individual chapters. I post all then go back and begin rewrites. Just my way of doing things.

Can't help. Call Sol! I haven't experienced this, so I'd be as lost as you.

Couldn't agree more, Garth, that long sentences and "flowery" writing might just be a lost art. I have had those reviews that tell me to lose words and such. I've come to the realization that I will read and value all comments, but not all comments help me with my craft. I look forward to reading something from you.

Okay, after reading that review--I REFUSE TO GO SEE THIS. And I will not subject my daughter to something so encouraging of staying in a pit of hell.