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Comment from Phyllis Stewart
Excellent
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In fact, Charlie, who shall remain nameless <-- LOL! Great line!

Obviously, I wouldn't fight a kid on crutches. He had two weapons. <-- LOL! Good one!

Girls fight dirty, son." He elaborated with the words, "They kick." <-- LOL!

...causing it to bleed at a most inopportune moment, the one when Jay slugged it. <-- LOL!

Very enjoyable! :)

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...class named, Jay Armstrong. <-- Remove comma.

...a lost uncle; from stolen firewood <-- Incorrect use of semi-colon. It should be a comma.


 Comment Written 24-Aug-2016


reply by the author on 24-Aug-2016
    Phyllis
    Thank you for your approving review. Coming from you, this means a lot.
    I'm glad you enjoyed this chapter.
    Thanks for pointing out the grammar glitches.
    Marv
Comment from Brett Matthew West
Excellent
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The reader can stay with both novels at the same time, although it does become a tad confusing in points.

However, a novel idea for writing this.

Be interesting to see where you take it from here.

 Comment Written 08-Aug-2016


reply by the author on 08-Aug-2016
    Cody
    Thanks for this review.
    FanStory limitations prevented me from presenting this chapter in the way I had hoped.
    Thank you for the compliments.
    Please check out previous chapters and also stay tuned for new ones.
    Marv
Comment from Jay Squires
Exceptional
This work has reached the exceptional level

Mel, this is uber-entertaining! I loved it. Your humor is sterling. I found one nit, but it would take more than that to rob you of your six. This is that good!

In the interest of saving time, I plan for the novel to have no dedication, no acknowledgments, no introduction, no author's note, no prologue and no talent. [A super example of your comedic timing with the punch line in the last entry of a long list of time-wasters.]

. Jack was not someone who would leave a person hanging, unless that person was in the wall-paper business.) [Another ... I'm impressed!]

most of the girls were bigger than me.) [most of the girls were bigger than I >> the test: use the implied verb "was". You wouldn't say, "than me was." ]



 Comment Written 07-Aug-2016


reply by the author on 07-Aug-2016
    Jay
    With your compliments, you have made this whole FanStory venture worthwhile. Thank you immensely for the Exceptional rating.
    You never know with comedy unless you hear words like yours. I'm glad you enjoyed this chapter. Thank you.
    I have two nits:
    1. 'Romantic Comedy' or 'Rom/Com' s not a category.
    2. There was no way to present this chapter the way I wanted it.
    I tried bolding the words, indenting, varying the font type and size, but FanStory doesn't acknowledge or permit any of those.
    Thanks again.
    Marvin (not Mel)
reply by Jay Squires on 08-Aug-2016
    If you don't mind can you change it to Mel. I'm too old to change. And I haven't been successful in your case. LOL, sorry. I'm embarrassed.
reply by the author on 08-Aug-2016
    Jay
    Call me whatever you like. It's only a pen name. (A name I used when I was in the pen.)
    Merv
Comment from Gloria ....
Excellent
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This is a hoot Marvin and a novel idea or one that I've never heard of before. I enjoy the comedy and The Magic Title is splendid.

The only suggestion I have is to bold the words in parentheses.

A most enjoyable read on a sunny Sunday afternoon. :))

Gloria

 Comment Written 07-Aug-2016


reply by the author on 07-Aug-2016
    Gloria
    Thanks for reviewing this chapter, which was rather long, for me.
    You never know with comedy unless you hear someone laugh or readers write to say they enjoyed the comedy. It's great that you enjoyed it. Thank you.
    I tried bolding the words, indenting, varying the font type and size, but FanStory doesn't acknowledge or permit any of those.
    I'm glad you were one of the initial reviewers. What's the reward, if you don't mind my asking?
    Thanks for the high rating.
    Marv
reply by Gloria .... on 07-Aug-2016
    The reward?
reply by the author on 08-Aug-2016
    How many cents do the initial reviewers receive?
reply by Gloria .... on 08-Aug-2016
    I got 52 cents. :))
reply by the author on 08-Aug-2016
    Gloria
    Thanks.
    Marv
Comment from cterp
Excellent
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Just tuning in on this. Guess I have some catching up to do. I enjoyed your subtle humor a great deal. And your not-so-subtle humor as well.

You might do better presenting the novel within the novel by indenting it and making it a point size or two smaller. Or even changing fonts. It gets lost with the parens.

chris


 Comment Written 07-Aug-2016


reply by the author on 07-Aug-2016
    Chris
    Thanks for reviewing my latest.
    I like to inject more than one type of humor into a story.
    I tried your three suggestions. Same results?no change.
    I hope you do try to catch up, at least a little.
    Thank you for the rating.
    Marv