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There was an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation where they were stuck in a time loop that destroyed the ship each time through the loop. With each loop they gathered more information (e.g., deja vu) that ultimately helped them escape. Point is, they had to tell the loop story three times without boring the viewers. They used different camera angles, showed a number of events from different POVs, and some details of the story that were unique to the POV.

If I remember correctly, Kha is catatonic at the beginning of Mandates, but he's not dead. As a result, you could have him sense some of what's going on around him, without him being able to respond. He could sense that first ray of light from outside the cave as Anver moves the rocks. He could also hear the sound of the rescue going on, and feel himself being carried out. Once you get to Acts, tell all of that from Anver's POV: he gets his first glimpse into the cave as he moves the rocks, etc.

It's fun telling other people to rewrite their stories. Payback's a bitch, huh Amy? :-)

Thanks, Janet. I finally found two forums where people are giving me quite a lesson in Latin. I'm trying to find valid Latin terms that English readers can easily understand. Thus, illegitimate children will be known as "bastardi imperialis" in this society, since I wanted to denigrate Apollo's brothers, causing resentment. Emperor and empress will be imperator and imperatrix. Technically, imperial heir is heres imperialis, but I chose filius imperatoris, which means emperor's son. Apollo will be the only one referred to as that, making the brothers even more resentful. I'm also considering renaming Titanis, which is Greek and therefore wrong for the ruling dynasty of a second empire. I'm toying with Caesar as the name of the dynasty. Thus, Apollo becomes Filius Imperatoris Apollo Caesar III. Say that three times real quick.

People on the Latin forum recommended Augustus as the title of an emperor and Caesar as the title of an imperial heir. There's historical precident for that, so I'm waiting to see how they react to my proposed choices. I have my Roman armor on in preparation for that one.

Binders full of...

Lol. The Latin forum has a rule that thou shalt not quote Google translate on their site, although I did try it. Some of the translations look plausible based on my research of all things Roman, but I can't be sure. Google is often wrong when I try to translate words between the three languages I know.

Sol, if you could delete an orphan Review Reply (sent by Don Chambers) from my account, I would really appreciate it.

Canada's navy includes ice breakers (well, maybe just one) that allow you climate-polluting nature-destroying oil-guzzling world-dominating oligarchists to ... what was I talking about?

On that note, MIT released a study that talks about how much of the Middle East will become uninhabitable by humans by 2100. That'll make the Syrian refugees look like a gentle migration. Don't you just love the way we're ploughing full throttle toward extinction? Like Wile E. Coyote riding his ACME rocket into the side of a cliff. BAMM!

I really should get back to writing...

I'm allergic to dairy.

Don't forget to also wear a white lab coat to the meeting with your publisher, Dr. Ess.

Anyone old enough to remember thalidomide? Also thought to be harmless. Just sayin...

I write my narrative the way we would naturally tell a story. No words are banned, although I try to mix it up a little. Don't get me started on "stand up" and "sit down". I use them quite freely.

JL Mo, have you tried submitting the erroneous review? Since we can do multiple reviews for any piece of work, it should disappear from your list when you submit. You can add a note at the top of the review telling the author to ignore it - that you're trying to clear a bug.

OCD 2.