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@bluejay My dad had to talk to me for about fifteen minutes, but I managed to get 433 words edited – finishing the edits for the chapter I started yesterday.

@kate-flournoy @hannah-c @bluejay I’m going to be editing tonight. I might have to stop half way through, but most likely I’ll be able to go till nine.

Hahaha @spradlin I totally didn’t mind. 😀
There’s not much to build on this, actually— it’s a fact, not a technique, so it can’t really be discussed. 😛

And what exactly does your ‘weak’ analogy mean? I’m not quite sure I get it…

@the-happy-bookaholic I’d rather have Hillary than Trump, not because she’s better but because she’s a democrat and at least wouldn’t be a blight to the republican party. I’ll either write Cruz in or vote Constitutional or Libertarian, none of which will get elected, but it will at least be a statement and might help a good third party get some…[Read more]

Don’t worry @kate-flournoy, I have an unlimited virtual stack.

GET ME THAT BOOK

*cringe* Make sure you have a good stock of cookies on hand, @Daeus, cuz I have a feeling it’s not going to be ready for at least a few months yet.

Another thing about ends, guys, is that the best stories never truly end. There may come a point where you cease to be a part of their story, but their stories never actually stop.…[Read more]

@the-happy-bookaholic good question Sarah. I’m not old enough to vote, but if I were, I wouldn’t vote at all. I don’t really buy the argument that no vote is a vote for someone else, and the lesser of two evils is still evil.
Ultimately, I’m judged by God, not the Republican party (or what’s left of it) and I’d rather take human pressure now than…[Read more]

@the-happy-bookaholic good question Sarah. I’m not old enough to vote, but if I were, I wouldn’t vote at all. I don’t really buy the argument that no vote is a vote for someone else, and the lesser of two evils is still evil.
Ultimately, I’m judged by God, not the Republican party (or what’s left of it) and I’d rather take human pressure now than…[Read more]

@the-happy-bookaholic good question. I’m not old enough to vote, but if I were, I wouldn’t vote at all. I don’t really buy the argument that no vote is a vote for someone else, and the lesser of two evils is still evil.
Ultimately, I’m judged by God, not the Republican party (or what’s left of it) and I’d rather take human pressure now than try…[Read more]

@bluejay You know actually, I can’t think of any. I’m pretty tired now though. Maybe there are some.

@bluejay A good ending does not stop, it transitions. The book says, “The End”, not because it’s really the end, but because it is time for you to pick up the story and keep on going. It is time for you live that novel we call life in reflection of what you have learned from the story.

@kate-flournoy Oooh, that does sound good. Yeah. Almost as good as faerie dragon-flies

… Ok, it’s better than faerie dragon-flies. GET ME THAT BOOK

*eats a cookie* Ok, I feel better now.

Thanks @his-instrument! *thumbs up* sound advice all through! 🙂

Yes, thank you— good advice, which I was already planning to follow @Daeus.

Also, as a philosophical question by itself, that question isn’t much of a cliffhanger for most people other than me. It would be a good idea to hint at (but don’t make it too blatant) that much depends on the answer to that question in the lives of the cha…

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*Brings in more cookies*

@his-instrument I don’t think there’a max amount of intensity you can have and a lot is better than a little. There are two rules though. While readers shouldn’t actually guess the last minute plot twists, it should be something they could have guessed. If that isn’t the case, the reader will feel cheated. The other rule…[Read more]

@kate-flournoy The idea sounds sound. I would just say that the second question requires more room. It sounds like you might already be planning this, but it could be a good idea to spread the answer to this question over two or three books instead of one. Also, as a philosophical question by itself, that question isn’t much of a cliffhanger for…[Read more]

Aw, thanks @Daeus… *munches m&ms included cookie in complete bliss*

I very well might just spam that post.

@Daeus *sniff* what ever happened to freedom of speech? It is my Constitutional right to throw away as many cookies as I please.

Good point @Hope— and I struggle with that. 😛

Okay, so here’s a good place for a question about endings. My WIP is a complete story in itself— but it sets up for the…[Read more]

Hey hey, impressive! I got 476 words edited @Daeus. You beat me! See— it’s not so very difficult after all! 😀

677 words edited. What did you do @kate-flournoy