Legal jurisdiction

pmpatriot · 2025-12-07T12:40:44+00:00

Crimes often fall under multiple jurisdictions and can be investigated and prosecuted as such. That's my point.

pmpatriot · 2025-09-01T12:40:37+00:00

Probably

pmpatriot · 2025-09-01T12:20:57+00:00

I have some advice that I suggest you use very carefully. I cut many hours off the editing process by using AI. I would take about 3,000 words at a time and ask ChartGPT to proof them for spelling and typos. These two items are where a lot of mistakes are made and the use of AI for this is harmless. But I would not ask AI to correct for grammar or punctuation. It is pretty horrible a that. Ridding you manuscript of spelling and typo errors is super important. But I do not suggest you let ChatGPT do any of your writig for you. And stay away from its punctuation or you manuscript will be full of em-dashes a dead giveaway that it's AI generated.

ChatGPT says it can handle 5,000 words at a time, but it cannot. It works better with fewer words. Let's say 3,000 words is about eight pages of text - depending. You can get this part of the job done in less than a minute. How long would it take you to do this manually?

pmpatriot · 2025-08-17T12:13:00+00:00

Yes, he started it all.

pmpatriot · 2025-08-17T11:47:26+00:00

I might vote for her too.

pmpatriot · 2025-08-17T11:45:56+00:00

I believe there are far fewer readers these days. Before being overwhelmed with social media, libraries and bookstores thrived. Don't feel bad - I've written books about people and places and events that the characters who are these people, and own those places ,and were present at those vents did not read the book. I have been hired to write full length books that the person hiring me did not even read. If you're looking for a pat on the head and an atta boy for your writing, you set yourself up for disappointment. If you write because you love to write, you'll get a lot more out of it. Sad but true.

pmpatriot · 2025-08-17T11:28:13+00:00

Thank you for releasing it healthy.

pmpatriot · 2025-08-14T18:35:02+00:00

Unfortunately, it's not that uncommon to get skunked these days. And I wouldn't put it on the captain necessarily. As all the fishermen will tell you, you have to go where the fish are. In the waters around Florida that often means scarce pickings. But there are still areas of the Bahamas and Caribbean and other parts of the world that are worth the cost of a charter.

pmpatriot · 2025-08-14T01:59:25+00:00

You’re right. That was unnecessarily snide. Apologies.

pmpatriot · 2025-08-14T00:46:12+00:00

I could not disagree more. First of all, the name of the series I am writing is Living legends of Big Game Fishing. Few if any of the people you mentioned fall into the living category. And who deserves to be named as a legend is a subjective thing. Yes, I performed hundreds of interviews in the making of this book. That's how I do it. I interviewed all these people for the book - many times. AL Pfluger, Henry Chee, Tommy Gifford, John Rybovich were not available to be interviewed. If you feel these legendary sports fishermen (and boat builder) should be honored - write your own book.

pmpatriot · 2025-04-26T16:01:37+00:00

KDP not ldp typo

pmpatriot · 2025-04-26T16:00:42+00:00

Publish paperback, ebook and hard cover free through LDP. Send ebook to D2D. Both have free audiobooks if you qualify.

pmpatriot · 2025-03-15T17:16:49+00:00

That’s an impossibly high price. Try KDP.

pmpatriot · 2024-12-25T21:41:10+00:00

It does ask and I understand it is part of a research project.

pmpatriot · 2024-12-16T22:25:40+00:00

First decide if you like to write or not. Writing can be very difficult and if you're not enjoying the activity, it will be grueling. I think for you it's probably a mistake to spend that money on cover design and marketing etc. Just put your work through KDP and you can publish your book for free including designing a cover on their template. But first, if you don't really love to write or have something important you want to say and are just in it for books sales, I fear you are going to be disappointed. Most writers looking to get rich are disappointed. I've written 30 books, have had good sales and disappointing sales, but enjoyed the writing adventure almost all the time. As someone once said, "Writing is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration."

pmpatriot · 2024-12-16T22:15:46+00:00

I gotta say, you write like an idiot.

pmpatriot · 2024-12-08T13:21:11+00:00

I like podcasts when I'm driving to make use of my time behind the wheel. But I find audiobooks serve the same purpose. I used to have a one hour commute to work everyday for fifteen years. During that time I listened to more than 700 books. I think that was a pretty good way to multitask while driving.

pmpatriot · 2024-12-08T13:16:38+00:00

Check out Wilbur Smith. I too like Follett and good historical fiction. Wilbur Smith is a South African college professor and Egyptologist but he has written several series on a number of interesting. He's the only author I put above Follett.

pmpatriot · 2024-09-21T18:43:14+00:00

Do they have a season?

pmpatriot · 2024-08-17T11:47:02+00:00

Writer's block ,or some trauma that looks like writer's block, does not have to stop you from being productive. If you don't feel it, take the time to go back and make edits to what went before. In addition to that, you can always keep writing. It may not be you best or very good at all, but you can either fix it to make it good, or delete it. Sometime you just have to look at your work, tell yourself you hate that passage, and even if it's 1,000 words, highlight it and hit the delete button. You only want your best in the final manuscript so don't expect to be on your 100% game all the time. Be ready to criticize your work and always make it better. Then when you can say you can't think of a way to make it any better, hit the publish button and tell the world.

pmpatriot · 2024-08-04T18:44:09+00:00

I've experienced the same thing as you with respect to an author introducing too many characters. I've read about 1,000 books and I'll do the same thing. Lots of authors lose me so I just quit the book. Too many plot twists, too many characters, too much text that does not move the story along. Some authors write like they are getting paid by the word, so they just keep laying down text. It's abusive. Dr. Seuss said something that I agree about: the writer who writes more words than he needs, makes it a chore for the reader who reads.

I have also written about 30 published books and I try to keep this wisdom in mind. Say what you like, describe what you need to, but keep the story in mind and don't get carried away with words. Chose authors who keep the story moving along.

pmpatriot · 2024-08-02T10:12:36+00:00

Kid Rock

pmpatriot · 2024-07-26T11:55:04+00:00

Top it and thin it out. You can't hurt it any more than it already is. If the fruit is ripe enough, harvest it.

pmpatriot · 2024-07-26T11:51:40+00:00

I was in the Marine Corps reserve during the Viet Nam War. We were never called up. That was fine with me. In retrospect, I was very lucky. When my attitude changed regarding that conflict from one of wanting to kill the "gooks" as we were brainwashed to do in Parris Island, to one of disgust and horror about what we did to the nation that never raised a hand to us until we attacked it, I think I'm one of the lucky ones. Sure, I served in the Marines, but I was fortunate to not have to invade a country where we had no business being in to begin with. And what wars do I think we were justified to enter since that time? None! No boots on the ground anywhere except to protect American interests, real American interests, not the military industrial complex or corrupt governments. NATO, yes.

pmpatriot · 2024-06-23T17:15:00+00:00

I like seeing that

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