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Oh, brother. I can't imagine business is booming either way. My reptiles have been naughty lately and don't deserve a party.

That's the ticket, Tough Reptile Love.

Some of those Kimodo Dragons can get pretty rowdy, so I'd stick with a guest list of terapins only.

The terrapins, you just flip 'em on their backs if they get out of hand.

Err....KOMODO. Typing too fast leads to sloppy lizard names.

There's going to be enough sloppy lizards at those parties as it is.

Sloppy Lizards is a great band name.

Things are not too clear in your neck of the woods, are they? First a painted dog, or a painted wall, and now this?

All I know is I want to attend a reptile party. :)

Writing clearly is not one of our natural resources around here.

Bring your reptiles! (Snakes will be separated from the others.)

Edited at 2008-04-25 07:46 pm (UTC)

I'd say a party with reptiles, but only because of that tag line. I'm sure a buncha lizards and snakes running/slithering amok makes for quite a memorable party!

But I'd like it better if it was parties for reptiles.

I want to call them and say I want a party for my chameleon's second birthday. And to ask if they have tiny party hats and noisemakers.

And party favors! Flies for everone!

Okay, that is just weird. Maybe it's like dog painting.

Parties WITH reptiles? Parties BY reptiles? and...who would want a reptile in anyway associated with a party? Oh and I just thought of a good saying to go along with the ad REPTILE PARTIES...Party till you molt!

Edited at 2008-04-26 03:23 am (UTC)

Hey! Did you ever finish my book? If you did and you hated it, I want to know, since I'm working on the final draft now! I am 166 percent serious.

Hey! I did finish your book. (I'm passing it to supermatt41 tomorrow.) I did not hate it. It's very YOU. I LOVE your descriptions of people, of food, the scenery, and how much you're in love with Italy. Your enthusiasm is beyond reproach.

I'm not sure what you want this book to be. As far as the plot telling a cohesive story, that could be worked on, I think. It's like reading the Italy parts of your blog, all strung together. If someone who didn't know you picked it up, they might think, "Give this girl some sedatives!" I'd love to hear details about the gay mafia, about Duke (whatever happened to him?) and the Jesus-loving taxi driver (why isn't THAT conversation in here?).

Here is an example of some inconsistencies in the writing style: Pages 233-237 are PERFECT. They describe brilliantly the scenery, the people, the food, perfect days.
Then turn to page 243, bottom paragraph: "The next day...more wine freaks that Jimmy has met over the years. It was breathtakingly beautiful. They let me work on the computer for a while..." WHOA! STOP! WHY was it breathtakingly beautiful? Don't just drop us there!

And one last thing: proofreading. I noticed numerous misspellings.

Other than that, it made me want to immediately say to hell with the credit card balance, and book a flight to Italy.

Proofreading: CHECK! Am doing that.

Your thoughts are exactly mine, and what I'm doing now is dropping some of the "blog"-ier stuff and adding a LOT more descriptions and follow-ups.

Thank you SO MUCH for buying it, reading it, and giving me your thoughts. THANK YOU!!!!!!

Oh good. After writing my comments, I hoped they didn't come across as too harsh. I fully understand that this book is your baby and I know I hate to have anyone pick apart my writing.

The book is now on supermatt41's chair.

it IS my baby, but it's still gestating. now's the time to get it right! once it's published and i'm a kabillionaire, everybody can go eff themselves! hahahaahahahah