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Hi brettnik

I am enjoying your short stories  Strange that teachers do not seem to get the same respect everywhere!?

posted by FactorFiction on April 24, 2006 at 5:16 PM | link to this | reply

Muser

Thank you!  I'm glad you liked it.  See you again.

posted by brettnik on April 24, 2006 at 4:52 PM | link to this | reply

Brettnik...a very good read, very good. I'm sorry it took me so long to

get here, but I will be back!

posted by muser on April 24, 2006 at 2:26 PM | link to this | reply

Jacenta

Thanks!!!

posted by brettnik on April 23, 2006 at 7:50 AM | link to this | reply

Jazwolf

Thanks for the tip.  I am really interested in finishing the WTC story but will also be sure to keep up my stories for my mom as well.  Thanks for your encouragement, as always.

posted by brettnik on April 23, 2006 at 7:49 AM | link to this | reply

brettnik

Eminently good! 

posted by jacenta on April 22, 2006 at 7:37 PM | link to this | reply

Brettnik--- Uncle Dave is right on about this. Great job of demonstrating

how writing well creates something worth reading. Also, you are gifted in creating compelling drama from little incidents in life that most all of us can relate to.

posted by Jazwolf on April 20, 2006 at 7:30 PM | link to this | reply

Uncle Dave

Thank you for your kind words and your flexibility.  Thanks also for the tips.  I'm not a published author, unless you count independent local newpapers and magazines to which I once contributed unpaid.  This is the first time I've seriously thought about really publishing, and I appreciate all the help I can get.

posted by brettnik on April 20, 2006 at 9:34 AM | link to this | reply

Brettnik, it's a good one and now linked as your showcase piece.

I enjoyed the actual story, but what I liked about it most was the control of viewpoint. It's third person narrative, but you focus very acutely on the one point of view, one set of thoughts, one way of looking at the world and the tale. It's an important skill for us all to bear in mind when controlling a narrative. And many modern novels have this third-person-but-feels-like-first-person slant, so it's good to remember for saleability in the harsh world of publishing.

posted by _dave_says_ack_ on April 20, 2006 at 9:10 AM | link to this | reply

Blanche01

I am truly honored.  Thank you!

posted by brettnik on April 19, 2006 at 1:41 PM | link to this | reply

Nenkai

Thank you so much.  And thank you for stopping by!

posted by brettnik on April 19, 2006 at 1:40 PM | link to this | reply

Brettnik,

This was fascinating to the end, it kept drawing me in. I've developed a short attention span, blog-hopping, but this was too good to skim over. 

posted by Blanche. on April 19, 2006 at 12:49 PM | link to this | reply

Wow...

I loved it.

posted by nenkai04 on April 19, 2006 at 10:08 AM | link to this | reply

La Maestra.

Dear brettnik , Teachers are one of the most noble profession. It always has a high level of respect. My father is a professor of a university for more than 35 years. I used the pen name Prof. in respect for my late father. For me, I was assured of a teaching profession  if I will take my MBA, but I lost track of time and did not pursue it. Anyway, I don't want to be a teacher because you have to take home a lot of work. LOL.

I am still around brettnik, only I am very busy trying to finish a few stories for possible publication that is why I am staying low, but i will reply to all comments in my blogs.

I hope in 3 or 4 weeks I will be back for more. regards.. Prof

posted by PROF-SUMAKEL33 on April 19, 2006 at 2:38 AM | link to this | reply

Una-1

Thank you for the tremendous compliment.  I agree about Spanish.  Sad, then, that I still speak only in the present. 

posted by brettnik on April 18, 2006 at 7:26 PM | link to this | reply

You are a master at short stories!

By the way,  I think Spanish is not difficult to learn.

posted by una01 on April 18, 2006 at 6:54 PM | link to this | reply

Sannhet

I don't live there anymore, but as a teacher in a similar neighborhood, my status as an educator definitely gave me protection at different times, and it was necessary.

posted by brettnik on April 18, 2006 at 3:34 PM | link to this | reply

Brettnik -

Excellent! Is the protection ever needed?

posted by sannhet on April 18, 2006 at 2:53 PM | link to this | reply

well done indeed!

posted by MasonGarrett on April 18, 2006 at 11:48 AM | link to this | reply

great piece. I enjoyed reading it, a lot

posted by shypettite on April 18, 2006 at 11:45 AM | link to this | reply

TAPS_

thanks a bunch!  I'll see about it.  Truth is stranger than fiction, eh?

posted by brettnik on April 18, 2006 at 9:42 AM | link to this | reply

brettnik

What a great read.   Written perfectly to hold the attention all of the way from beginning to end.   You should put it in Uncle_Dave's Showcase to encourage readers who might miss it.

posted by TAPS. on April 18, 2006 at 9:39 AM | link to this | reply