Ivor Slipper Posted September 7, 2020 Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 5 hours ago, Altimexis said: I was left scratching my head. Rutabaga was left scratching his head. How many others with itchy heads are out there? Okay, I’ll get down from my soapbox now. I should really let Rutabaga speak for himself, but as I read his post he was simply saying he was confused because he had already read Chapter 14 when it was posted as Chapter 13. Link to comment
Rutabaga Posted September 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2020 Since this is a transitory issue, now corrected, a brief announcement on the AD home page would be sufficient I think. R Link to comment
Wandering Pom Posted September 9, 2020 Report Share Posted September 9, 2020 More good stuff today. I won't say more at this stage for fear of providing spoilers. Link to comment
Rutabaga Posted September 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 I could hear Cole chortling as he wrote about Robin comparing inches with Dylan. R Link to comment
Oliver Posted September 13, 2020 Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 What I find disturbing about the multiple first-person narration is that Cole is capable of misuse that to pull a cliff hanger over the next chapter to the one after that. Make that annoying. I want to know about the interview between Robin and Daryl! Well done Cole, really well done. I like what you do here. I am using the word "annoying" with joy! 🙂 Link to comment
Cole Parker Posted September 14, 2020 Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 11 hours ago, Oliver said: What I find disturbing about the multiple first-person narration is that Cole is capable of misuse that to pull a cliff hanger over the next chapter to the one after that. Make that annoying. I want to know about the interview between Robin and Daryl! Well done Cole, really well done. I like what you do here. I am using the word "annoying" with joy! 🙂 It's fun to try things I haven't seen done before and then stretch them to the max. Hey, writers should have some fun, doing all this. The toil wouldn't be wroth it if it weren't fun. C Link to comment
Oliver Posted September 14, 2020 Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 Well, you succeded. 🙂 Please do not be mad if I will try that technique in one of my stories, sometimes. Link to comment
dude Posted September 15, 2020 Report Share Posted September 15, 2020 Cole is good as that Link to comment
Cole Parker Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 Well, heaven forbid, we're back! It was a bit scary there, being on a desert isle, but Mike bought an upgrade and loaded it and, voila! Hmmm. I was going to answer to Oliver's message, and it isn't there. Wonder if it got lost on the transition. C Link to comment
Cole Parker Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 On 9/14/2020 at 8:03 AM, Oliver said: Well, you succeded. 🙂 Please do not be mad if I will try that technique in one of my stories, sometimes. Well, after posting that, it showed up. All I was going to say way, you have my permission. 😄 C Link to comment
Wandering Pom Posted September 19, 2020 Report Share Posted September 19, 2020 Well, the master of suspense has given us a double dose this time. I was already on tenterhooks from chapter 17, and after chapter 18 I'm now on double tenterhooks! How will I endure the near-eternity of waiting, a whole four days, until chapter 19 is published? And back down from my soapbox, I'm glad that Christmas has been a time of goodwill and understanding for our protagonists. Link to comment
Cole Parker Posted September 20, 2020 Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 We aim to please. Some people like suspense! C Link to comment
Wandering Pom Posted September 20, 2020 Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 Incidentally I spotted a small but amusing typo in chapter 18. The Christmas tree was described as "a Noble fur", which produced some mental images quite different from what I'm sure was intended 🙂 Link to comment
Cole Parker Posted September 20, 2020 Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 No matter how many editors try to cull my mistakes, the job is so arduous that some always manage to slip through. Some have suggested to use fewer words, guaranteeing fewer mistakes. C Link to comment
Wandering Pom Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 Not to worry: we're all human, and I certainly don't expect perfection. You're doing a lot better than many other writers, including some who are paid for it. Also, I'm doubtful that fewer words necessarily means fewer mistakes; I suspect instead that approach leads to more contorted prose which is harder to edit and understand. Link to comment
Oliver Posted September 23, 2020 Report Share Posted September 23, 2020 That was a good ending. Quick and sudden, but good. Thank you, Cole! Link to comment
Cole Parker Posted September 23, 2020 Report Share Posted September 23, 2020 Thanks, Oliver. Glad everyone was happy with this one. C Link to comment
Camy Posted September 24, 2020 Report Share Posted September 24, 2020 Squeeee!!! Now I can catch up. Link to comment
Cole Parker Posted September 24, 2020 Report Share Posted September 24, 2020 Slowpoke! C Link to comment
Wandering Pom Posted September 24, 2020 Report Share Posted September 24, 2020 Well done to Foster, for a neat solution - I am de-tenterhooked at last :) Many thanks to Cole for a lovely story well told. I'm rather fond of the characters, and I'd like to know more about how their lives develop, but in the absence of a sequel I'll assume a modern-day version of "and they all lived happily ever after". Link to comment
Rutabaga Posted September 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2020 I've been so busy that I fell behind keeping up with the new posts. Imagine my surprise when I saw "The End." As always, communication (or the lack thereof) leads to misunderstandings and disappointment. Glad that things got cleared up in the end. And it sounds like Becca and Terry may carry out some of what their play referred to. R Link to comment
Cole Parker Posted September 29, 2020 Report Share Posted September 29, 2020 Thanks for sticking with it, R. C Link to comment
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