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Aisling Maguire's avatar

Very enjoyable read, Chris. The use of the newspaper column is a clever way to bring an external and ironic perspective to bear on your story.

Thank you for the mention of What's the Story? and my epistolary novel. I always liked writing letters and I agree that they are a great tool for the writer.

Grigoris is intriguing!

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Chris Deliso's avatar

cheers, Aisling! I appreciate it. Happy writing!

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Jerry G.'s avatar

You are simply a wonderful writer. Another enjoyable & informative look at the art & practice of writing.

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Chris Deliso's avatar

Thanks as!

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Daniel W. Davison's avatar

I really enjoyed Fielding’s sendup of Pamela called “Shamala”. There’s this scene in it where he makes fun of Richardson’s pretense of writing passionate prose in the present tense: “You see I write in the present Tense, as Parson Williams says. Well, he is in Bed between us, we both shamming a Sleep, he steals his Hand into my Bosom…”

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