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gozzilla:
being following the story all through and so far. i have been to the blog, both that at blogger and that at wordpress. I have checked out the facebook fan zone. i have followed your post on the journal section.

Babe keep the effort going. A nice novel who knows it might just end up a movie, though i will prefer a soap out of it. I am waiting for the release date for the novel.

Gozzilla,
You sound like the novels biggest fan and I'm surprised cos u r a guy. Lol! I have only seen the blog on wordpress. Please, where is the journal? Did you say facebook fan page? I need to join, pleeeease.
I agree with you though! They should make it into a soap first, then blockbuster movie to follow.

Well done, babe!!!!!!!!!!

One final sandal arched high above the heads of the students and landed squarely in the middle of the blackboard with a loud thud, then skidded mournfully down to the ground.

This one is a rib-cracker, Lol! How did you think of it? I can't stop laughing. ROTFLMAO!!!!

The girls stopped fighting at once. The screeching was cut off from the throats of two students—like a raging fire that is abruptly doused with water.

This one made me laugh so hard. Lol! I can just see it happening. We had serious noisemakers in my class when I was a junior girl. I love feddie schools. Boarding schools are the best. 

"I am not going to inquire as to the cause of the noise," he declared, "but this is a classroom, and it is time for my lesson." He walked over to the blackboard and picked up the lone sandal. "Who lost this?" he asked in a scathing tone, holding the rubber footwear aloft by the tips of his forefinger and thumb, dangling it like an offending rodent for the whole class to see.

I am so bowled over by your descriptions. The quote above is just one example. Lol!!!
"Like an offending rodent." Brilliant work!

First, I caught hold of one and landed her a resounding blow straight across the cheek. Smack!
Dazed, she fell back and let up. The male wasn’t as easy to deal with. Scrawny legs kicking, little arms flailing, sharp voice wailing; he grabbed my arm and began to pummel with his free hand.

Lol! There's no question about it. You are a professional writer. This is goooood.

So I leveled her like I did her mate, landing one extra blow to make sure she stayed down. I considered leaving them there, prone as dead logs, but thought better of it.

Lol!!!!! This reminds me of the style James Hadley Chase uses for his thrillers! I totally loooove it!!!!!!

Soon they were booing and chanting and running to go find a teacher. Any teacher. And the school nurse.

I love the way you wrote this part. Lol!

At that time, I guess I must have been a really frustrated kid, full of angst and bitterness at the failing relationship between my parents.
How was I to know, at that time, that trying to be a punk was not the best of solutions to an impending family divorce?

Typical of many American teenagers. Lol!

With him I took my time. One accurately measured blow to the side of his chest leveled him.
The female jumped to her feet and charged like a suicidal bull, blindly throwing herself into my stomach. I peeled her off me and smacked her across the face. Again!

This part is sooooo goooood. I loooove it!!!!!!!!!!!

It looks like Joan has done all the work for you. Lucky you! 

Joan, please, can you do the same for me? I haven't posted my work yet but hope to do so soon. Feedback on like 300-500 words would be sufficient.
Please let me know.
Thanks

Not bad, not bad. More work needed though.

Sounds like a severe case of infatuation.

Advice: If you are over 18 and still don't know how to deal with your b/f or men friends, then please stop taking up space here. Lol!
Bottom line: Don't sleep with any guy until you're married. Good day!

Plus, this is the wrong section to post this question.

Oh-my-gosh!

This is hilarious!!!!! Everyone should read this book! Please when can I get my copy? I'm going to reserve now.

Joan, this is really excellent. I attended a feddie school too and I completely connect with the story. I came across several students like described in the story. It's so exciting, I can hardly wait. 

A million thanks to you and the author! Very well-written and well edited. Kudos!!!!

Makes me wish I were back in Feddie,  I miss those days a lot. 

Pet semetary ~~ Stephen King.
Twilight ~~ Stephanie Meyer
The Potters wheel ~~ Chukwuemeka Ike
Most of James Hadley Chase's novels.

Another great piece. Infact, I need to go check out the rest of your posts. You are a delight to the writing world.
Love it, love it, love it!!!!!!!!

"Do as you'll be done by."

One of the best-written posts I've come across on this forum. 
The story is funny, interesting and very engaging.
The write-up is well-written, punchy, articulate, and rich. It engages the senses and makes it a joyous and sensational reading experience.
Kudos!!!!!!

