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She's right. I bought a very early edition and I'll never be the same. This is me before Atlanta Nights


and the picture in my AV is me now.

Meh, I'm not using it anyway. (My brain, that is.)

Ported from NEPAT:

From Elizabeth James (banned)

Jean Marie said:

They have stolen my work=criminals.
Have a nice evening.

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Your passion is impressive, Jean Marie, but do you really think this sort of florid statement casts you in a flattering light? Basically, you made a poor choice in a business matter, and that is all. Try to control yourself, otherwise YOU could be the one facing criminal charges. For the company that you are calling "criminals" have not, in fact, broken any laws.

BTW, I had a look at your web site. Your book sounds interesting, I like that period myself, lots of atmosphere. However, the first part of your synopsis has too many unnecessary adjectives, and the sentence is too long.

Rose is an innocent, young, idealistic U.S. Army nurse who is living and breathing the horrors of the final six months of WWII, within earshot of the German frontlines, when she falls in love with Albert, a French Resistance fighter.

Might I suggest the following improvements?

Rose is a U.S. Army nurse, living the horror of WW2, within earshot of the German frontlines. She meets and falls in love with Albert, a French Resistance fighter.

For someone who claimed to be too busy to post to silly message boards, Miss Liz/Elizabeth's found a great deal of time.

and if you'll check nepat she's back with a new user id

it's truly time to start using the ignore button folks.

Dawno said:

and if you'll check nepat she's back with a new user id

it's truly time to start using the ignore button folks.

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I recommend the "report offensive post" function, me.

Edit: Already banned. My, we're getting quick on the draw.

NicoleJLeBoeuf said:

I recommend the "report offensive post" function, me.

Edit: Already banned. My, we're getting quick on the draw.

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yep, that's exactly what I did

Nicole, shouldn't that be ;-) instead of ?

Birol said:

Nicole, shouldn't that be ;-) instead of ?

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Oh, meh. Picky, picky, picky.

If it pleases you to imagine me winking, rather than simply smiling in pleasure, you may feel free to do so. You can even imagine me sticking out my tongue and blowing a raspberry if you so desire. Or crossing my eyes and doing my best impression of a grandfather clock.

Richard said:

I've never heard of her, but setting up a whole website full of content on SFF, complete with publishing record and competition information, would seem quite a lot of work to go to just to send you messages from a fake account.

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That's a very good point. Sometimes people get so caught up into an on-line argument that they can't see beyond a new name to actually read the substance of the post.

Something like this happened to be in a newsgroup I read often, involving a particular poster. I was actually staying out of the fight (not counting one teensy quip) and trying to post on-topic -- often a rarity in that particular group. I had been posting there for a couple of years by then. One day, I checked the group and found a message from the particular poster analyzing my posts (and mail headers) and postulating that I must be a sock puppet created by a regular poster on the group. Even though the other poster lived on the West coast of the U.S., and I live on the East coast! Now my sigline included three links -- one to my blog (which I had been keeping for a year or two), one to my Writing-World.com column, and one to Forward Motion. He included these in his "analysis," claiming they were all "free sites" that anyone could have created. (While my blog is free, the other two are clearly not! And why would someone create an entire blog pretending to be someone else when she was a busy person with a LIFE?!) In other words, either he was so convinced that I was someone who was "out to get him" that he ignored the obvious clues to the fact that I was someone completely different, or he knew I was someone real and was just trying to pretend I was "fake" to create a firestorm and point fingers and all that.

To say it was annoying and weird would be an understatement.

hmmm. Anne, could you fax me some proof of your existance please?

Apparently some folks actually *need* their tinfoil hats. Hasn't the internet made life interesting?

Birol said:

Once again, e-mail address for emergency contact should the withdrawal symptoms become too severe so they can request the ban be lifted.*


*Note: Due to technical restrictions, this offer is not open to moderators, administrators, or board owners.

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Umm...seriously thinking on it. Would it be a total ban? No post, no read? Guess it would have to be, to be effective.

Wiil let you know Monday morning.
Thanks Birol, you're a pal.

Dawno said:

hmmm. Anne, could you fax me some proof of your existance please?

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Maybe I could get squished and mail myself in an envelope, like Flat Stanley?

Dawno said:

Apparently some folks actually *need* their tinfoil hats. Hasn't the internet made life interesting?

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Heck, now you can even buy tinfoil hats on the Internet!

AnneMarble said:

Maybe I could get squished and mail myself in an envelope, like Flat Stanley?


Heck, now you can even buy tinfoil hats on the Internet!

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You're thinking of this site, right?

Dawno said:

You're thinking of this site, right?

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Kool! I hadn't seen that one. I was thinking of the guy who used to sell tinfoil hats for pets on eBay. That one is no longer up, however.

