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Subject: Facing the Storm downloads and dead tree copies


Author:
Wes
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Date Posted: 20:18:29 03/03/09 Tue

I've just enabled the ability to order hardcopies of Facing the Storm for $24.95, and downloads for $20.00. Downloads of Alone Together are now available for $7.00 See Store for details.

--Wes
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Subject: Phil


Author:
Bill
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Date Posted: 21:39:46 03/09/09 Mon

Can't wait untill Phil meets Crystal nad learns what her last name is.
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Subject: Time Line Question


Author:
Jack
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Date Posted: 01:14:11 03/04/09 Wed

Wes, I'm just trying to find a time line for Facing the Storm. I know the following from dates given in the other books.

Time Line....

ROCINANTE-1970

Busted Axle Road - 1987, 1988

Runner's Moon - 1990, 1995

Dawnwalker - 1974 -- 1995, 1999

Andromeda Chained - Same time as dawnwalker

Alone Together - 1997, 1999 @ end of Dawnwalker

Where does Facing the Storm fit in - ?

Is it about 10 or so yesrs after Busted Axle Road 2007-2008?


Jack
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Subject: Facing the Storm


Author:
Lew
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Date Posted: 20:56:23 03/01/09 Sun

Wes;

Is John Archer the tech rep who was in Japan with Pete Chladek? Seems like the time lines meet.

Lew
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Subject: Facing the Storm -- and more than one


Author:
Wes
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Date Posted: 20:38:29 03/01/09 Sun

Well, all right. Here we go with Facing the Storm.

Everybody goes through turbulent periods in their lives, and in Facing the Storm we have four couples going through such periods more or less at the same time. In a way it's kind of a placid story, but everyone has to face the storms that come in their lives. I will admit that the cover and the title are a bit dramatic and metaphorical, and before anyone asks, it derives from a specific incident that takes place toward the end of the book.

I will admit that I'm glad to see February over with -- not only from the fact that for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere it means the end of winter is drawing near, but February has been a very hectic month.

Back in the middle of January, I decided to see if I could break a spell of not writing by working on Randy and the Alien, a book I started in 2004 and never finished. I had what happened mostly thought out but was struggling on how to tell it. The work on it went pretty well, and I managed to wrap it up in the first part of the month.

Since I felt like I was on a roll, I decided to take a swing at another book that laid unfinished about that long, titled Superheroine. This was a rather short book, a little out of my normal style, but I hit on a scene that I just didn't want to right and it had laid around since maybe 2005 without being touched. It turned out that I was able to finish it up in only a few days, with about 13,000 words.

Now I was really on a roll, so I turned to Bullring Days, a book I'd been working on last winter and stalled no for no good reason other than the fact that I was tired of writing in general. This is a much bigger book; I figured I was about 80% done at 205,000 words. I finally finished it up yesterday morning at 264,000 words.

In addition to that, I was going back and forth with editors on Facing the Storm, and making a fast pass through the next book, Blue Beauty, before sending it out to edit.

As if that wasn't enough, Friday night I went to turn on my main computer, and I had a heck of a time getting it to turn on -- a power supply issue. While I do most of my writing on an old Pentium 300 down in my workshop (I get bothered less that way), the website is updated from the big computer. The next morning I called the guy that does my computer work, and found out he was several days backlogged, which meant that the big computer would be down for a few days. "All right," I said. "What can you do on a laptop?"

We went around for a bit till he quoted me a price about a hundred bucks less than I expected to pay. "Good enough," I told him. "See you shortly." An hour or so later I managed to tickle the big computer into running and I was transferring files to the new box. That's always a pain, but I managed to get the important stuff done, so now getting updates done isn't going to be an issue.

It's been a long time since I've owned a laptop and I'm not sure I'm going to like it, but we'll see. The last laptop I had, if you can remember that far back, was an XT without a hard drive -- it ran off two low density floppies and was a pain in the butt, so it's part of the reason I've shied away from them since. I haven't used the keyboard enough to tell if I'm going to get used to it, but time will tell. I will admit to having visions of sitting out on the back porch on a nice evening and working on some other books in the pipeline, but at least now I don't that, completing first drafts of Randy and the Alien, Superheroine and Bullright Days hanging over my head.

