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Okay, this is the final upload of this short novel. All up, it has been around 55k words, so for those who have read it all and left me feedback, thank you.

If anyone else wants to read it and give me feedback as a beta reader, this will stay up until the middle of May (maybe end), as I will need time to go through and implement all the feedback (and, yes, I am implementing all the feedback I am getting) before sending it to an open call which lasts until the end of June. You will need a passkey; email me if you are serious about helping out a writer who is really worried if he is wasting his time.

Final instalment is up.
 Dragonfire Chapters 38 to 42  (18+)
Urban fantasy around 2800 words
#2318291 by s


Question: did I drag the ending out too much?

Plus:
"Dragonfire Chapter 37" 
"Dragonfire Chapter 36 cont." 
"Dragonfire Chapters 35 and half of 36" 
"Dragonfire Chapter 34" 
"Dragonfire Chapters 32 & 33" 
"Dragonfire Chapter 31" 
"Dragonfire Chapter 30" 
"Dragonfire Chapters 28 and 29" 
"Dragonfire chapter 27" 
"Dragonfire Chapters 25 &26" 
"Dragonfire Chapters 23 and 24" 
"Dragonfire Chapter 22" 
"Dragonfire Chapter 21" 
"Dragonfire Chapters 19 & 20" 
"Dragonfire Chapters 17 & 18" 
"Dragonfire Chapters 15 & 16" 
"Dragonfire Chapter 14" 
"Dragonfire Chapters 12 & 13" 
"Dragonfire Chapters 10 & 11" 
"Dragonfire Chapters 8 & 9" 
"Dragonfire Chapter 7" 
"Dragonfire Chapters 4, 5 & 6" 
"Dragonfire Chapters 2 & 3" 
"Dragonfire Chapter 1" 


Passkey remains the same
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I've added a new entry to my "Writing Blog Number 2" :
         "20240417 Imposter Syndrome" 

I don't sort it out, but I do explain it... and its inverse.
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I will read it.
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Must be getting closer. This monster dictionary must be getting closer to ending...

Finished a large book, and added only 7 new creatures from it.

7 from a book with over 500 entries.

Please... I have to be getting there.
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People ask me about Australian humour. Well, here is the all-time classic Australian joke:

What do you call a boomerang that doesn't come back?

A stick.

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I've added a new entry to my "Writing Blog Number 2" :
         "20240416 Writing A Play" 

Niche? Maybe...
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This one's longer, around half an hour, but it is so well put and explanatory.

Worth it, I feel.

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I finally got around to listening to this. Good stuff! Thanks for sharing! I've saved this Newsfeed note. *Bigsmile*
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5 days to go before the next round opens!

FORUM
Horror Writing Contest  (13+)
A contest involving writing a horror story. Simple, really.

Very specific prompt. Could be interesting.
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I've added a new entry to my "Writing Blog Number 2" :
         "20240413 Plurals" 

One of the most technical writing blog posts I have written so far.
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I'll read it.
Love Thai! No plurals. Just use noun - number - classifier. ไข่สิบฟอง=ten eggs (egg=ไข่-ten=สิบ-classifier=ฟอง) Eggs tend to come in 10 or 30. At the market they come in a bag and price is by weight.
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KÃ¥re Enga in Udon Thani - many Indigenous Australian languages are the same. A number or numeric words (many, few, etc) plus the noun.
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Here's a quick 7-minute video that I think could help many writers here, especially those dealing with complex characters, fantasy, scifi or just want to play...

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Let's see if this works...

Don't you hate it when you clean out your chest freezer and find people you don't even recognise?

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Worse when you find yourself and realize you were the victim.
Sometimes canning is the better option.
That's why a person should always date and label the contents,
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And let's see how this one goes.

I'll bet the real killer is relieved OJ died and is no longer searching for them!

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I had no idea he'd died. It's kind of sad when I get my news from WdC. *Laugh*
Schnujo is Late to Lannister - Well, you've been busy and you are in Falkland. You can totally blame the slow internet. *Laugh*
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If you don't do an outline or prep work, how do you know there are 5 chapters left? *Confused* *Laugh*
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Schnujo is Late to Lannister - Ha! Pre-written. Posting it bit by bit so people do not feel overwhelmed by 56k words.

But I have found some amazing beta readers here; once it's all up, I'll wait for a while for people to catch up, then take it down, make the changes suggested (lots, all really good), then submit it to a June open call.
Oh, yeah, smart. Good job. *Delight* And I agre that it's better to post it bits at a time. *Smile*

I didn't know you were mostly posting for beta readers. Cool! Good luck!
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I've added a new entry to my "Writing Blog Number 2" :
         "20240412 How To Get Your Manuscript Rejected" 

Some advice!
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Cleverly told with a bit of truth wrapped in sarcasm. I liked it.
Finally, some advice I can use! I get tired of all the "How to Get Published" nonsense. That would require me to not just write and actually finish something, but to edit and polish it, too. *Rolleyes* Who do those people think I am? This sounds much more helpful! *Rolling*
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People have asked how the monster dictionary that is my passion project is going.

The top image is where it stands at the moment (index is yet to be added); the lower is the last update I posted to WdC.

A screen cap of the last page of thye dictionary

A screen cap of progress on the monster dictionary

So, yeah, it is the gift that keeps on giving...
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I feel like I should congratulate you on both your word count and your page count.
To quote Steven Wright: "I'm writing a book... I've already got the page numbers done." *Laugh*
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