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Shutter/Shudder A pet peeve.

Okay look. I am by NO means perfect when it comes to word usage, but there are some common mis-usages that occur on a regular basis in a lot of stories.

Lose-Loose

Heel-Heal

Waist-Waste

and on and on.

One that just makes me SHUDDER, is using shutter, or vice versa. One may shudder, but one CANNOT shutter unless it involves a window one is shuttering. Fear can make one shuDDer, not shuTTer. One can shuTTer a window, but cannot shuDDer it.

When I run across one of these mis-used words, it jars me out of the story sometimes.

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Added the missing chapters for A Life Ever Changing 3a 3b

I am so sorry about that. Well, it is fixed now and I will be fixing the graphics as well, but they are not that important. The story is now ALL THERE thank goodness.

Huggles All

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Would you pay?

Hello everyone

I was just wondering if anyone would pay to read the finished copy of Nicole. If you would just email send me a pm. Also which are the good online publishers and do they allow authors to post on free sites like BCTS because I like writing here and i've noticed a couple of people here have stuff in the public domain thats available for sale as well. I won't stop writing for free but monetary appreciation would be welcome!

Sydney Moya

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The Omega Unicorn Chronicles Book 4 Honeymoon Trips By rache

The Omega Unicorn Chronicles Book 4 Honeymoon Trips By rachel76m Delayed
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By Stanman63
Rachel sent me a P.M. saying that the next chapter will be delayed due to work.



Stanman
May Your Light Forever Shine

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Writing tips for novels

I am in a writer's group once a month and much to my surprise, one of the small group is a published author and has written a few novels that I think are doing well. J P Blackmer, does that ring any bells? He writes Scottish fiction set about 600 years ago.

So, now to the point. He said that when he writes a book, he writes a little bit here, and some there, and finally in the middle and when he thinks he has a story then he works out ways to join all the little bits together. Hmmm. I wonder if I should try that?

Gwendolyn

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The Storm in the Midwest and how it affects me

I wanted to let you know that my internet is gone, it'll take a good week to get it fixed completely. I'm posting this at my brother's house. Of course this means I won't be able to post my stories as fast as I wanted to. I've got chapter 9 up of The Crossroads. I'm in the process of working on chapters 10, 11, and the final chapter, chapter 12, and I hope to get these posted as fast as I can. Sorry about that!

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Vacation & late chapters

A have a number of chapters that will take longer to post. My poor laptop shuffled off to its mortal coil before I got on my plane :'( im on my smart phone now. Not really condusive to writing long stories :-) I'll be back by the end of the week.

-Elsbeth

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apology to Big Closet

I wanted to apologize to the Big Closet community as a whole. I have not been a very good friend of the site. Currently I have two stories that are incomplete (A Pinkilicious Birthday and The Cure) and that is quite poor of me. It's not that I intended to start them and not complete them, but that is what has happened. With being robbed and with the legal mess that I am currently going through, I am not in a good state mentally to write anything. Besides that, a slight change in living arrangements has made me even less inclined to write, but I think that is more of an excuse.

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Writing Future

I have a serious dilemma I've been plagued with as of late. My most recent story, Season of the Witch, is finally winding itself down and I've really enjoyed writing it but suddenly noticed its actually taken me nearly six months to do so. This is by far the longest time its taken me to write a story.

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A Big Thank You

To everyone who has supported my scribblings by buying either printed or digital copies of Gaby and all the other stuff.

Scaramouch, my publishing house, are celebrating selling 4000 units since they started in 2004, a copy of Wheels 2!

Whilst i'm never going to get rich, it does cover my internet connection costs, so thank you all very much.

http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/scaramouch

Maddy

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Programs for writing

OK.. I admit it. I'm new to writing and would like some peoples opinion.

While I am working on my story I found that its almost impossible to keep track of my characters along with the story line. I'm not trying to do a SOTP story. I know where I'm going and all.

I've seen some programs that help with the structure, design and such. So what what programs do you guys use? Besides word that is.

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The Bodysuit In Fiction

The Bodysuit In Fiction
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I have been using the all-purpose bodysuit in my stories to give my characters the bodies that they crave. Now, I know that such an invention would not be made due to the impact on medicine and society as well, it makes for a great story.That is why I am posting a story where it is first made, and why.

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Please help rename this story.

I would love some help with a story of mine, "Battle Field to Crib". So many people, including myself think that story title is well, lame. So, I would like some suggestions on a new name.

I think I am going to greatly extend this story to 2 or 20 chapters, and if I decide to try my luck selling anything on Amazon or where ever, it will likely be this story, after I publish it here. I like the sweet, gentle story line.