What's more, it's March. That means it's not February any longer. Hopefully this month will be a bit quieter. I plan to work on the model railroad, do a little reading, and generally unwind a bit. Who knows, I might even get back to the book I intended to work on when I wound up working on Randy and the Alien.

-- Wes
Subject: Facing the Storm


Author:
Lew
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Date Posted: 00:06:06 03/01/09 Sun

Hi Wes;

I was wondering; does the title of the next book, Facing the Storm", have anything to do wit Tan's brother and/or Pete? Seems to a logical progression for the story lines, and fits the title well.

Looking forward to the story, no matter what the plot is.

Lew
Subject: Alone Together


Author:
Hal
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Date Posted: 00:50:27 02/27/09 Fri

That was one hell of a story, Wes! Congratulations on totally living up to your usual standard of excellence! I totally enjoyed every word (but it was a little short, after Dawnwalker). Thank you Very Much!
Hal
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Subject: Dog Mushing


Author:
Dmitri
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Date Posted: 13:45:38 02/24/09 Tue

Ran across a Tiffany Archer clone when researching the Iditarod.

Rachael Scdoris, from Bend, Oregon, is 24 years old and started mushing when she was 11 years old. Been to several big races, including the Beargrease, which is mentioned in Wes' stories, and to the Iditarod. Not a high finisher, but she has finished, and she's trying, which is saying something.

She was born legally blind.

Take a look at http://rachaelmushing.com/

She's actually not totally blind, but is extremely impaired. She travels with another musher who is her guide.

Dmitri

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Subject: OK, you refresh nuts . . .


Author:
Wes
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Date Posted: 21:13:43 02/25/09 Wed

. . . the last chapter of Alone Together is up!

-- Wes
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Subject: Alone Together Musings


Author:
Lew
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Date Posted: 12:48:10 02/23/09 Mon

I can't help wondering 1:if Tan's brother finds her and has a confrontation (Thanksgiving would be a good time with Chrystal around to provide firepower) and 2: some kind of reconciliation with Nanci for Karin and Chrystal. Just thoughts that came to me.

Lew
Subject: My most successful failure


Author:
Wes
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Date Posted: 21:41:23 02/22/09 Sun

In case you hadn't noticed, Andromeda Chained is currently running on SOL and BTFH.

Last week, I had a comment on the latter about the Record-Herald Reporter's Notebook, which plays a part in the story. Well, there's a longer story than that.

The Record-Herald Reporter's Handbook was a fairly main feature of a story I started called The Rookie. It included Brenda, but not Carole and was going to be just a simple story of Brenda's first year at the Record-Herald. It was going to include a couple of the stories we get to in Andromeda Chained and some we don't. I was motoring along quite nicely, minding my own business, thank you, when I got to the point where I had to tell the Henry Toivo story again as back story. That got out of hand and Absent Friend was the result. Since that didn't really have anything to do with The Rookie I started it over as a fresh story.

After I got done with Absent Friend I didn't really feel like going back and filling in the Henry Toivo background and work ground to a halt on The Rookie, never to be resumed. Then, some time later the idea for Andromeda Chained came along and I wound up mining The Rookie heavily since Brenda was the obvious person available as a vehicle to tell Carole's story. Some parts got left out, including a lot of Reporter's Notebook entires that now didn't matter.

Debbie Elkstalker, who we met in Andromeda Chained was a more prominent character in The Rookie. She sort of became Brenda's confidant and sidekick. Most of that washed out when Carole assumed that position, but I didn't want to lose Debbie, so she'll be prominent in a future book, Square One, which will come down the pike in a year or so.

All in all The Rookie was the most successful writing failure I've ever had.

