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  • Chapter 1 of my first novel
    by Traveller at 10:17 on 19 August 2004
    Please please cast your collective critical eye over this!
  • Re: Chapter 1 of my first novel
    by old friend at 12:08 on 19 August 2004
    Hi Traveller,

    This is rather like your having a box of precious words, ideas, phrases and images; you tip out all these into a pile of gems. Lovely to read but sadly in need of some order, perhaps a slowing down or organising of the material.

    I liked this a lot and you have an ability to describe people and scenes. What I found difficult was to sort it out... your references to Gods of different cultures, without relevance to the points you were making. The baby speaking... why Arabic and Hebrew... How was this 'realised' at birth? Everything seemed to tumble, one upon another. Nevertheless I look forward to reading more.
    Well done.

    Len

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    For some reason I could not get into the normal comment box.
    Len
  • Re: Chapter 1 of my first novel
    by Traveller at 11:16 on 20 August 2004
    Hi Len. Thanks for your comments. Next chapter to be posted soon. Yes organisation is the hardest thing.