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need new editor (again)

Well I had it happen again. My second editor, Loki, the one who thoroughly understood the Whately Academy and Bleach universes has told me that due to IRL issues, he can no longer be my editor. The irony is he was exactly the editor I needed. So I ask for a third editor hoping that I get it this time. I need someone who isn't going to write off parts of the story I make as 'silly, goofy, and ridiculous' but who is going to see them as part of the universe. I also need a editor who is at least up to date with the Bleach dub (ep 257) or is beyond it.

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A very BIG thank you to all my readers!!

I'd like to say a really big thank you to all the people that took the time to read, comment and Kudos on my 'To Make A Wish' story. I have been busy writing new stories, and one will be replacing 'To Make a Wish', so sadly you won't be getting much of a break from my writing (please feel free to run away screaming now)
I'd also like to say a super big thank you to SamanthaK for putting up with me and my writing, as without her help, I would have given up on my writing more times than I can count. Thank you Sammi *big Hug*

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'To Make a Wish' will be late this week.

This is just a quick message to let everyone that is still reading my 'To make a wish' story, that it will be a little late being posted this week. SamanthaK is busy today, and won't be back home until late, and she does all the proofing, editing, posting and a load of other stuff that makes it so you can all understand what I write.

Hugs

SaraUK

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23 million hits!

I've just noticed on the hit counter at the bottom of the page that we've now exceeded 23 million hits (plus an extra 9,000) since 16th June 2005. Yay us! :D

That works out at about 3 ¼ million hits per year, nearly 9,000 hits per day, 370 hits per hour or 6 hits per minute (have I ever mentioned I like playing around in spreadsheets?)

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Cathartic measures

I ecently blogged I was willing to let another author work on my unfinished stories. Somme one suggested I hold on to them and when I felt better complete them. Today I opened one of my stories and spent some time following the them I am writing about and within two hours I felt better and my story is close to completion.
It was nice to have that cathartic feelng of accomplishing an endeavor.

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Information about Through the years

When I first wrote this, I was afraid to put the name of the town down for some reason I can't recall anymore. Now, almost a year later I don't have that issue. For those wondering where Through the years takes place, Tracy's current home is halfway between Palermo CA and Oroville CA.

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Started stories but am wiling to let someone finish them

I have several stories I have begun but they need to be finished. I'm going through a rough depression and am unable to remain concentrated to finish the stories. They are all meant for solo's but if somebody wants to expound or embellish I have no problem.

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Gathering Dust and Hidden Treasures

There are many very accomplished writers who have posted works here in years past; however, their works languish under layers of dust, and are relegated to the seldom accessed stacks. Our membership has increased greatly over recent years, and tastes of the readership have changed quite a bit. The stories with a few exceptions are leaning towards themes that are reflected in younger society in general. Vampires, gothic adventure, super heros seem to dominate the contributions.

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a MAU-MAU-MAU mau mau ma mau ** no not that song!!

As I performed my normal look over at Fictionmania for what stories and chapters were new today I noted that Danielle J and/or Elrod W posted MAU - Rules and Author's Notes in which they give the backstory, the rules, and some FAQs about the Morphic Adaptation Units, Mark V, for the MAU universe, along with some final notes about 'reserved' characters.

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Thinly veiled TG sentiments.

I am reading a certain main stream Author's stories again after 25 or so years. He has one series of books about 12 books long and with my experiences in the intervening years, I am more sensitive in recognizing certain tendencies that seem to be common among TG genre folk.

The way he and his team of researchers have handled certain subjects in these books makes me suspect that a good many of our stories right here in BCTS could survive and perhaps do well in the main stream market, especially those with relatively mild and brief TG content.

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Ooff...I made it!!

Woot!! I did it. Finally after a little over three years I finally finished my Ranma fic. There is no excuse for that story for taking this long, but I think it was worth it. I loved Ranma for a long time and this really was very fun to give back to the fandom of something that helped me cope back when Ranma was about the only pseudo trans person I could find. So, to finish this story is a big deal for me. Now all I really have hanging over me is 300 Rains and that shouldn't be too tough to take care of... right?

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Oops... hate it when that happens

Sorry for the late posting of the story... had some issues, as Terpsi took a vacation in the middle of things. That was very annoying. And then there was checking to see if some things were okay with the PTB which in all honesty only took a day so no worries there. I should be able to get the next Kit and Kin out sooner. So, sorry folks, it was not my intention to have this big a gap between postings.

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Why Can't a Boy Be More Like a Girl? Part 5 I apologize...

My muse has really been working hard lately. I do have the beginning and the closing for part 5 the final chapter done for this story, but I'm still working on the middle, which is a very important part for the progression to the end. I'll get it right though and when I do I'll post it without delay.