-- Wes
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Subject: Alone Together


Author:
Tucson
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Date Posted: 21:51:40 02/19/09 Thu

You just continue to top your self on your stories. I have been waiting for this chapter for months.
Thanks
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Subject: Simultaneous Masers!


Author:
Greg B.
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Date Posted: 16:50:41 02/19/09 Thu

Genius. Pure and simple genius.

When I saw this story was about Jon and Tanisha, I was afraid it would be boring because, well, Jon was pretty boring in Dawnwalker. Boy, was I wrong!
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Subject: Spearfish Lake Sports


Author:
Dmitri
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Date Posted: 07:54:56 02/17/09 Tue

I've not posted before but have been enjoying Wes's stories for a while now.

I was wondering how many other readers participate in what of the various activities Wes has the denizens of his stories doing. Kayaking, canoeing, rafting, skiing, snowboarding, surfing, swimming, climbing, dogsledding, railroading (well modeling at least, if not running the big trains), flying, martial arts, etc.? It would be interesting to me to find out what readers actually do any of the things mentioned. Or if not, have the stories sparked an interest in them trying out something new in activities?

I personally used to do some cross country skiing, but have not for on the order of 30 years ago now. Never tried downhill or jumping (GULP!), or snowboarding. I also played around with aikido for a couple years but never went for a belt and have forgotten most everything I knew about it by now because I was never serious and never kept it up.

I played around with model railroading as a kid but a brother has the HO set we used then, and I don't mess with it at all. Never been on a big one though a neighbor engineer offered to take me once long ago on a cab ride. I just never went.

Frankly, staring at the hind ends of dogs for a mile or a thousand doesn't interest me at all, and though I used to have dogs as pets when I was a kid, I never really was a dog fan. I still have a couple cats though! They aren't pullers. I have flown, but don't really like small planes, big ones either for that matter. I do it when I have to. Just ride along, have never piloted. Never been in a helicopter or a glider.

I was a swimmer in high school and college, but quit that competition stuff as soon as I could after that. Shoulder problems preclude doing it any longer.

I did some technical climing when I was in college, but heights bother me. Still do a lot of hiking. My wife is a birder, so I'm involved in that, even though I don't consider myself one. I suppose you could call me an S.O.B. That stands for "Spouse Of Birder."

I still do some kayaking, canoeing and rafting, though not as much as when I was younger.

What have I forgotten?

How about other readers? What have people done, and what are any of you interested in trying out that might be new?

Dmitri
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Subject: Playing around with forum settings


Author:
Wes
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Date Posted: 14:22:51 02/17/09 Tue

In case anyone hasn't noticed, I played around with the forum settings a little today. Now anyone that responds to a message, however how old, will have that topic ascend to the top of the page. I'm not sure how much I like it and comments are welcome.

-- Wes
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Subject: Map of the SpearfishLake region


Author:
Ted King
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Date Posted: 18:59:04 02/14/09 Sat

I know that some time back I downloaded a map of the Spearfish Lake region that I thought was on this web site. Can and would you direct me to it?

I think your tales are some of the most engaging and enjoyable tales that I have ever read. I'm most anxious to have you get all 28 volumes posted!
Thanks, Ted
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Subject: Looking to the future


Author:
Wes
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Date Posted: 19:34:04 02/15/09 Sun

This has been a busy but productive week.

First off, people that have been reading Dawnwalker on SOL have sent me a huge raft of comments and compliments about the book, all of them positive or helpful. I think I've replied to everyone but if I've missed anyone, I'm sorry. But, you SOL readers might like to know that another book, Andromeda Chained, starts Tuesday (it'll also be starting on BTFH in the next week or so). The book is a little bit different and has a little bit different concept, but I hope you will like it.

Alone Together , which is currently running on the web site, is a short book and we're two thirds of the way through it. For a number of reasons including work on Randy and the Alien I was late getting Facing the Storm, the next book, off to the proofreaders, so this week I've been playing catchup on making fixes to that while making a final pass through the next book after that to get ready to send off to them.

