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Stephen King once wrote a story about a possessed industrial iron called "The Mangler." The moral of that story is that it doesn’t matter what you write about—just make it a good story and write it well. ☮️

Since nothing we intend is ever faultless, and nothing we attempt ever without error, and nothing we achieve without some measure of finitude and fallibility we call humanness, we are saved by forgiveness. -DAVID AUGSBURGER

Marilyn. Liz reminds me of my mother-in-law. Especially older Liz

I use draft2digital, before that I used Smashwords. Before that Amazon itself. I'm not sure that's a good answer, since I'm not familiar with all the terms. But those got me published in all the major ebook stores.

I didn't know that was a thing. Thank you for this advice.

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Do it. I'll break it up into parts, maybe it'll be easier to digest

I posted a short story for review, and I don't have any readers. I'm not complaining or soliciting, just wondering about your experience. Is it better to post longer works in pieces? What seems to be the optimal length for getting reviews? Does it hurt you to not post all at once, or is that...

I appreciate that cool idea. I'm not sure I have "insight," but I can muse philosophical, and I guess that can be taken or left.

I think I recognize your face, is it the same photo from the other site? Anyway, I'm glad you were able to control your symptoms and lengthen your life, particularly maintaining a quality of life that allows you to participate. I have Multiple System Atrophy, which is a kind of Parkinson's...

I just finished reading "A Novel Idea" by Eddie Jones, really basic but I liked it. Now I'm reading "Rock Your Plot" by Cathy Yardley, and it seems like a good follow-up. I'm looking forward to doing something using the information soon, but I've been on hiatus a while and I'm taking it slow.

I'm scintilla, the same ancient one from the abandoned site. I've written since 1980, not published, although I self-published a couple of short stories which I'll point you to if asked. I'm dying (well I guess we all are) of a terminal disease, and I'm just trying to enjoy what I have left...