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Debt Kitty

For the last many months there has been a running total for a "debt kitty" on the right of the home page.

It would appear that the goal will soon be reached, if it hasn't already.

Maybe you should then start amassing a strategic reserve of $30,000.

It's time for you to create a perpetuation plan. The first step in such a plan would be adequate liquidity.

You could keep your "kitty" theme by calling it a "cat" fund (catastrophe).

Jill

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WITCO - otherwise known as

Woman in the Corner Office. It takes too long to type it all the time. In any case I just wanted to say I will post Friday mornings and Monday afternoons, two chapters at a time. I know they are short. They are first person 'in the moment' so will not have all the details a narrator might impart. I could have posted four chapters at once but then I would have posted once a week instead of twice.

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I've had another 'Tanya' moment!

I've only gone and done my usual....

I told everyone I'd start one book and try to get it done as quickly as possible....
I lied.
It wasn't deliberate, I just went and had a sleepless night and had another idea....
That is nearly always fatal.
It kills anything I'm doing and heads me off at a tangent.

So, a few days ago I started a new book... it's called 'Namaka' and I have written 36,000 words in a short time... It's like I'm possessed by a muse who refuses to sleep!

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Playing with Alien Toys just published on Amazon

Playing with Alien Toys is now available on Amazon.

Please find below the link for the Amazon page.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086QRZ43H

The fabulous artwork for the cover was done by Mantori.

Hugs

Savannah

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Thank you authors

"It was the best of times; it was the worst of times" Never have Dickens' words been more apposite. Crises like this bring out the best and the worst in people. I would like to express my thanks to the other authors on this site. A small silver lining in this big black cloud is that I have more free time to read some of the magnificent stories which continue to be posted and provide a welcome distraction from the continual bad news as the virus spreads around the globe, and so many of us are confined to our homes. We all appreciate your work.

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April Fools

For all of you who read today's chapter of I Wish, thank you so much for reading my work, I love you all.

That being said I pulled a small April Fools joke, by omitting the last paragraph of the chapter. It's there now though if anyone wants to see how it really ends and read the April fools comment I posted at the end.

Here's hoping you can all take a joke, but I'm going to hide from rotten foodstuffs, just in case.

*big hugs to you all*

Amethyst

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Filled with the milk of human kindness just published on Amazon

Filled with the Milk of Human Kindness is now available on Amazon.

Please find below the link for the Amazon page.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086KZVMLT

The fabulous artwork for the cover was done by Mantori.

Also, just letting you know that I am intending to publish Playing with Alien Toys, Sad Smiles, My Unexplained Entity Intervention and possibly Campfire Songs at some point fairly soon.

Hugs

Savannah

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The Shady Post: Tackling Grainne's Evolution

 

The Shady Post
Shadowed's Personal Blog
From the Depths of Her Mind
by:
ShadowedSin
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My thoughts on the world and what is coming about for the future! Expect at least one post from the Shady Place of my mind at least once a week or once every two weeks when I'm busy.

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Who's Your Data?

I’m a prisoner in my home with time on my hands.

Over the years, I’ve made the statement many times that there is very little correlation between the quality of writing and the number of hits, quotes, and kudos.

To test this -- I took the last ten stories I’ve posted on BC. . .that still are posted as free stories and listed them in order of the best to worst. They’re my stories, I can do that. Unlike kids, having a favorite story is allowed.

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The Fall of Kruhl - Wash Out

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The Fall of
Kruhl

By Daniel A.
Wolfe



Devastated by the revelation that she may never be able to return home, Kruhl seeks solitude, but when Teressa comes knocking on her door she can’t seem to resist what the other woman has to offer.


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Author MIA somewhere?

Yesterday under the random solo list, a story by Randalynn appeared that I didn't remember reading, so I went ahead and read it. Once I started reading, I recognized most of the characters and had read some or most the stories they were in.
The question is; "Where is Randalynn"? It has been a while, literally months since the last post and longer since a new story part. I ask because I enjoyed the stories.

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Progress Blog - Just started Charlie's Trails - a sequel to Charlie's Twist

Okay, I've not done this before, but I thought I'd while away the time and start a new book and keep a log of progress as I started.
This is day one and I started one hour ago @ 12:45 GMT .... I am now up to 2228 words.

The Book is called Charlie's Trials and is Book 2 in the Limbo Series.

Going on from the blog entry by Melanie yesterday about keeping up with the news trends and the dreaded Virus, I thought I'd write something wholly contemporary and include everything that is happening in the news.

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what do I do with my drabbles?

After I published my last little piece, I was informed I've been mislabeling them as "drabbles". I always thought a drabble was 100 words or less, apparently its 100 words exactly. So what do I do about the section of my stories titled "Dorothy's Drabbles"?

Suggestions please.

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Why bother?

I keep several short stories going so I have something to turn to when I need a break from working on a book. I was working on such a story this evening when a depressing thought struck me. The world these stories take place in no longer exists. And I'm not sure if it comes back. Most of my stories take place in the "now". But the "now" in the stories I've started, including the book I'm working on is no longer reality. So why am I bothering?

Melanie

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Is the Ratio of Readers to Authors Unbalanced?

We might be living in the Golden Age of Authors on BC.

But - do we have enough readers?

And - what percentage of readers are total takers, downloading the stories with no intent of ever commenting or leaving a kudos?

There has NEVER been a high correlation between the number of kudos and comments and the quality of a story. That said. . .there have been some mighty fine stories posted lately that have gone relatively unnoticed. And - it seems to me the number of hits for stories seems to have gone down lately as well.