I wrapped all that up Friday, and in among all the e-mails regarding Dawnwalker I've been trying to figure out where I am on future plans. As I discussed in my post last week, my writing progress is well ahead of posting and I'd like to stay at least somewhat ahead of it. I'd planned on spending this weekend assessing where I'm going and planning the next moves, but some unforeseen events yesterday put that off till today. To my slight amazement, when I went through various files where stubs of stories are stashed I found that I have more work planned out than I'd thought. I have two books somewhere past eighty percent completed, another one about a quarter done, and at least five more that exist in various stages from a vague concept to a few chapters done. That's a lot of writing, and I don't think I'm going to have to worry about having something to do for a year or two. Finding the motivation is always the problem, but I hope that I'll be able to keep this going for a while, at least till spring gets here. My main goal for the next two or three months is to wrap up those two that are hanging nearly finished but not yet there. It's just going to take getting my fingers on the keyboard.

As you know I'm not one to let spoilers go, but I will say that many of the books I've envisioned will involve the kids of various Spearfish Lake people we're already familiar with, and other kids in that age group. There's going to be some new adventures and new challenges, both for them and for me. I'm looking forward to it, and I hope you are too!

-- Wes
Subject: Need a little help


Author:
Wes
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Date Posted: 13:16:25 02/11/09 Wed

I need a little help. Does anyone know enough French to be able to translate this line to French for me?

"Would you like another cup of coffee?"

Thanks, all.

-- Wes
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Subject: When do you post new chapters?


Author:
Hal
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Date Posted: 16:14:04 02/12/09 Thu

Hey, Wes. There are no time stamps on your chapters, or I'd just figure it out for myself. I know the header says Mon - Wed - Fri, but I suspect it varies. And I don't have a clue what time zone your in or if you typically put up new ones after midnight. Just to save the wear and tear on my F5, you know ;).
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Subject: Dawnwalker book 6


Author:
Wes
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Date Posted: 20:49:38 02/08/09 Sun

I managed to wrap up Dawnwalker 6 today, tentatively titled "Randy and the Alien." Like all my first drafts it has some rough spots, but I feel this one is rougher than most, especially in the early part before the characters started to take control of the story. It feels good to have it done; this one has been hanging over my head for four years.

As in a lot of my books, it took a lot of thinking about but once I got under power I ripped right through it. I salvaged some of the book from an earlier attempt, but still managed 140,000 words or so of the final 164,000 in something like three weeks. That's not terribly fast for me -- in 2007 I did 250,000 in a little over three weeks, so in a sense I feel like I was loafing. The problem is, and always has been, is that it can take me a long time to think the book together and get around to writing it.

I've gotten a question or two about why I'm sweating Dawnwalker 6 while Dawnwalker 2 is being posted, and we're a long way from Dawnwalker 6 being posted. What you have to remember is that it takes me around 700,000 words a year to service the spearfishlaketales.com website. That is a lot of writing, especially considering that I did around 425,000 words in both 2007 and 2008 on top of zilch in 2006 and maybe 50,000 in 2005. I have a couple million words in reserve but it's shrinking. The lead I have on the website is a little long, but I wouldn't mind it drifting down to a year or so, which allows me time for proofreading, rethinking the story, and such things. But since I have to hold down a job as well as write, and a bunch of other things as well, I don't see how I can average 700,000 words a year until I retire, which is a few years off. I'm trying to do about 500,000 words a year, which at least allows the backlog to shrink more slowly. Writing that much isn't impossible, but given everything it may take me all year to do it. So, especially on a book that's given me trouble, I've been sweating it. It's good to have the first draft on the hard drive.

What all this means is that there are going to be new stories posted on spearfishlaketales.com for a while yet.

-- Wes
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Subject: Nitpicking about hand holding


Author:
Doug Jones
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Date Posted: 23:09:31 01/26/09 Mon

Just a couple observations about the photo illustration for "Alone Together":

1) That girl is not as dark as Tanisha is described in the story, although brown is beautiful too :)

2) They are shaking hands, not holding hands (right to right) rather than holding hands as a couple would (L-R or R-L).