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Is Google getting stupider?

As I grow at the wordsmyth-ing racket, I find it fun, even entertaining to use words that the reader must pull out their Dyctionary to sus out the meaning.

Well, using Google Chrome, I think that they have a spell checker running that analyses everything I pen. Lately, I do notice that their spell checker seems less and less able.

Has anyone noticed this. Is Google deliberately dumming down, or is it simply due to the fact that there is a huge influx of young employees who have no respect for the trade?

Gwendolyn

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Still writing!

For all my many wonderful fans!

Coff Koff! Ack fooey! Hard to get the taste of Bullshit outa my mouth...

I haven't forgotten Wild Magic 45, but I was inspired to write something different last week, and I just couldn't stop! I wrote a piece for EOF's Dark Realms Universe before it closed, and I'm just waiting for approval. I gotta tell you Eof, Maggie and Donjo made some incredibly helpful suggestions and ctiticisms. I think the story is much better (Even without the Laser-eyed Astro Dragon...). Just Kidding.

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Karin Bishop BCTS stories as ebooks

Some readers of my stories on BCTS have asked that they be converted to ebook formats for Kindle, iPads, and so on. I'm touched that they like the stories so much that they want permanent copies on their ereaders!

My plan was to price them at the minimum, 99 cents, since you've read them already. However, Amazon will only the minimum price to be $2.99, but all

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I messed up

Well, every once in a while when writing a story, I write myself into a corner, and dont know how to get out. The last "Understanding Rachel" is a good example. I wanted to show why Rachel needs Tanya as much as Tanya needs Rachel, but in the process I didnt leave Tels a lot to work with in terms of saving them both. So she decided to lob the ball back into my court instead of the smash I was expecting, and now I'm running toward the net trying to save the point. Now its up to me to see if I can salvage this storyline, if its possible, and if anybody still cares about it.

Ah, well.

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Muse-eo, oh Muse-eo, wherefore art thou, Muse-eo

...or, What does one do when one's muse hurts them?

When I write, I draw deeply on my life's events. With that as a wellspring, I then try to either create a cohesive story out what has happened to me, or embellish these events to create 'worlds' that didn't exist yet are things I wish would have happened. In Andy's Diary, the events are all true and little is embellished -- only as it said on Dragnet, names have been changed to protect .....

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So you wanna write a villain...

I got a request to expand a concept for someone, and to do it publicly, so, here we go. It might end up a little long, but consider this to be a little bit of my personal view on what makes compelling conflict.

So, you've come up with the wonderful hero, Peter the Protagonist. He'll save the damsels, stand for the eradication of bigotry, and generally be a swell guy. Now you just need to throw a villain at him and everything will be set and you have yourself a story.

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need new editor and other stuff

Earlier today I got notification from the editor who I've been working with (partially successfully)to edit my story 'Down the Rabbit Hole' that she no longer wanted to be the editor because we reached an impasse-she didn't understand the universe I was writing for and was saying stuff I had written was inane. Sadly, that kind of editor is the kind I need. Also what is sad is that after over 2 months we were still editing part 1 of a 5 part story. For those waiting for the next part, I have it written (and up thru the end of that story) but they are in a 'rough draft' kind of phase.

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I try not to Blog on my stories...but.

In my latest chapter of Covered Bridges... LoneWolf put in a comment about the story with a totally wonderful YouTube link that really in my opinion adds to the story and lends such a feel.

Thank you once more LoneWolf:)
Please check it out it's a pretty cool thing.
*Big Hugs.*
Bailey.

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Dryads Tale, Third Request


I am looking for the author of an incomplete story sent to me in November 2002.

Brief synopses:

John is shot interfering with a carjacking. His wife, Krista and her two sisters give him some of their life force to save him. It worked and makes him female and genetically their sisters. The three original sisters are from a parallel universe. In one section they travel back to the other Earth.


If this is your story or if you recognize reading it please let me know

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Bears Know Best Now Available!

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Bears Know Best

First Post Up and Available at Lulu.com
by Tiffany Shar

I am excited to have posted the first part of 'Bears Know Best' here on BC! It is now also available on Lulu.com for those who would prefer to read straight through rather than read a couple chapters week! I hope you all enjoy!

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Settling on a character's name


Settling on a name


Recently I've resumed work on the final story in Ragnarok Rising and I've hit a small snag, I can't decide on a certain character's name .

Normally I don't have this problem. I'll generally pick a name and be satisfied with it, at least when I first chose it. Sometimes when a character evolves beyond the way in which I original envisioned I will change his/her name.

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