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Actually, that's what I'm doing right now. At the moment, my plans are to revise the first chapter only and present it as a "short story" to see what reviewers say. I do agree that rewriting based on one publishers rejection is not a good idea, but it DID make me do a great deal more research into how to and how not to write in first person. I am proceeding slowly because I am not sure what I'm doing. I'll work it out. Time is not of the essence here, even given my age. I'm retired so I can work on it all day if I want.

I have another novel I'm shining up that basically has only two characters in it. It is done in first person because that's a better fit.

EDIT: I am not getting any email notifications for this thread although I've subscribed to it.

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Not me. I got rejected by MCP today.

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Congrats! I'm still sweating out the acceptance of my first novel.

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Careful there. I've lived in Ohio for almost 26 years now, JP.

I didn't take him anywhere else, just eliminated the Ohio after Cincinnati and Columbus. Maybe I should put it back in.

As for the version number, perhaps it doesn't reflect on the public page, but I made sure it went from version "0" to version "1". I think that's what the "(V1)" in the title means. I'm pretty sure the suffix wasn't there on the first public offering.

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Karen, would you be surprised if I told you that input from someone new is one of the best things to get. I've found that as my writing skills progressed I've managed to slide right past glaring errors in my own work. A new set of eyes might have caught it.

Don't feel as if nobody appreciates your reviews. I, for one, value any one I receive. It might just be the one review that triggers a whole new train of thought into my plot, or if you can't understand something, then I didn't explain it properly.

Jump right in and start swimming. We've all done it. The water is fine.

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I can't ever imagine myself not responding to a review. Even if you really don't like the review, you have to respond. Face it, there will be people who don't like your article/chapter/poem/whatever and that's a fact of life. Not acknowledging it is simply rude.

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Submitted mine to Moonshine Cove Publishing, Rhia. No answer at the 4-week mark. They state clearly that it may take up to 6 weeks to respond.

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Yeah. AT&T keeps sending me emails telling of great and wonderful changes made to their system, but I don't see any evidence of it here. If we were supposed to tweet, we'd be given a bird beak.

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Oh, I'm quite familiar with both ends of the spectrum. I began my career with computers in 1962 and never stopped. I build computers and write my own utilities and whatnot to cover little niches that big companies don't want to mess with.

I dug deeper into this problem and found through TRACERT that there are several interim servers and trunks that react differently each time I try. It's really a minor irritation but it does happen quite regularly.

Sometimes I can cure it by rapidly clicking between two highlighted in-line comments. Closing and reopening the box will also do the trick. maybe it's the time of day or the phase of the moon.

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While the concept of "pay to play" is certainly not new, I feel that a contest with this requirement may have put off a few of the contestants - me, for one. I don't mind putting out funds so I can get back a product or service, but I don't gamble. And, isn't this really a form of gambling that your story will be chosen for the gold?

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I am just about finished with the book, Randy. It is so much better to read when it's in my hands instead of on a screen. Well done.

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