I Google

Lady of Prose said:

Umm...seriously thinking on it. Would it be a total ban? No post, no read? Guess it would have to be, to be effective.

Wiil let you know Monday morning.
Thanks Birol, you're a pal.

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I think you'd still be able to read the posts, just not actively participate in the forum. I've only been in real trouble on AW twice, so I don't really know. The first time, Jenna punished me by making me a forum mod. (Not certain what I did to become a SuperMod.) The second time, I was new to Supermodding, overreacted on a situation without finding out all of the facts, and was asked to apologize, which I did.

You in trouble, Birol? Why, I never!



After my little whining gig, I decided to do some self-imposed writing homework, and check out some online "head-hopping" articles. I want to make sure I'm making smooth scene transitions. Lo and behold! I found a rather good article by our own Anne Marble!

Good article Anne, I picked up some good points.
Here's the link, if you all want to peek. I think it goes back some time, but a good read.

Now I'm off. See ya all later!




http://www.writing-world.com/fiction/headhop.shtml

Birol said:

The first time, Jenna punished me by making me a forum mod.

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Actually, banning (even temporary banning) means you wouldn't be able to read or post. But the handy-dandy new category I created today, called "Taking a Short Break," means you can read but not post. Pick your poison.

Oh, and Lori's not kidding. I did ask to be banned once, she did try, and the system told her she couldn't ban the boss. Or something like that.

P.S. Neat article, Anne! I'd never heard of "headhopping" before (probably because I don't write novels). A good explanation.

Like the new picture Jenna!

Hey, I'm serious about a self-imposed break. I should be studying or writing now, and here I am!

It was great reading Anne's article. I learn so much from you guys.

I was concerned because someone who was proofing for me said they thought I did a POV change incorrectly. But from everything I had read, I didn't think so, but rather then assume them to be wrong I went hunting and found Anne, and she proved me right. Made my early morning surfing worth the while.

Edit, edit--Jenna, Lori--lock me out until Wed. 19, 8 p.m. Pacific. Don't let me back in, even if I ask. I gotta write!

At one time in my life I was disciplined and had BIC in control!

By all! Carry on.

Oh, and cheers! ;o)

JennaGlatzer said:

Ported from NEPAT:

From Elizabeth James (banned)


Your passion is impressive, Jean Marie, but do you really think this sort of florid statement casts you in a flattering light? Basically, you made a poor choice in a business matter, and that is all. Try to control yourself, otherwise YOU could be the one facing criminal charges. For the company that you are calling "criminals" have not, in fact, broken any laws.

BTW, I had a look at your web site. Your book sounds interesting, I like that period myself, lots of atmosphere. However, the first part of your synopsis has too many unnecessary adjectives, and the sentence is too long.

Rose is an innocent, young, idealistic U.S. Army nurse who is living and breathing the horrors of the final six months of WWII, within earshot of the German frontlines, when she falls in love with Albert, a French Resistance fighter.

Might I suggest the following improvements?

Rose is a U.S. Army nurse, living the horror of WW2, within earshot of the German frontlines. She meets and falls in love with Albert, a French Resistance fighter.

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I changed it dirtwipe

rekirts said:

Hey Jean Marie, you remember when you got upset with me when I said I would never buy a POD book? Well, I'm here to say, you were right and I was wrong. I'm seriously considering ordering a copy of Atlanta Nights.

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If you do, thank you!

Meanwhile, I have a problem that y'all can help with.

Remember back last spring when Atlanta Nights came out, and some moron went flaming around posting "reviews" of other books at Amazon, claiming to be "Travis Tea, Living Large Through Atlanta Nights" and suchlike?

Despite numerous requests, Amazon has refused to remove those "reviews," even though they are clearly not reviews of the books where the "reviews" were placed, and in fact are meant to cause harm to me.

(See, for example, the "review" by this false Travis of Puddles by Lynn Barry.)


Well, folks, could you go over to Amazon, all of you, and click on the "Report this" button of all of these reviews?

Here's how to find all of them: Go over to Amazon. Find "People" as an Amazon category. (One easy way to do this: Find any review of a book at all. Click on the "See more reviews by" link by the reviewer's name. That'll take you to the people page.

Search on "Travis Tea" in the search box at the top left of the page. You'll come up with 28 of them. Go to their reviews. (You need to click on the "livin large thru atlanta nights" or whatever link under the name.) That'll show you the "reviews" (if any) by that screen name. Follow the links to each one -- you'll have to go ot the book's page itself -- to find the review and report it as inappropriate. A bit over 100 clicks is all I'm asking.

Use your "Back" button to return to the list of the 28 jerks, and do it again.

Once you get to that list of 28, it'll take four clicks per name to report those reviews. You'll get my eternal thanks if we can erase that scum.