Hey, it's just a nitpick, nothing substantial. I *love* the Spearfish Lake tales, and have read them all. Keep up the good work, Wes!
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Subject: New download policy


Author:
Wes
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Date Posted: 21:04:26 02/01/09 Sun

It's apparent that some readers like the serial format, while others do not and prefer to read a book in one sitting. In order to cater to both houses, with the new month I'm announcing a new download policy, where all books being posted will be available complete by download shortly after they start posting.

With this goes a couple of caveats, however. The early downloads will contain the errors that people find while reading the serial and tell me about. Also, I ask download purchasers to keep their mouths shut about where the book is going to keep from spoiling it for everyone else. That shouldn't be too hard!

Downloads for the shorter books like Alone Together will be $15.00 while the book is being posted. Longer books, like Facing the Storm, the next book, will be $20, and the longest books, over 250,000 words, will be $25.00. Once the book is completed, the standard download price will drop to $7.00 for all books. Hardcopies will be available shortly after completing the serial; the prices will vary but will be in the same general range as they have been.

Now, since I'm springing a surprise on you, if you've thought about getting a download of anything but Alone Together, this month you can still get it for the old rate of $5.00.

I'm planning on keeping the serials free, in hope that readers will enjoy them enough to want to order a download or hardcopy. While this site is sort of a hobby, it's a hobby business. I'm still looking for the right model to provide an adequate income for my work. I doubt that the donation/advertising/sales system that I'm using will be the wave of the future for web-based publishing, but I think it ought to be a step in the right direction until someone can come up with a model that balances the desires of both readers and writers. I have considered some other models, both before and after starting this site. To be honest, some of the suggestions I've seen I wouldn't patronize as a reader, so why would I want to bother with them as a writer?

I know times are tough, but as long as I see the possibility of a positive cash flow I'm planning on hanging in there, "If the Lord is willing and the crick don't rise," as my father would have said. Reading the serials will remain free, but please consider the purchase of a download or a hardcopy, or making a donation.

-- Wes
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Subject: Chains


Author:
Mike W.
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Date Posted: 03:45:43 02/06/09 Fri

Wow! What a great story and an absolutely perfect ending!

Thanks so much and keep the Tales coming.

Mike W.
Subject: Pete & Hadley Monroe


Author:
buggage
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Date Posted: 23:49:28 02/03/09 Tue

I wonder if the big reason that Pete is so set on Jon working at Hadley-Monroe is because Jon is taking up the slack that Pete's incapable of?

When Jon called and told Pete, he was "whimpering"...I have to wonder if Pete can't hack computers or something similar and is using Jon as a crutch, and that (plus the loss of control) is what's got him over the edge.
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Subject: Dawnwalker book 6 progress


Author:
Wes
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Date Posted: 23:32:12 01/25/09 Sun

Good grief, what a weekend!

I've written previously about my problem with Dawnwalker book six, which is tentatively titled 'Randy and the Alien'. No, this isn't a UFO story, so I'll probably change the title.

I have struggled with this book for years and had many parts of it thought out, some outlines written, even some short scenes written, along with about the first five chapters. Then I stalled on it, and really haven't made much progress on it for years.

I was leafing through my files on it the other night when it struck me -- I was trying to tell two stories at once, and they really didn't get along too well with each other. A simple observation, but sometimes the simple stuff eludes you. It really needed to be two books, but I was really trying to bring the Dawnwalker series to an end at six. So much for that hope, but Book 7 may not result as I'm not sure there's enough of a story there to maintain a book out of it. Maybe a short; we'll have to see. That's not on my mind right now, anyway.

