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valerief

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6. Aren't you sweet to critique it! Thanks so much. I really appreciate the feedback.

Tue Nov 3, 2015, 03:54 PM

Nov 2015

I can see your points, too. Ha! So much for me trying to make Hunny sound like a curmudgeonly wiseguy. As for Yoyo, I couldn't get Maynard G. Krebs from Dobie Gillis out of my head, and yeah, he's too trope-ish/tropey. I have a real cartoonish streak. I'm trying to rein that in with the novel I'm writing now.

No one has ever said they liked my dialogue. I've always thought that was my strength, so I really appreciate you saying that.

I understand putting a book down when you're bored. I do it ALL the time. If you don't finish, I won't be offended. I enjoy the process of writing and editing most of all, and I had that with Hunny already. Still, I hope you're not bored.

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My free (for a few days) Kindle novel on amazon. [View all] valerief Oct 2015 OP

Free fiction-why,valerie, I think this is quite the place TexasProgresive Oct 2015 #1

Thanks. I promise. There won't be a test. Put it down if it bores you. valerief Oct 2015 #4

Very much so the place. Goblinmonger Oct 2015 #2

Thanks! It's my longest novel so far (a consolidation of three novels valerief Oct 2015 #3

So I started today. Goblinmonger Nov 2015 #5

Aren't you sweet to critique it! Thanks so much. I really appreciate the feedback. valerief Nov 2015 #6

Hope it came across well. Goblinmonger Nov 2015 #7

Years ago, I read some Leonard (I'm older than you) but never read his rules for writing. valerief Nov 2015 #8

Awesome Goblinmonger Nov 2015 #9

Thanks. Looks like I must have read these rules from different sources before, valerief Nov 2015 #10

Here's another vote on your dialogue- it is VERY good TexasProgresive Nov 2015 #11

Aren't you nice! Thanks so much. I had to research the TV repair. Ebay and amazon valerief Nov 2015 #12