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..., just like everyone else. Except my secrets are better left alone.

I'm not a modest man, I'm pretty average really. I'm 34 years old, I live alone in my flat, i have held a steady job for the last twelve years. I have friends, I go out socializing, have hobbies and visit my sick mother in the hospital. Just a normal man in a normal world. However there i s one thing i do think I'm exceptionally good at, my job.

There are not many people in my profession, even though the hours are short, the money is good and the holiday is excellent. I have never really questioned why, why there are so few people in my line of work? How i come to do what i do? Why I'm still here? When will i give it up and move on? but most importantly am i going crazy? i have never asked any of these questions before, well before last night. Since then these questions are the only things i can think of. twenty four hours of asking the same four questions and still not one answer.

Time to give up the day job?

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protagonize: author profile thumbnail for seldom ":) got you."
protagonize: author profile thumbnail for bfd "sorry that was not the plot. just some ideas one for each new branch. front door closes as neighbour comes in. the noise is a small child, or you enter the bathroom and find a false wall. etc. didnt even think about it as a plot just thought if people have ideas they might write a branch"
protagonize: author profile thumbnail for bfd "when did i????"
protagonize: author profile thumbnail for seldom "argh - don't give the plot away! ;)"
protagonize: author profile thumbnail for seldom "Thanks! Lol but if I was that great I would be a published writer already. We're all learning here. Yeah, I'd love to do a course. Maybe I should look into that too - it's a good idea.
Mostly, I think grammar is hard to learn in an academic way. The best way is to read an awful lot, and examine the way writers put things as you read, thinking about how and why they've written it like that. It gets easier with practice. I try to do this myself.
Not sure I could correct an entire book (don't have the skills required) - although lots here will offer pointers.
Like lots of people I'm time poor. Unfortunately not cash rich tho lol.
Thanks bfd :D
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protagonize: author profile thumbnail for bfd "Thanks for the advice seldom, really appreciate it. talk about beginners mistakes. lol! i just get so involved i forget spelling, punctuation and grammer. The most annoying part, is that my stories pretty much suck when i read chapters like yours. you can tell straight away that you know what you are doing. i'm going to look into a creative writing course. you put me to shame. i'm in the process off writing a book based on my experiances as a doorman/ bouncer. it would be great if you could find the time to read what i have written, correct mistakes and add your own ideas. obviously when it's published and is a number 1 best seller it will be co-written by the both of us!"
protagonize: author profile thumbnail for seldom "Oops sorry - I mean bfd. This is a fun story - I enjoyed adding. :D"

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