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Title: owner of a lonely heart
Joined: Jul 06 2007
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nice, another blog i wont care about.
actually, i just dont care for MTG in general
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Dr. Jeebus
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Title: SLF Harbinger of Death
Joined: Sep 03 2005
Location: Wakefield, MA
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Aqua Hedgehog
Joined: Nov 02 2008
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I was wondering when either you or Haddox would start posting again, or did someone here kill and eat Haddox in a desperate food shortage? Also, I heard eating the elusive Flying Hellfish species that only appears on the internet iss known to be extremely fattening, so if anyone did eat Haddox, expect consequences .
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Dr. Jeebus
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SoldierHawk
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Title: Warrior-Poet
Joined: Jan 15 2009
Location: San Diego, CA
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Aw, too bad, but I understand.
You don't have to get unbanned to do set reviews you know...I enjoyed reading them. (And I don't even play Magic lol.)
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Dr. Jeebus
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I don't have to be unbanned to do set reviews and there are a lot of people who shared their disappointment in not being able to read one for Zendikar with me, but being unable to post on MTGS really takes away my motivation.
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SoldierHawk
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Yeah I can understand that. When your main audience isn't there its not nearly as much fun.
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Dr. Jeebus
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SoldierHawk
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ZOMG IT IS TEH AWESOMEMEST AWESOMEYAWESOME RITING EVAR!!1!!!!!1!!1!!!
Well done you.
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Sexton Hardcastle
Title: The Supreme Element
Joined: Apr 01 2006
Location: Maine
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I can't offer much in terms of actual feedback other then I enjoyed it and would buy the book. I'm curious to see what happens next...or why it's the main characters fault I should say.
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username
Title: owner of a lonely heart
Joined: Jul 06 2007
Location: phoenix, az usa
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i wasnt sure what you were writing (fiction, science fiction, etc etc) so it took me a second to realize what you were writing about. but thats mostly because i forgot what you said you were going to write about. so far so good.
the only thing you need to fix, is fiance.
fiance = male
fiancee = female
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Dr. Jeebus
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username, I had never said what I was writing about, but I thought use of the word "novel" implied fiction. Thanks for the feedback so far you guys, and to anyone remember I just need your impression on whether or not you enjoyed it and would read on. Don't read it like you're correcting a paper.
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Rydog
Title: Dragon Slayer
Joined: Aug 11 2009
Location: Massachusetts
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Keep writing....seems like it could be a good read.
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username
Title: owner of a lonely heart
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Dr. Jeebus wrote: |
username, I had never said what I was writing about, but I thought use of the word "novel" implied fiction. |
i got that, i just didnt understand what type of fiction you were going to approach. sci-fi, fantasy, theological, political, et al.
and sorry about the nitpick on 'fiance' but my OCD acted up there
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Dr. Jeebus
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username wrote: |
Dr. Jeebus wrote: |
username, I had never said what I was writing about, but I thought use of the word "novel" implied fiction. |
i got that, i just didnt understand what type of fiction you were going to approach. sci-fi, fantasy, theological, political, et al.
and sorry about the nitpick on 'fiance' but my OCD acted up there |
No worries. I never even knew they were different words and actually consulted a dictionary, but you are indeed correct so I fix that post haste. As for genre, um...dark theological comedy? (Real comedy, not like Greek comedies)
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UsaSatsui wrote: |
The three greatest heels in history...Andy Kaufman, Triple H, and Dr. Jeebus |
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username
Title: owner of a lonely heart
Joined: Jul 06 2007
Location: phoenix, az usa
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Dr. Jeebus wrote: |
username wrote: |
Dr. Jeebus wrote: |
username, I had never said what I was writing about, but I thought use of the word "novel" implied fiction. |
i got that, i just didnt understand what type of fiction you were going to approach. sci-fi, fantasy, theological, political, et al.
and sorry about the nitpick on 'fiance' but my OCD acted up there |
No worries. I never even knew they were different words and actually consulted a dictionary, but you are indeed correct so I fix that post haste. |
eh, its not common knowledge, but the only reason i know it was because i took 2 years of french in high school many moons ago
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Optimist With Doubts
Title: Titlating
Joined: Dec 17 2007
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I liked it, hope to read more. If I had anything to say against it's that you tend to maybe over-explain things.
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Teralyx
Title: Master Exploder
Joined: Jun 04 2008
Location: Goldenrod City
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I like that actually, it creates a more vivid image in the reader's mind.
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<TheFlamingSchnitzel> Didn't your mom teach you not to punch girls?
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JoshWoodzy
Joined: May 22 2008
Location: Goshen, VA
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I approve of this, DJ. So far.
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Eddie_Hyde
Title: Ernie with the Disposal
Joined: Apr 13 2009
Location: Gulag
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Now, I'm gonna come right out and admit it. I fucking hate first person narration. There's no real logical reason for it, just always have. That, however, was fucking excellent. The descriptions and 'voice' are excellent, and what I can see of the storyline makes it look like It'll really the reader in. If your book was published, Jeebs, I would buy it in a second.
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Hacker
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Joined: Sep 13 2008
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What era is this set in?
And this may prove to be a good read when it's done
I really hope this gets published when it's finished.
And will keeping us updated on the progress also include excerpts? I know you won't be dumb enough to post whole chapters so that's why I ask
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Dr. Jeebus
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Eddie, you may be upset then cause the voice will change a bit as we flash back to the events leading up to this, but hopefully you still like my style.
Hacker, I do not plan to include more excerpts. The main goal of posting this was so SH and I could see if our combined judgment in terms of what is worth having someone read is accurate and to see if people liked this so far. If everyone hated it, I'd either have to give up or start over, so glad to see that isn't the case.
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The three greatest heels in history...Andy Kaufman, Triple H, and Dr. Jeebus |
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Optimist With Doubts
Title: Titlating
Joined: Dec 17 2007
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Well if you are moving on then you should use your blog as a....blog keeping us informed of the progress.
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JoshWoodzy
Joined: May 22 2008
Location: Goshen, VA
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Yeah, what he said. Or if you don't plan on updating the blog anymore at all put that shit in a archive somewhere on the site so people don't think it's an actual blog that gets updated.
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Cameron
Title: :O � O:
Joined: Feb 01 2008
Location: St. Louis, MO
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One of the reasons I hate first-person perspectives in literature is that I usually end up hating the protagonist and their inner thoughts grate on my nerves (unless it's a Bret Easton Ellis novel and they have no internal thoughts); your prologue is an exception to this rule. The protagonist goes into detail that actually matters, and doesn't insult my intelligence in the process, which are usually the main problems I have with this style of narration. So, not only do I like the narrator of your story, but the premise sounds awesome. In answer to your question: heck yes, I would keep reading.
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