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Hope you feel better soon!

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Orchid wrote:

Hello everyone! I just joined in.

Welcome!  TNBW is a great place to be, with plenty of helpful writers. Enjoy!

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Understand what both Ray and Bill are saying. I still have several loyal reviewers and occasionally a new one will pop in for a chapter or so.  I'm a bit behind on my reciprocal reviews but will be getting back to them hot and heavy as soon as I wrap up the last two chapters of A Cartel's Revenge. They're almost ready for posting, so I'll be back reviewing in a day or so.  Regards, Randall

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Welcome back, Linda!

Completed an inline review of CJ's Final Conflict, chapter 2 (v.2).

Completed an inline review of Matthew's Humanity's Abyss:The Girl Who Lost the Earth, Book 2, chapter 1B.

I write first thing in the morning or late at night. All depends on access to the computer and what we're doing on a given day.  When on our desktop, I'm in our office. If I use my laptop, I'm at the dining table (or sometimes at the kitchen island). No matter where I'm at, I have to have coffee--the brand doesn't matter.:)

What we use for an office would have been a bedroom but the original owners set it up like an office. Since the furniture was built-in, they left it. Otherwise, would just use our oak desk.

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I'll leave it up long enough for you to finish.:) Still at least fourteen chapters to go.

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Will keep moving forward with my reading.:)

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Welcome back, Bill!

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Many thanks, Don & Gacela!

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Many thanks Jack, Christine and S.L.!

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The paperback was just released across the Amazon network.

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Many thanks, CJ, Rachel, Marilyn and John!

Today Solstice Publishing released my third novel, Carnage in Singapore. The Kindle version is now available across the Amazon network, and the paperback will be available shortly.

Many thanks to all TNBWers involved in making this possible.

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Many thanks for letting us know. I wondered what happened to her.

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No worries, Bobbie. It happens to all of us sooner or later.:)

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Many thanks, Jack. I'll get cracking at the chapters I haven't read.:)

Dirk B. wrote:

I'm wondering what people do when it comes to writing numbers in a story? I typically spell out numbers <= 100, but also write numbers like one thousand as words rather than 1,000. I eventually settled on a rule that if I could write it out in three words or less, then I would do so. As a result, numbers like 500, 10,000, 1,000,000, etc. all get written out. I tend to include 'and' when writing numbers, so 350 would be three hundred and fifty, which is four words, so I wouldn't write it out. One of my reviewers recommended I write 350 as three hundred-fifty in a line of dialogue, hence this post.

Thanks
Dirk

The Chicago Manual of Style, used by agents and publishers, recommends spelling out whole numbers in dialogue no matter the number of digits. So far, that's worked for me with my publishers.

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Sideman wrote:

Many thanks to all who have expressed your kind thoughts. Diana is home now. She's weak and mentally ragged out but her specific health issue is much better. Again, many thanks!

Will be back to reviewing and posting this evening.

Alan

Glad to hear Diana's home. Best wishes to both of you! Regards, Randy & Sylvia

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Congratulation and good luck! All the best, Randall

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Hi Alan,

Many thanks for sharing this with us. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and Di at this time. Regards, Randall & Sylvia

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reaganwyatt wrote:

Hi everyone, my name is Reagan. I am new to this group and the site. I am in the process of finalizing my first novel - The Allure of the Forbidden. I have posted the first chapter and plan to post the other chapters after getting a few reviews. I kindly request for your reviews even as I also work on reviewing other writers' work.

Welcome to TNBW! It's a great place to be. I suggest you post your work to thenextbigwriter premium group, which pays points for reviews. You're more apt to obtain the reviews you're looking for.

Completed an inline review of NJC's The Sorcerer's Progress, Book 1: Children and Beasts, chapter 17.

Completed an inline review of Alkemi's The Souring Seas, chapter 32.