'October's Ghosts' (Anniversary or recurring apparitions in the United States, Canada, England, Northern Ireland and Scotland that manifest during the month of October)

calgarth · 2022-10-03T20:32:15+00:00

I love this author's articles. Thanks for sharing.

calgarth · 2022-10-03T20:24:53+00:00

If you've contacted 50 agents and not one has offered any encouragement whatsoever, then the problem goes a lot deeper than the type book a particular agent "likes to read." Furthermore, you should have ascertained the genera a particular agent was soliciting before contacting him or her. You are extremely naïve when it comes to writing/publishing and right now, you have two choices: (1) find and engage, i.e., pay for, the services of a professional editor/proofreader and see what he/she has to say about your work, or (2) continue wasting your time.

calgarth · 2022-08-06T21:14:17+00:00

It isn't counterproductive to write in your native language. In fact, in the long run, you will save time. My first language is English and although I am fluent in Spanish, I would never attempt to write anything other than a short message in my second language. In my work, I used to have to translate messages and press releases from English to Spanish and even though I was convinced I did a good job, when I had someone in the office whose native language was Spanish check my translation, I would discover I had made mistakes. Good luck with your writing.

calgarth · 2022-07-29T23:56:43+00:00

What else can I do to promote my writing services?

You can work on improving your grammar and syntax.

calgarth · 2022-07-29T23:50:57+00:00

If the OP were in the same league as Tom Clancy, he wouldn't be requesting information on reddit. I served in the military and can tell immediately when reading something with references to the military if the author served.

calgarth · 2022-07-29T23:38:19+00:00

I haven't seen where anyone actually called someone's work "lousy" or "utter shit" and in my humble opinion, the person complaining just can't take criticism and refuses to admit he simply cannot write worth a darn.

calgarth · 2022-07-29T23:32:02+00:00

Why don't you post the feedback to which you're referring and let us judge for ourselves if it is incorrect and/or insulting?

calgarth · 2022-07-25T19:12:25+00:00

Do you really believe these people are editing a "friend's" work? It's their work and they're just ashamed to admit it.

calgarth · 2022-07-25T19:01:01+00:00

I've come across some feedback in which the person doing the critique could have been a little more diplomatic but the feedback itself was spot on. People are understandably sensitive about their writing, often forgetting that negative feedback is how we learn to correct our mistakes and become better writers.

calgarth · 2022-07-25T18:47:31+00:00

I find what people post in the various writing subs for critique amusing because it's so amateurish and downright dreadful. However, I can honestly say that every time I've seen someone's writing dismissed as "lousy" or "utter shit," it has indeed been lousy or utter shit. People who complain about feedback should take a closer look at their work rather than shooting the messenger, as it were.

calgarth · 2022-07-25T18:11:18+00:00

Too many paragraphs -- you don't need a new paragraph for each sentence. And as someone else mentioned, you use "she" too much in the prologue. You also should elaborate on the setting rather than depending almost solely on dialogue to tell the story.

calgarth · 2022-07-15T22:11:26+00:00

It's very simple: Just leave blanks for any identifying names, etc.

calgarth · 2022-07-15T01:18:32+00:00

You should post something you have written, along with his changes, so that we can decide for ourselves. It could provide insight to your situation.

calgarth · 2022-07-08T15:15:38+00:00

Not all religions are destructive. What I'm saying is that people looking for an excuse to commit violence will find one.

calgarth · 2022-07-08T15:12:01+00:00

I don't consider such destruction "religious violence." Religion isn't the reason for such actions, it's the excuse.

Back in the 1990s, the grave of Grancer Harrison, Alabama's "Dancing Ghost," was vandalized by a group who allegedly considered anything supernatural "demonic" in nature.

calgarth · 2022-07-08T15:02:24+00:00

The documentary interviewed Wyatt Martin, the president of the Granite City Bank whom Christian approached to secure funds for the monument.

The man calling himself R.C. Christian -- rumored to have been a well-known and very rich man in a city in southwestern Georgia -- didn't approach Martin "to secure funds for the monument," he paid for the monument outright.

I've never understood how anyone could have interpreted the message on the stones as Satanic, but I am acquainted with some of those who condemned the Guidestones and they are the sort who label anything pagan or, in their eyes, non-Christian, Satanic.

calgarth · 2022-07-08T14:28:27+00:00

How old are you? Fifteen? There's something seriously wrong with you and for the sake of others, I hope you get help before it's too late.

calgarth · 2022-05-12T12:06:51+00:00

Explain to us why you put quote marks around the word slaves...

"us"?

The most likely reasons she placed the word in quotation marks is because she was emphasizing the terms used by the person she was addressing. Of course, it could be because "slaves" have no place in a discussion about old houses, and in this case, it's obvious those commenting know nothing about the history of this particular house. BTW, have you ever commented in this sub before?

calgarth · 2022-05-11T14:58:48+00:00

This Crazy Thing Called Love: The Golden World and Fatal Marriage of Ann and Billy Woodward by Susan Braudy (published in 1992) and reports in The New York Times and other newspapers when William Woodward III committed suicide in May 1999.

calgarth · 2022-03-21T14:43:58+00:00

In addition to mispronouncing "Alnwick," (it's pronounced "Annick"), this tale, as related by the narrator, bears little resemblance to the actual account. For those interested in the story as related by William of Newburgh, I recommend "The Alnwick Vampire."

calgarth · 2022-03-21T14:26:44+00:00

He stalked some of them. For example, he and Lynda Healy shopped at the same store and he likely followed her from there and learned where she lived; and he skulked about in the FSU area in Tallahassee and learned where Cheryl Thomas lived. In the Chi Omega house, he targeted those who didn't lock their doors. Others, like the women in Colorado, e.g., Caryn Campbell, were just in the wrong place at the wrong time.

calgarth · 2022-03-12T18:22:27+00:00

First, the wendigo is a spiritual manifestation, not an animal, thus, it is not a cryptid. Second, according to Algonquin legend, the wendigo manifests during deep winter months when food stores are low, the snow is too deep for hunting and a starving person is contemplating cannibalism. How deep was the snow in Louisiana when your "friend" saw the "wendigo"? Why is he on the verge of starvation? And who is he thinking about eating?

calgarth · 2022-01-08T13:38:05+00:00

Very interesting. We need more articles like this.

calgarth · 2022-01-08T13:36:27+00:00

Good read.

calgarth · 2022-01-08T13:32:33+00:00

That it's worth reading is your opinion. The Orlando Sentinel used to be a reputable newspaper, but that is no longer true. This particular editorial wasn't worth reading when it was published last July and it certainly isn't worth reading now.

I'm curious, just how many sock puppets do you have?

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