So, even though I'm blocked on two other projects, I felt like taking a swing at this one again, and I have really been pounding the hell out of the keys. I have done 40,000 words since Wednesday, and 27,000 words yesterday and today, which is my second best weekend ever. The only one that ever went better was toward the end of Dawnwalker 3, when I had the end of the story in sight and the story line well thought out, and I wanted to get it wrapped up. So, believe me, even though I have a headache, my back is sore and my hands are screaming, I feel pretty darn good tonight. At the moment I'm about 67,500 words into the book, which I would guess is at least a third of the book but probably not halfway -- it's always a little hard to tell at this point. I know roughly what's got to happen in the next chapter but only a few notes on it, and then the next two chapters are long thought out. After that, I'm going to have to sit down and block out the next few chapters, in which I know the high points of what has to happen, but not really the details or the color. At any rate, I'm not going to be kicking out 13k words a day on it, and about next weekend I may have to put a little time into my model railroad so I can chew a few plot points together in the process.

Who knows, maybe in a month or two I can get back to one of the other books. Anyway, it feels darn good to have a really productive writing weekend after such a long dry spell, and I thought I would share it with you.

-- Wes
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Subject: Order of reading


Author:
Ed Greenberg
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Date Posted: 14:56:59 01/25/09 Sun

A friend asked me which Spearfish Lake tales to read in what order, and I came up with this. Comments are solicited.

My opinion only

1. Rocinante, then Busted Axle Road, or vice versa
2. Snowplow Extra, then Runners Moon or vice versa
3. Absent Friend
4. Dawnwalker
5. Andromeda Chained
6. Alone Together (in progress)

The Next Generation can be read out of sequence
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Subject: Pete Chladek's behavior (spoiler guess)


Author:
Doug Jones
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Date Posted: 19:43:05 01/26/09 Mon

I recall an incident from Dawnwalker, where Pete had a blinding headache while he, Karin, and Nanci were visiting Crystal in Marquette. I kinda expected him to have a stroke right then, but with his bizarre mood swings I wonder if a brain tumor is involved...
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Subject: Newsbox 22 January 2009


Author:
Gemuser
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Date Posted: 00:49:17 01/24/09 Sat

Quote from Wes's Home Page Newsbox :
"January 22, 2009:
Cheers! I got 4,000 words done on Dawnwalker Book 6 today! I can't tell you how long I've been blocked on it. Since I'm blocked on two other books right now it feels good to get something done!"

Hooray , hooray! Please, please keep your muse on it, if at ALL possible. Best news of the year, so far!

Gemuser
Subject: Alone Together


Author:
Wes
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Date Posted: 20:20:05 01/18/09 Sun

I just uploaded the first chapter of Alone Together. I hope you like it.

This is a relatively short book -- it'll only take six weeks to get through it. The chapters are uneven in size, and mostly longish, since the way the story is laid out didn't make it very possible to reorder it into chapters of more even, postable lengths.

There's not a lot in here about Crystal and Myleigh, and most of that comes toward the end of the book. The timeline runs through about the second half of Dawnwalker up past the end of it a little. We'll spend more time with Crystal, Myleigh and Randy in the next Dawnwalker book later in the year.

-- Wes
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Subject: The "Shorts"


Author:
Hal
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Date Posted: 00:07:06 01/17/09 Sat

I really like the Shorts. Of course, I really like the stories they came from too. Thanks for the extra benefits, Wes. And I am looking forward to the next long story too!
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Subject: All your books


Author:
Howard Whitney
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Date Posted: 17:39:57 01/16/09 Fri

Thank you for another great read. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays are my "treat" days when I get to read something intelligent.
Thank you for all your efforts. I am waiting with great excitement for the next book.

Howard
Subject: Dawnwalker hardcopies and downloads available


Author:
Wes
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Date Posted: 21:24:21 11/02/08 Sun

Dawnwalker is starting to wind down. Since it's been going since May, some of you might want to include the word "finally" in that statement. Dawnwalker is far and away the longest book I've ever done -- I've learned to not let them get that large. However, I've gotten a lot of favorable comment on it, and I really appreciate all the letters, notes, donations, and download purchases in the special I ran in September.