Looking at your profile, you seem to be a professional writer, as well as in the publishing industry. I am not surprised at all. 

taibatfash:
a bunch of silly, unserious people is what i think, but by one month and i see somethng serious then i will join. i am a self-published author with a book in the market. if you guys are serious, then you need to really think it through, cherio people, 

Taibatfash:

FYI, self-published books are not regarded as real published books in the literary world. Reviewers, readers, agents, and traditional publishers will not touch your book if they know it is self published--especially if your book has no associated ISBN, SAN, LCCN, Copyright, etc. The general consensus is, self-published books are riddled with numerous grammatical and formatting errors and are not worth the exorbitant prices the author asks for them.

Honestly, any serious writer (esp fiction) will not publicly admit to going the route of self-publishing. It immediately 'brands' you and your work as woeful failures. Unfortunate, but true.

NB: I'm not judging your work, just tellin' you what's going on out there.
Also, you being a self acclaimed published author, I'd expect you to edit your own post before laying it out for public scrutiny. Things like this tell readers what to expect from your published book. If you can't even take the time to edit and correct your post of a few sentences, how much more a whole book of at least 40,000 words?
Just food for thought!

Am Alone:
I was just kidding. . .
But Guy abeg you no fit tell me about English Language or word pronounsation oooo
except I no know. You no go fit come tell me say work na werk
because I don listern to the Americans and Britians their English, atleast over and over again
Work and Wek for me is right.
And also i was just being me. But no go there.


Dont you get it?
. . . .28 countries and counting. . . 

Am Alone:
And also I kno say wetin we Nigerians dey speak no be real English jus like every Africa Country,  LoL

Great examples of what to expect? What happened to respect for fellow authors no matter how bad their writing is? Lol!

Redfox:
@am alone
cant u make a clear distinction between word pronunciation and word spelling.i think u are embarrasing yourself a little bit.retrace your steps please.

Perfect example of how this group will critique people's work? Lol! No offense!

Who remembers:
No school for Eze, No supper for Eze, and Only bread for Eze?? Lol!

Enid Blyton series. And before that, 'The Queens Premier.'

A cat,
A fat cat,
A fat cat sat,
A fat cat sat on a mat.

Orikinla and Kay9,
You guys left out the issue of piracy. As far as Nigeria is concerned, piracy of books, novels, mags, music, and movies, is the major downfall of publishing companies.
Nigeria is so lucky that their artists and writers take their calling as a true one and would strive to create, no matter what. Otherwise, there will be no entertainment.
It's completely up to us to 're-brand' our attitude when it comes to things of this issue or let our children face a nation with declining creativity.

Owning a mobile phone is not everything,

bumajj:
Hello,
It's true that you can sell your story's copyright to publishers. But there is a note of warning here:
Try and be careful with your information, Mr. poster.
Things don't work out, as easy as you're trying to make people believe.
If it's working so well for you, earning some 30k weekly, selling your stories (although I have my personal, strong doubts), why are you making such a loud noise about it? Or are you into "Information marketing"?
I should knowquite well, cos I'm an author of several children stories and books, and also own a small publishing firm. I'm into self-publishing. I'm quite familiar with the terrain. There are sound rules to follow.
Working with a newspaper house does not automatically qualify you to be a good story-teller. They are different ball games. I practised Journalism for many years, before I delved into private business.
So, my little piece of advice to everyone here is: tread gently; look before you leap

One word is good enough for the wise!!!!!!!

jackie collins

You laugh so hard you fall to the floor and roll around. "I told you so!"

ROTFLMAO!!!!

I have just one question. You ever been to Owasso, Oklahoma?

No?

Then shut the hell up and take my word for it. After living most of my life in 'Frisco, Owasso felt like cowboy land to me. Shoot! They even have cowboys and totally have like, native Indian names for their towns. Osawatomie, Oolagah, Owasso, Okmulgee,

Like, who the hell named these towns? The guys from 'Dukes of Hazard?' Crazy!!!

Anyways, we moved to Owasso (pronounced 'Owass-ah' by many natives), and I hated my parents for it. They put me in some middle school filled with a bunch of stupid kids that know nothing about being cool. Many of them wouldn't even know what a cigarette looked like if it came poking them in the eye.

Bummer!!!

This part is just sooooo great. If this is just a blog, then I'm definitely interested in reading the whole novel.