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   S. D. Youngren (Member)

   Posted 2 years ago

   Believe it or not, I am currently reading this and planning to review it. I will say that I like it so far, though as I've only managed the time as yet to get through Book One, I shouldn't really be talking about it yet. Later. First read, then review, then more comments. . . if you like.

   Yes, WFG is largely a science fiction/fantasy kinda place. But I've seen appreciative reviews and good ratings for other sorts of stories as well. Anyway, I think that if a story is well-written and the themes are fairly universal, it can find readers even among those who "don't usually read that sort of thing."

   I will be back when I've finished reading.

   Rowena's Page: http://sdy.org/rowena/ — "This is my life, Mom. Not a Jane Austen novel."
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   Stephen C Rose (Member)

   Posted 1 year ago

   Thanks S. D. -- I realize my "Panflick" is borderline for this site. But I think it does offer some notions of how one might write about one's own experience and maintain a "fictional" mode -- with clear advantages. It avoids having to feel one is worthy of a whole book. At the same time, it can show sympathy for the "character" beyond what one might be appropriate in an autobiographical context.

   Please do post a note here when you do a review. Cheers, S

   PS -- You will never finish reading in the near term as I intend this to have as many as twenty-five books. I am on book seven now. I am actually putting this up on Kindle as individual books.