I was reading an excellent story and one of the comments was and I quote:

This story is very similar to another story posted.....

I hate to see this sort of comment as the implication, to me anyway, is that the story might in some way be plagiarism, even if that isn't the intended meaning.

A lot of my stories have had that sort of comment and I must admit that I take it personally.

The writers of those comments might mean something like 'Oh, I like this so try that story', but it doesn't read that way.

As I sat and read Susan Grafton's excellent A is for Alibi, I came across this gem:

"The only cleavage I got left, I sit on,"

I was mid sip on a cup of coffee as I read ( I shouldn't do that!) and I nearly covered the sofa with cofee.

Anyone else have any wonderful quotes they can remember like that?

Hugs

Sue

Quite often I read a story and the phrase 'I could care less' crops up.

For example 'I could care less about you.'

As far as I am aware, in the good ol' UK we say 'I couldn't care less about you.'

So which is right or are they both right?

Hugs

Sue

PS, Another good one is the use of 'is all,' rather than 'that's all.'but I'm not sure about the context on that one.

Go have a look see!

http://stardustr.us/content/chosen2

Hugs
Sue

Just to let you know that I have posted a new story called The Chosen on Stardust. I will be posting it here, if I get a positive response about a week later.

Any new chapters will be published the same way.

So if you have few minutes to spare, pop across and have a look!

Hugs
Sue

If anyone knows how to make the story look nicer, especially on the Stardust front page, I would be grateful for any help. It's not as easy as BCTS!

A number of readers are saying that I should start finishing off Changes as it appears to be coming to a natural end, as certain threads are closing or have closed. Others have said that I should go into book 2 or some sort of sequel as there are a lot of things unfinished.

I tried the book 2 methods for Working Girl and Home Alone and while they were appreciated, I always felt that the edge had been knocked off the readers appetite.

Just to let you know that I have just sent the latest chapter of Changes to Gabi to have a look at and dissect.

It is a double chapter - that is why it's a wee bit late - and concerns itself with Sarah's story.

I hope that you will like it.

Hugs
Sue

Just a quickie to let you know that I am on holiday until 13th of September and I won't be posting much before then.

I hope to get back into the swing of things as soon as I get back.

Hugs
Sue
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Hi all,

Just a quickie.

I was wondering whether there has been much of a drop in the reader count since FM came back on line.

Hugs
Sue

As I toil with the latest chapter of one of my stories, I am safe in the knowledge that Gabi will do a great editing job for me.

Due to the fact that I have just published the latest Football Girl and I don't want to infest the site with too many Susan Brown stories at once, the next chapter of Changes is not going to be up tomorrow. (Do I hear cheers?)

I apologise for any inconvenience caused and can assure you that normal services will resume as soon as possible.

Thank you for your patience.

Sue

I have just sent Football Girl 14 off to Gabi for her editing magic. Also I have Changes 13 ready to post early tomorrow.

I have just seen that Changes 9 has had 666 hits. Is that an omen?

Scared Sue

As I sit here dunking a Hobnob in my tea and waiting for it to disintegrate before managing to get the said biscuit in my mouth, it got me wondering about times gone by.