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Thanks for all the help!

I have written a story, Trail of Smiles, for a writing contest at the San Francisco's Writers Conference which meets this February. The winner in each category is recognized in front of the entire convention which includes agents and such. Winning this can be a very big deal.

So, I sent out special requests for help to several different WDC members. All have either already responded with a review or indicated they would soon. Each review I have received so reflects the unique specialty or preference of each reviewer. They all have given me very different takes on what would make the story better. In every case, I take what I like and leave the rest. The exception is grammar. I always take advice on grammar.

The resulting story is one of the best that I/we have written. It is WAY better than my first draft and all of that is due to the input of my fellow writers. I will mention them by name soon.

Jim