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Life in the Uk and You Are a Meany

I will be posting the latest Chapter of You are a Meany tomorrow. I did not have time to write because I was studying for taking the Life in The UK test. I was scheduled to take it this past Saturday but it got postponed. It did get reschedule for the middle of April. Now I have to call the Home Office to see what to do about my visa. I need to take the test to submit my paperwork. I was actually happy. After taking the test the only thing I would have had to do was to hit send on my visa application then wait for the Home Office to tell me to get my new biometrics card.

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The Shady Post: Dusting Off Verse Creation

 

The Shady Post
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From the Depths of Her Mind
by:
ShadowedSin
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My thoughts on the world and what is coming about for the future! Expect at least one post from the Shady Place of my mind at least once a week or once every two weeks when I'm busy.

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Missing text in Antonette's Story

It was kindly brought to my attention by the Cropredy Kid that there seemed to be something missing in Chapter 1 of 'Antonette's Story' and to my surprise and chagrin, I discovered that quite a bit of text at the end of the chapter wasn't there, although I distinctly remember writing it. I have now written it again and inserted it in the last part of the chapter. I hope that makes Chapter 2 have more sense.
Bron

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The Fall of Kruhl - Worlds Apart

The Fall of Kruhl - Worlds Apart

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The Fall of Kruhl - Worlds Apart

By Daniel A. Wolfe



A new revelation sparks a theory concerning Kruhl's home, but with it comes a realization that shakes the once-king to her core.


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Justin's Ramblings

New Tale's Court Case
by Justin M.
Copyright © 2020 Justin M. All rights reserved.

~o~O~o~

First, Id like to express my humble appreciation for the attention New Tale has received. Though I would not classify it on the same level as many of the fine works on BGTC, the response to its message is more than I would have hoped for.

This story has been an addiction for the past four years. One which has never drifted far from my attention, even when greater priorities took center stage.

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Story entries in the Noise Universe and the theater of war.

I'm going to try getting back to my Noise Universe among other things but I was wondering if anyone was interested in writing for it after reading my initial story.
I have an end point laid out for the original Canon when many battles will occur between the start and the conclusion. As outlined in the original story most of the conflict will focus on the Pacific theaters, with many peoples taking part.

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Designing a book cover

I am going to be publishing some of my stories and was wondering about book covers. So far I have been using pictures that I have found on unsplash and I have been pretty happy with them, but, if it wasn't too expensive I thought it might look even better with someone who was more artistic designing them. So... does anyone know how much that costs and who would be a good collaborator?

Thanks in advance
Hugs
Savannah

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Tommy and the Coronavirus (COVID-19)

With almost everything from the schools to the colleges to the bars to the sit-down restaurants in this state, Ohio, being shut down, the grandkids will be here a lot. This may slow down publishing new chapters of 'Tommy - The Trials and Tribulations of a Girl?' a little bit. Hopefully, the schools will only be closed for three weeks and the rest of the school year.

There will be chapters of Tommy, but with two pre-teens in the house, it's hard to work on things.

Teddie

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Music prodigies - Curiousity, NOT a complaint

This blog expresses curiousity. It's NOT a complaint

Just wondering what makes the music business such a fertile field for the authors here when it comes to young prodigies.

This blog is based entirely on my memory, which is fallible, and I have certainly missed many stories. However, my impression is that the frequency of stories about a young M2F person making a splash in music as a performer is much higher than other fields with the possible exception of modelling.

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The Shady Post: Building A Mythos

 

The Shady Post
Shadowed's Personal Blog
From the Depths of Her Mind
by:
ShadowedSin
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My thoughts on the world and what is coming about for the future! Expect at least one post from the Shady Place of my mind at least once a week or once every two weeks when I'm busy.

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writing what you don't know

They say to write about what you know. Just as important is not to write about what you are completely ignorant of. Do some research or look like a total idiot. This was triggered by a description of rabbit hunting in a story not on this site. The protagonist was hunting rabbits over bait from a blind with a shotgun. When a rabbit came in sight he carefully waited to take a clean shot when the rabbit was fully enguaged with the carrot. If this doesn't have you rolling on the floor laughing you have never been a hunter and know nothing of rabbits.

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New Chapter of my Regency Romance - His Inconstant Desire

I'll be posting my new chapter, #8 Cold, Rain and Breakfast, tomorrow as soon as I have let it cool off so I can edit it.

Sorry it's been so long but I have been sick for about 5 weeks. Went to the doctor today and he offered to X-Ray my head to see if there's anything in there, but I told him I didn't want to know that bad. Otherwise, I'm much better so it's back to work.

Hugs,
Erin

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Lady Valiant - Come Join The Patreon

Lady Valiant is an ongoing body swap sexy adventure superhero comic I've been doing for a while now. Check it out. Also, we have a patreon.

I’ve not made a post about the Patreon for Lady Valiant yet, but I’ve decided now is a good time to tell you guys about it.

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Sorry to do this

I'm very sorry to have to do this everyone, but I don't think I'll be able to post any story chapters this week. I've spent the last two days so sick that I haven't even been able to get out of bed. I still feel horrible and I don't think that I would be able to write anything worth reading at this point.

Sorry again

Amethyst

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Looking for a story Again!!

While reading another story, I remembered a story

Ballroom Dance Competition

Protagonist and Antagonist enter the competition, something to do with school

Protagonist's mother is teacher at the same school (teaching under maiden name) maybe sports teacher, can't remember if father is still in the picture or not

Protagonist's mother also runs a dance school

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