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No I actually love Croce. Great songwriter and a simple, from the heart delivery. Another singer-songwriter who reminds me of him is John Hiatt:

http://youtu.be/el3IygVnIqM

Donovan? They call me mellow yellow, that's right, slick! I like him too - he reminds me of my pre-pubescent years, when I dreamed of being cool. Like the other side of the pillow...

Damn, Max. Don't let that bastard win. Neuro illness IS insidious -- I often describe it that way exactly. But it can't win, cuz you're still you. Right? Right.

Sending positive vibes your way, my friend.

(Denisef, I'm in the Hudson Valley - battening down the hatches for tomorrow's blizzard. Make sure everything is fully charged! We oughtta move to Hawaii and hang out with Max!)

Also, Anita, when do you want chapters posted, is every class member supposed to review every other member, should we post one ch per week, and should the reviews only focus on the lesson of the week?

This is probably covered elsewhere but I cant find it, I'm sorry!

P.S. Oops, I see Sol addresses some of these questions in his class description on this forum. No writing is to be posted until next week, only critique two or three, base our critiques on specific lessons...Right? Do we post critiques on this forum, in that case, and not as regular or inline reviews to that work?

Yes it would be. Just don't nit me bro. Saw that on your new improved ch 2. Considering my successful result in the pub world, you should definitely listen to ME and my pretentious reviews!!! Right?

Where you been, John Boy? Drumming, I hope.

Me, I signed up for TNBW writing class in the hope of getting more guidance on where to put the prep school flashbacks. I'm in such in tizzy about it, Ive hit a wall. I'll probably end up sprinkling them around instead of that long set of nine chapters in a row. The very idea of it puts me in a funk.

Anyway, tonight we're getting our first big snowstorm of the season, so the weather people say (gleefully, of course). We'll see, come morning....

Saw Fried Green Tomatoes on Netflix tonight. I loved it, almost cried when Ruth died. Big lump in my throat! While Hub played solitaire on his iPad. What a nice turnaround from the usual scene at my house, ha! Wanda shoulda been here for the change of pace! The remote was even on the table!

You must be laughing about deflate-gate, huh? Hub hates the Patriots, as you know, so he's like, yeah they're a bunch of cheaters. Go Seahawks, right?!

Hey everyone,

I'm Terri Weiss aka GPynenees.
(1) In which genre(s) do you write?  Commercial fiction.
(2) How long have you been writing? Fiction, since 2009.
(3) Is your primary goal to find a traditional publisher or to self-publish, or both (and have you published before)?  Traditional. I've had one short story published in a lit mag (hard copy,  not ezine)
(4) Have you submitted your current work to agents or publishers, and if so, any feedback you’d like to share? Yes, I have an agent. She submitted my first novel to 16 publishers last spring, and all 16 rejected it within five weeks. She didn't go to a second list, and told me to write another book. So that's what I'm doing...sigh...
(5) Who are a couple of your favorite authors? Scott Turow, Laura Hillenbrand, Janet Evanovich
(6) What's a fun, quirky, or interesting fact about you? Me, I'm dull as doornails. I've trained my own service dog, though, who can now get the phone from the receiver and bring it to me. I don't know if that counts as quirky, fun or even interesting, but she's really cute, keeps me happy, and keeps me company when I write.

I'm in a writing rut. I know where the story is going - sort of - in my head, and I'm feeling too lazy and too cold to write it down.

Hub LOVES to watch lousy movies on Netflix. It's like, he starts a movie and when it looks really awful, he just keeps watching it. And of course he's got the remote. He keeps saying it'll get better, something's gonna happen, give it a chance...

Eventually I start playing a game on my iPad while he's watching, just to keep him company. Then, since I'm not watching or even paying attention, I start hearing snippets of terrible dialogue. Like, two nights ago, he was watching an absolutely awful movie with George Clooney and Nicole Kidman. Every once in a while, I'd hear Kidman shriek or groan while Clooney was driving in a car chase scene. It sounded just plain stoopid.

Last night, he watched a movie called 12 or something like that, about foster kids. Sooo bad I actually just left him watching - I couldn't even listen to the dull as doornails dialogue...A real snorefest.

It's been a while since I've seen anything decent on Netflix. Like since I started this thread after seeing Royal Affair, that's how long it's been (excluding movies we watch again cuz we like 'em so much, but that doesn't count since it's not like seeing a movie for the first time and saying wow this is really good).

(Never saw or read Winters Tale. I've heard of it though, does that count?!)

Just bitchin'.

1. I emailed my agent to give her a status report, and she replied, so I guess she's still aboard -- for now.
2. Next stem cell infusion is Feb 24, and the doc hopes to see improvement after that, maybe by Memorial Day (?)
3. Not playing any music, so I'm jealousssss
4. Cold and snowy here - I wanna move to Bora Bora, but Hub says no
5. Wanda needs to dump those smelly socks in your bass drum, if you get my drift.
6. Of course we'll be seeing the Bradley Cooper war flick that opens next week - it should satisfy Hub's thirst for war flicks and mine for handsome movie stars, for two hours or so anyway...

Awesome, thanks Vern.

Happy healthy new year to you and yours - enjoy!

http://youtu.be/sPfrBxHgLmA

Oh my god, jerry is such a douchebag. Thanks a lot!

Don't I encourage you enough?! Look at my review of Light and our threads for chrissake, sheesh. Although now, as Jerry, maybe I'll change my tune.

Look for me on tv tonight at Sir Elton's show. I'm sure they'll broadcase a few moments. I'll be to the left of the stage but on the first balcony. Floor seating is too crazy on New Years.

Raising a toast to both of us to finish our books this year! To Hamler and Genesis, may they prevail despite their creators' many shortcomings!