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At 11:53am on December 7, 2009, Ann O'Farrell said…: Hi Elizabeth, Good to make contact. The Cuckleburr Times sounds interesting, note to self: must investigate further.

At 4:40am on December 15, 2009, Robert L. Bacon said…: Hi Kay, I need a friend after a long day. Regards, Rob

At 2:33am on December 19, 2009, brokenwhole said…: Elizabeth, thanks very much for the welcome - it's great to be here! I will post about what I write, I'm just not sure where to post it! But I'll figure it out, no doubt :)

Cheers, Keith

At 11:42am on December 24, 2009, Matt T. Schott said…: Greetings Kay Elizabeth,
Is that Kay & Elizabeth? Thank you for your warm welcome. I haven't read anything on your page yet but I will. I have been a Union electrcian for 25 years and I have always been writing. I just self publish my first book, "Lord Skyler and The Earth Defense Force" http://stores.lulu.com/shotc
I did this in June of this year. I guess you could say Im in the "Now What" stage.
I hope to be talking to you soon
Matt

At 11:46am on December 29, 2009, pragati parikh said…: thank you kay
i am super exited to be a part of this community and is definately looking for some great books and other stuff

At 5:15am on January 3, 2010, Linda Siciliano said…: Thank you Kay for the welcome. I have always loved to write and I am constantly doing it. Love to read, think it's the best thing in the world. Do you write also?

At 8:51am on January 3, 2010, Elizabeth Speer said…: Thanks for the welcome - my first. I do live in Auckland New Zealand. My real love is travel and although I have written a number of travel articles so far have only had 2 published in the NewZealand Herald. Think I need a marketing person!

At 3:46am on January 15, 2010, Ashley Du Toit said…: Thanks for the welcome, I am so excited to be a part of
this community.

At 4:04am on January 18, 2010, David Lucero said…: Congrats for your feature. I know the feeling is appreciated for being recognized for doing what you enjoy.

Keep on writing!

David

At 5:19pm on January 18, 2010, Don Dockery said…: Thanks for being a freind. I look forward to coming back online today and reading and talking to you. Currently knee deep in daily life stuff catching up. thanks again and welcome to my world.

At 5:55pm on January 18, 2010, Cricket said…: congrats! :)

At 7:36pm on January 19, 2010, Don Dockery said…: This is a great page.Im just getting started and kinda lost, Lots of good info.

At 7:56pm on January 19, 2010, Don Dockery said…: Hello again, you can find some of my music and songs written published at good ole www.myspace.com/crossfire95, and www.myspace.com/docroxx. There is so much info here. And so much to learn, It is so different than music. What have I gotten into? luvin it. but its back to english class (lol) Congrats and thanks for stopping in on me.

At 6:45pm on January 23, 2010, Mark A. Santomieri said…: Hey Kay.

Let's see if we can find a group dynamic and start a regular chat that is both informative and fun. Let's get it out there and see what time(s) are the best for folks to all get together and share that glass of merlot or a cup of joe and network.
My best,
M.

At 8:03am on January 24, 2010, Jaison Paulina said…: I was about to come online last night, but had a call and had to log back off as I went to another city. I do hope that there would be another group meet soon where we would be able to meet, thank you for the comment.

At 2:05am on January 25, 2010, Bonnie Bright Bradshaw said…: I love it. No, my name is Bonnie Bright Bradshaw. How are you?

At 6:42am on February 7, 2010, Pink Asassin said…: Thank you so much Kay! Everyone here has been really nice, I'm already starting to love this site! :D
Anyway, I hope you're having a good night! :)

At 10:05pm on February 10, 2010, Pink Asassin said…: Hey, just to tell you, I'm on the chat if you wanna talk. :3

At 4:54pm on February 16, 2010, Robert L. Bacon said…: You asked a wonderful question. As I mentioned in the article's opening, I certainly don't know when the famous authors I listed use editors, only that they do. But so did Theodore Bernstein, who, while deceased for quite a while now, was a long-time editorial consultant for the New York Times. Mr. Bernstein was considered to be a true genius when it came to prose, yet in the acknowledgment page of his books on grammar, he proudly cites the editors who assisted him.

But to address your question as directly as I can, for the unpublished writer who is at the nascent stage of his or her effort, I like to see that person's storyboard and the first half-dozen or so pages of the draft as soon as the writer is comfortable sending them. From this I can generally tell if the individual possesses creative writing ability and how well planned (via the storyboard) the story happens to be. Most editors I know, including myself, do not charge for this service, and this early "look" during the novel's seminal stage can often prevent a budding author from making some egregious errors that require a lot more time to correct later.

And while rudimentary areas can be reviewed, even more complex structural elements such as pacing, transitioning, characterizations, and character development can often be ascertained by parsing a few pages of opening material--along with determining the overall readability of the prose. Consequently, I have to think it's best to look at material as early as possible so any problems can be recognized and corrected right away, the same as a doctor would advise a patient if potentially perilous symptoms were diagnosed.

Thanks for a great question!

At 9:30pm on February 18, 2010, Bruna Britti said…: Ohhhh, thank you so much! Oh... really good that you said me about "Hermione Granger", first of all, I had written this short history for a Harry Potter's site. When I put here I think I forgot to change this part. So, thank you to remember me! hehe!