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I had an email from him this week, so he's fine.  I mailed him my three books, he read the first one and had useful feedback.  I will mail three to bwarny if he sends me his mailing address, if he wishes.  He had very helpful comments on Book One as well.  Some friends and relatives read Book One, but they just say it's great, which is nice, but not as helpful as constructive critique.  The wife said Two was a better read, and I think it is as well.  I was reading Book 3 when we were in DC and think it's better than some of the tripe I've gotten from the library.  It's difficult not to have errors of course.  Book 4 is getting complicated.

Yeah, I need to start reading again... Was reading tons during all the lockdowns, but that sorta fell off during football and college basketball season and with playing a lot more golf. 

I'll grab the Kindle versions on Amazon--I rarely read paper books any more.

Agree with you on friends/relatives. I get the same thing when they taste my beer. "Oh, it's great!" I have to take to my homebrew buddies if I want real critique. 

I did NOT expect vibrators to make an appearance in this thread.

Yeah, I've learned not to honestly critique anything that someone is proud of/worked hard on.

They will ask for criticism like they really want it, then react as though kicked in the groin if it is anything short of glowing praise.

That's usually the case, but if you know someone is truly trying to hone a craft, they are the type that appreciate honesty. 

Agree with you on friends/relatives. I get the same thing when they taste my beer. "Oh, it's great!" I have to take to my homebrew buddies if I want real critique.

Send the suds my way,I'll take one for the team and accept this tremendous burden you have placed on them

That's usually the case, but if you know someone is truly trying to hone a craft, they are the type that appreciate honesty.

Yeah, that's me, I need the criticism, it's a favor to me.  I'm not looking for "I loved it!".  I can't improve my writing if I don't get another perspective, like the very useful note to introduce more conflict, which I've learned is hard to do for some reason.  I keep thinking about how to do it, but one critic told me the book read well but was like a "travel log", somebody hereabouts in fact.  I took that to heart, because it was spot on.  You need conflict of a sort to resolve later to keep a reader interested.

If any of you are ever interested in self publishing, the Amazon/Kindle thing works well, you get a paperback for about $4 each of your own design.  They look good, I think, though mine could look better, I didn't want a copyright issue on the cover photo.  You could write your family history, or an autobiography, whatever.  Usually you need about 50,000 words.  Fortunately I type fast.

Im trying to get my 2001 Buick Regal safety inspection they say the cars computer has to be reset from when I replaced a battery and the power was cut off

anyway they said to go out and drive the car 40 to 60 miles and it should reset

Ive driven the car close to 80 miles and the computer still has not reset

anyone have any suggestions

the check engine light is not on so I have no reason to think the chip has gone bad

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oats cost too much