pps. I actually thought your commentary was brilliant. Concur completely.

ps. one of the hardest books I’ve read was Gabriel Garcia Marquez, ‘The General In His Labyrinth.’ I think I recall one sentence that had four different points of view in it, with no punctuation. Mind you, the sentence was three pages long 😻

What do I think?

1. Firstly, I took great offence to your depreciative reference to plain yogurt (and do you really need an ‘h’ in the middle of that word?). And so does Mel Brooks! It’s not boring at all. You just have to add fruit. If you really want to use a put-down dessert then try using white blancmange as a suitable non-offensive substitute.…

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It was a choice between two covers. Each showed one aspect of the story. I wonder which you would prefer. Here they are, side by side.

Thank you Stuart. I just bought a pre-designed cover and quite like it. At least it gives me some sense of direction. I would be pleased to hear peoples’ comments, if any. Here it is . . .

Hi Susan. I thought I might try to rewrite the fight scene, just as an exchange of ideas (no intention whatsoever to use it). I hope you don’t mind. Anyhow, here it is, attached. Feel free to use or ignore it as you wish and best wishes for your writing.

Paul

An intimate scene demands that we get intimate. That is to say, the first thing is to have the POV very clear. Whose experience is it. When one is clear about whose experience we are dealing with we can get inside the character and describe that experience, no holds barred (excuse the cliche . . . but it fits). Allow yourself to say anything and…

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Needing a lead to a good book cover designer for a contemporary speculative adventure novel. Any help very much appreciated.

Book Cover: Hi peeps. I would appreciate a recommendation for a BOOK COVER DESIGNER for a speculative adventure story largely set in Brazil. Finally overcoming my hesitation to go into the field of self-publishing.

Sorry, one day late but I wanted to do the exercise anyhow. Here goes:

Book Title: The Lazarus Seed

About My Book: A contemporary speculative adventure set in the US and Brazil

Dirty Pitch: Cure for aging goes feral

Pretty Pitch: Having discovered a DNA cure for aging in Amazonia, a Swedish biologist has to combat the disastrous consequences for the…

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