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Drew Delaney:
I am back peeps! Finally after two long years. I have not written a thing since I left. Hope to change that bad decision in time. I just read that Dean Kuch has passed away. I am so sad to hear. Hope that there is no other bad news. Please inform me. Thank you and am so happy to see old friends are still hanging out here. Yay!!❣️
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 October 19, 2019 at 12:59AM
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Drew Delaney:
I guess I?m leaving all my friends here that I have grown to love. My membership is over and I feel I must spend more time writing than reviewing. Please e-mail me when you have time.
Love you and will miss you all so much! Drew xx ❤️
bhebel15@mymts.net
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November 10, 2017 at 11:58PM
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| Teri7: I wish you the best in all you do Drew! May God bless you! Teri7
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January 16, 2018 at 1:09PM
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Drew Delaney:
So sorry friends and readers. Life has taken another direction for a time. My daughter needs help with her children due to a marriage breakup. I will be back as soon as I am able.
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October 24, 2017 at 10:18AM
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| rama devi: Sending you positive energies. Sorry about your daughter's situation. She'l lucky to have you to help. Come back soon, I hope! :)
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October 25, 2017 at 8:06AM
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Drew Delaney:
I'd like to wish all my friends and followers here on Fanstory a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous and Happy New Year. Thank you all for reading my works and I hope that my muse will wake up and smell the coffee. Merry Christmas all!!
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December 22, 2015 at 6:27PM
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michaelcahill: DON'T GIVE YOUR MUSE COFFEE!!!!!!
Have you read one of my blathering stories? :))
Merry Christmas to you and thanks for your wonderful reviews and work!
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December 23, 2015 at 11:10AM
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Drew Delaney:
Dear Fanstory friends -- I am taking a break for a while as you must be aware. I am nearly done with the deck, and the garden needs planting. There is much to do at this time. When I get caught up, I will be back. Miss you all!
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May 25, 2015 at 10:57PM
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Drew Delaney:
Sorry if I don't get much writing and reviewing done for a bit. I'm redoing my deck and raking tons of broken branches before it's time to cut grass, and plant my garden in a couple of weeks. I will probably read more than write because I will be too tired to write properly. Just letting you know why I may not show up to review. Hugs to all my fans and writing buddies. Love you. Drew xx Will try to be back soon.
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April 27, 2015 at 8:14PM
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Drew Delaney:
And every novel needs a series of intriguing, hair-raising, addictive events carrying the reader from the Hook to the Climax. You could just tell us the Climax? The butler did it? But long fiction is all about the wonderful, rollicking adventure building upon why that matters.
The hardest thing for aspiring writers to believe is that all this is holographic (Holograms are usually intended for displaying three-dimensional images): what's essential for the novel is also essential for the chapter, episode, even scene. Every single one of them needs a Climax, Hook, and some type of events leading from one to the other.
Read that again. Every single one.
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April 23, 2015 at 7:14PM
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| nor84: Not only every chapter, every scene. There should be a reason for every scene to be there. Conflict in every scene, movement in every scene. Conflict can mean a man struggling internally, two friends discussing a plan -- one is sure it will work, the other is skeptical. And then there's a resolution, a final decision for the screen and the story moves forward.
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April 24, 2015 at 4:32AM
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| Drew Delaney: Thank you nor 84 for clarifying this. Every scene needs a hook, event and climax leading the main theme forward.
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April 24, 2015 at 9:14PM
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Drew Delaney:
Introspection and backstory are better sprinkled than dumped!
Backstory should be woven throughout the manuscript, rather than taking up long chunks of space in the book.
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April 20, 2015 at 4:19PM
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| rama devi: Good tip! :)
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April 20, 2015 at 7:53PM
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nor84: Short sections of dialogue is a good way to bring in backstory, just as you would in normal conversation:
"Where are you from?"
"Originally? Montana. Raised on a ranch."
"Hey, that must have been great."
Sort of like that. A short back-and-forth, not a life history.
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April 21, 2015 at 3:05PM
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Drew Delaney:
The uses of em-dashes (--) and ellipses (...) differ slightly, both are used to indicate unfinished thoughts.
When a thought ends abruptly, either because the speaker ended it that way for effect or because he or she was interrupted, use an em-dash. When a thought trails off, use an ellipses.
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April 16, 2015 at 8:40PM
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| michaelcahill: You have no idea how helpful that it!! Thank you. :))
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April 17, 2015 at 12:11AM
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| IndianaIrish: Drew, isn't the example you give a hyphen? I thought an em-dash is wider so it isn't confused with a hyphen?
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April 17, 2015 at 12:27AM
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| justafan: ellipses...so that's what they are called...I love them!!!
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April 17, 2015 at 12:58AM
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| rama devi: Exactly! Indy...yes, but Fanstory editor does not have a way to make em-dashes. When you paste one in from Word, it changes it to something else. So, what I do here is to use two hyphens--
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April 17, 2015 at 11:40AM
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DIS-illusioned: I thought a dash was simply a dash (em-dash?)--and a hyphen somewhat like a shorter dash in appearance, used to combine two words to form a compound word.
Enlightening grammatical tidbit, Drew. Thanks.
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April 17, 2015 at 2:18PM
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| Drew Delaney: So glad this has helped with the confusion. Yes, my Word doesn't make the em-dash correct, so I have to use a double hyphen, like RD suggests. I got the info off of Auto-Crit, an online Critter site.
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April 19, 2015 at 4:53PM
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Drew Delaney:
I'm struggling with self-confidence. Reading great books leave me feeling little.
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March 21, 2015 at 9:42PM
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| michaelcahill: I feel that way walking into a library or a book store sometimes. It just means that there are billions of people and some of them have great talent. You're in the group that fits in the library. :)
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March 22, 2015 at 1:37AM
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| mrsmajor: No No, don't say that...Your pen is as good as any, when we make an effort to express ourselves, it becomes a part of who we are...There's no one out there exactly like you, remember that...it works for me, and should do the same for you...Hugs!
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March 22, 2015 at 8:06AM
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| Phyllis Stewart: Drew, I know what you mean. But by reading them, your mind absorbs style, magically, without any conscious thinking on your part. Your writing is already very good. Reading really great books will make it even better with no effort on your part, so read and enjoy! :) I have a favorite classic, called "Notes from the Underground" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. It's rather depressing, but oh, what a terrific look into the mind of a mentally damaged person. He really nailed every feeling, every thought. THen, my favorite topic is always "the enemy within"... man/woman against him/herself. If you like to look into minds, this is as good as it gets. :)
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March 23, 2015 at 5:29PM
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Drew Delaney:
Happy New Year to all my friends on Fanstory.
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January 1, 2015 at 12:03AM
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| country ranch writer: THE CHANGES IN OUR WEATHER IN THE USA IS MAKING EVERYONE SICK ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH POOR IMMUNE SYSTEMS
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January 10, 2015 at 6:36AM
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Drew Delaney:
Just want to share this movie with those who went to school with nuns. It's an old story called 'The Bells of St. Mary's", and with not feeling clear headed enough to read much or write, this story brought tears to my eyes. It would be good to watch if you are celebrating Christmas alone for it is very inspiring and enjoyable. Let me know what you think once you have watched it. OKAY???
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December 18, 2014 at 11:55PM
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| samsaysagain: Really nice, Drew. I went to school with the Ursuline Nuns order. I remember the Bell of St. Mary's. If I recall corectly It was a Bing Crosby movie. Now there's a man who can sing! Thanks
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January 14, 2015 at 9:38PM
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