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9349I noticed you use quotation marks "" very sparingly. There’s a reason SmoothSail21/24/2021
9348You are right that this is a modern trend. I am of two minds about it. There iSun Tzu-1/23/2021
9347I noticed you use quotation marks "" very sparingly. This seems to beManyMoose-1/23/2021
9346Here's the 2nd draft of the same passage - hopefully it is better. I will stSun Tzu11/22/2021
9345The basic plot is one of search for acceptance. Zaal is an abandoned child. ItSun Tzu-1/22/2021
9344I think your story has legs. Zaal's comment at the end is a zinger.Stan-1/22/2021
9343Please do!Carolyn-1/22/2021
9342Thanks. And you are right. It is clear that you are are a well read person. I wiSun Tzu-1/22/2021
9341I read a lot of books of all kinds. This one seems to be a story simply written Carolyn-1/22/2021
9340Thank you. I will search.Sun Tzu-1/22/2021
9339You're welcome. You might try advanced search in Tools above and put some unStan-1/22/2021
9338Thank you. Two questions: do you have any comments about my writing style? I am Sun Tzu-1/22/2021
9337I like it. And hope you continue.Carolyn-1/22/2021
9336Thank you!Sun Tzu-1/22/2021
9335Three words. Do not stop. You had me before the last line but that line took abuelita-1/21/2021
9334Here's my first story submission for your feedback - I hope this is not too Sun Tzu31/21/2021
9333Thanks. The first one is close to what I am looking for (although not sure how Sun Tzu-1/21/2021
9332Here were a few others, Subject 51237 Subject 20435 Subject 32738Stan-1/21/2021
9331Thanks, but it wasn't it. That thread is more like tweets and writing prompSun Tzu-1/21/2021
9330Is this the one you're thinking of? Subject 20326Stan11/21/2021
9329I seem to recall that there was a thread for people to write short stories and/oSun Tzu-1/21/2021
9328wsj.com Amazon, a Longtime E-Book Discounter, Is Accused of DrivingLindyBill11/15/2021
9327Western Justice makes a lot more sense to me than what we do today. "Get ouManyMoose-1/8/2021
9326We all like stories about periods we like. Zane Grey (January 31, 1872 – OcLindyBill-1/8/2021
9325I don't think it qualifies as medieval history, but I read Follett's &quManyMoose-1/8/2021
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