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Completed NJC's Book 2- Ch 25-26. ANd Jube's WOP Chapter 30-31.

Congratulations, Alan! Looking forward to reading it.

I like the idea of no points. I'm already in a couple of groups who are reviewing current drafts (for points). I'd like to post a final draft to this group, if that's okay, of my first novel, and it would be great if I didn't need to use points. Many of the members in this group have already offered feedback when it was going through the intial phase, which was used, gratefully.

Congrats! What an accomplishment, right?

Completed Suin's Chapters 25-27, Surviving Fifteen.

I don't think you should get hung up on word count. I've read short books that were so boring they felt long, and long books that held my interest, took me on a journey and left me craving more. If the story is interesting, and it needs all the words, to hell with it, leave them in. Dawn of the Tiger is now around 195,000 words, give or take; Raven's curse- slightly longer at 212,00. Final Conflict tops off at an epic 366,000. I may be able to trim some words off, but I doubt I could cut it down much without hurting the story. And unlike the first two (which originally was one book) there is no great place to cut this one in half.
The one thing I would suggest for you, Jube, is to not worry about the rules so much. Outline your story. Do character outlines and bios and adhere to them, so if there is a limit on magic, it is constant throughout the story. I had the premise that no one is completely evil when I designed my tiger (Fred Blackney). But in the end, I needed a thoroughly evil mastermind to move the plot. I had no issues with the believability of your story within the world you built, my issue was the volume of characters I had to keep track of- now, that said, if I were to read the book start to finish, would I still have a problem. There is a lot of things overlapping and going on behind the scenes in your story, a reader can get lost. It may not be a matter of shedding words, but structuring the novel. I'm not sure. I think to be any real help, I'd need to read the epic from start to finish. That may be true for all of us. Line edits are one thing, but you can't get a sense of the novel when it is sparked out over months, and then altered within those months. I would be game for a complete novel swap once we get closer to completing our novels. I think word count-wise, Jube, you and I are compatible.

Hey, NJC,
I'm not sold on any of the names so far. Rest assured, Final Conflict, isn't the final name. I look forward to seeing if anyone comes up with a better suggestion after reading it through.
Thanks,
CJ

I don't really need the credits, but I'll be happy to review your three short stories. I like the longer reviews- I get a better sense of the style and am able to review my own comments and whether they are about style and not substance before posting.
Besides, I owe you one, thanks for the review of my work.
It usually takes me a while to complete a review, though, so be patient.
CJ

She sounds like you can turn her into a great character! Glad you have us as an oulet. I've thought the same thing from time to time. Take care!

Completed NJC's chapter 16-18 and Matt's first chapter of the revised Girl who lost the Earth.

Doesn't it depend on when it is being told to the reader? The story could have occured in the past, but the telling is in the present. So the tense would be present tense when the aside comments pulling the reader into the story are made, and in past when the story is being told.