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Hey, Dirk?

Did I thank you for all your reviews? I've been running behind in this time of the pandemic, kinda lost track after losing my damned mojo. If so, will you let me know? Also, there's a 14-point jackpot waiting for you, comprising lots of previously posted but edited chapters in addition to a bit of new material. It's chapter 2 of the 'enhanced' version.

Best,

Ray

Charles:

Having written a thesis on this, I still don't see the weirdness.

JP:

Always store a copy (or the original manuscript) on a Google or Microsoft's OneDrive. Assuming the cloud never crashes, you're always good to go, no matter what happens to your own equipment. In addition, but that depends on how one prefers to write, I keep copies of all my handwritten materials: notes, links, as well as the manuscript itself.

Good luck reconstructing it all.

Ray

Yeah, I do mostly regular reviews, but when I'm lazy or tired... Still, I can't believe all those repeats escaped my attention. I do have a hard time concentrating. Dunno if it's the drugs or breathing problems that still linger. On the Antichrist: does the cardinal identify the dark figure (sorry) as such? Perhaps that's a better way to go rather than just state that? 'Cos you're in the cardinal's POV... I'll have to check it--tomorrow. Exhausted. Stay safe!

I guess it does. I still can't believe it.

Good morning!

There are plenty of crime novels featuring extraordinary situations exploited by criminals: A serial murderer during, and directly after, the bombing of Dresden, The Last Detective hunting a murderer during the last weeks before a massive comet hits earth. I'd say go for it: show the worst and best people during the current pandemic.

Stay safe! This virus is nothing to fool around with.

Ray

Hey!

I'll take you up on that.

I, too, was ready to submit to agents, until Covid-19 set me back more than a month. After having made some changes here and there, I could use an extra pair of eyes before I get ready again.

Here's a link to my novel The Great Divide. Lots of historical fiction in there. I'll start reviewing your manuscript today.

https://www.thenextbigwriter.com/postin … ted--26486

Regards,

Ray

Careful here. That's been done quite nicely in the Left Behind series, which, I must admit, I consider sci-fi.

Waiting for more feedback is a dangerous proposition here, Dirk. Place is like a graveyard. Wonder how many active people there are here. I mean people who actually write, not those who rest on their mostly unpublished laurels and use this site like Facebook. Also, why lose the buses? You gotta show the reader how they get to where they're going, no? Why do you care if the scene covers 9 1/4 pages? Nobody's interested in a page count. For what it's worth: I didn't like the Star Wars stuff. I have nothing against Star Wars, but anything that came after the first 3 films sucks.   :o)

Ray

Dirk, I don't mean to be a dick about it, but how 'bout some reciprocatin' (and I don't mean as a part of a saw)? We're all here to produce the best possible, and we can all use a little help.

By the way, I sneaked a quick peek, and I have to say I disagree with you on the subject of Jesus' founding of the Christian church. Instead, I'd say it was based *upon* his teachings, and the leadership began with the apostles.

Ray