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Working counsellor, English teacher (retired, thank goodness), interested in space, time, drama, gardening, conversation, disability issues, IT, learning Hebrew...June '09 - I'm not around so much now, regretfully in many ways but Authonomy-addiction has loosened its hold and other matters need attention. I shall remain grateful for much help and encouragement.April '12. On my agent's advice, I've removed 'Paper Boats' from publlc access. My thanks, always, to all who have commented. Mary. marygould@yahoo.com
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Andrew - Superb prose (of course!). Graphic adjects and imagery - "painted itself". Powerful mysterious violence. Iu ch.2 I wondered if boy's thoughts was a mite too long. view book
Mark - good start with the contrast between a 'tour' bus being prison transport. Graphic detail. Beware weak phrases: eg ' But how?' is strong; 'He didn't know' is weak. view book
Steve - thanks for your message. In view of your eminence, I hesitate to strike a note of criticism! But - I feel your narrative style verges dangerously close to being monotonous. It's to do with the sentence structure. e.g. At the start of Chap.2, out of 18 sentences only 3 don't run as Subject, ... view book
I'm not sure about this, inventive and funny though it is. For me, it falls uneasily between adults and children. Re style: beware over-repetition of proper names, particularly Mary. Join up paras. view book
Lynn - thank you so much for your comment on 'Paper Boats'. I've just started 'Deadly Nevergreen' - super title - and can see you've got a good plot starting. But I'm concerned about your style, P&G, - boring but vital! Pierre and others detail very well so I won't repeat but will say ; edit conti... view book