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Completed Jubes chapter 35

I do remember now about the signatures, now that mention it, and thanks for the rest, I’ll keep an eye on where the others fit in the plot. I’ll also check out your changes.

I find clues everywhere, some I even invent myself. Then shed them when new information comes along. I've never read so many books at once, though, so my powers of deduction are not at their best.

Will do my best! I'm usually good at this sort of thing, but I usually sit down with a book and read straight through.

Completed inline review of Chapter 31- Souring Seas.

I had the opposite problem: a very long story I had to break up into two novels.
I think if you alternate the two stories in a compelling way, maybe at least tie them together by the timeline, they will feel like one story. For example, the news of the murders could show up on a tv screen in a chapter about the orphan. Find a way to tie them together using “Easter eggs”. Or you can have a common thread running in the background.
As long as it isn’t a clear break, like first the story of the orphan for half the book, followed by the murder mystery part, you’re fine. In fact, I’m intrigued.

I've used FireFox and Google Chrome same thing. The Publish screen doesn't give me the option to choose groups- it just says it has been sent to them.
I sent the help email address some screenshots.

Sol,
I'm not sure if this is due to the hacker or not. I've gone through a major revamp of my latest novel and deactivated it while making changes. I've made the changes, and published four chapters, but the chapters do not show up- the points were taken, the button says the are active, but the novel itself is inactive. And on the Publish Page, there is no "groups" to publish to. I've never encountered this before. Am I missing something?

I think the really scary thing is the power Amazon has in the publishing market (as well as every other market). our economy keeps shrinking down to only a few corporations that own and distribute everything. Our choices are being syphoned away, bit by bit as companies consolidate and buy up competitors. I was in Kroger yesterday and noticed the store brands are taking up more and more of the shelf space. The anti-trust laws are not doing their jobs. Just look at the cable companies.

I think being all good all the time could be a flaw-one worth pursuing. I'm thinking about the Lucy show when she and Ethel swore to each other they would not lie, and all the horrible things that happened due to telling the truth all the time. For every sin, you can find ways to exploit how being sin- free can wrack it's own havoc and cause it's own complications. It will be tricky, but if you turn "good" on it's ear, it could be very interesting.

Hey Stefanie,
I will give your revisions a "look-see" as soon as I can.

This is not my argument, I agree, you shouldn’t have to explain dialogue. But if someone is yelling, why would you use “said”. Use “yelled”. If they are whispering, say that the are whispering. If they are “demanding” let them demand. Or are you all saying the author should spend precious word count explaining their body language every time they are not simply “saying” something. I get that one should cut tags, ask anyone I review? But there are better words than just said, in some situations.