Now that the end is in sight -- the last upload will be Friday -- what comes next? I've talked about this before, and Andromeda Chained is all set to go; it'll be starting officially on November 10, so I'll be uploading the first section late on the ninth. I'm sure there will be some that will be waiting to eagerly click on it. As I've said on this forum before, Andromeda Chained has possibly the weirdest premise I've ever written a book about. It was actually kind of a "thought experiment", but I had fun with it and I hope you will, too.

Also, as I've said earlier, Dawnwalker is the first book of a five and possibly six book cycle. The second book, Alone Together, is a relative shortie compared to the doorstopper size of the original. My plan is to start posting it right after Andromeda Chained, which means mid-January. It's currently undergoing final proofing and everything is on track. I'm sure Dawnwalker fans will notice a few loose ends that don't get cleaned up, and this is where we clean up some of them -- and create a couple new ones, too.

With Dawnwalker coming to a close, I'm going to go ahead and open up downloads and hardcopy sales. Both are new available from the Spearfish Lake Tales Store.

Hardcopies are $29.95, available from Lulu.com; you can order direct or through the Spearfish Lake Tales Store.

Downloads are $7.50. As before, you order these through Paypal on the Spearfish Lake Tales Store page. When I receive notification from Paypal that an order has been received, I will e-mail you the appropriate book immediately shortly after I get the notification. Those that have been reading the newsbox the past few days will notice that I've been having some connection trouble and the only internet contact I have right at the moment is dial-up over my one home line. It's very slow, and I may have to wait till I get to the faster connection at work to make the download until this problem at home gets cleared up -- it's something to do with the server at my ISP and it's been screwed up for weeks, now. Also, for the same reason, Dawnwalker downloads will be .rtf files, but sent in a zipped format. If you can't handle .zip, let me know and I can send it in a normal format.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy the end of Dawnwalker, and further enjoy Andromeda Chained.
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Subject: Dressing with handcuffs


Author:
Steve
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Date Posted: 01:32:30 01/15/09 Thu

I have been trying to figure out how to dress and undress while wearing handcuffs. I have read and reread the descriptions of how Brenda and Carole did it, and I just don't see how it would work, although maybe I am missing something. I am assuming regular clothing, not something modified to work with handcuffs.

I did a quick search on YouTube to see if there was a demonstration there, but came up empty-handed. I even tried it myself, using a couple of loops tied in a bathrobe belt around my wrists to simulate the handcuffs. I tried undressing (figured if I could get that, dressing would just be the reverse), trying to remove both a dress shirt with buttons (unbuttoned), and a sweatshirt. In both cases I ended up with the garment off my body, but still with the "chain" of the "handcuffs" running through both sleeves with no apparent way to get it off, other than removing the handcuffs.

I can't very well run down to the local S&M shop and ask, since we don't have one. Not sure I would have the nerve anyway, but who knows; might be good for a couple of laughs if nothing else.

So is there really a way to do this? Please note, I am asking just out of simple curiosity; I have *NO* intention of voluntarily wearing cuffs for even a couple of minutes, let alone days, weeks or months (or asking somebody else to do it either).

While I'm at it, I want to thank you for another excellent book. The last two chapters, and especially the very end of the epilogue, were very moving. I suspect that I was not the only one that had to take breaks to clear something out of my eyes. I have read every one of your books at least twice, and I'm sure I'll be reading them all again. I really like the way that various characters pop up in different books. Hopefully we haven't seen the last of Brenda, Carole, and Wendy.

I'm looking forward to your next book. Keep up the good work!
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Subject: Andromeda Chained


Author:
Fred
[Edit]

Date Posted: 17:19:05 01/13/09 Tue

Wes:
Your stories keep getting better,with each one I read,I wonder how you manage to do it. This is the fourth of your works I've read and I wish to say thanks for sharing with us.
Fred
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Subject: ANA Aherns Award fictional?


Author:
Joe
[Edit]

Date Posted: 19:37:32 01/13/09 Tue

I looked and didn't find an Ahems Award in Google. I thought I'd see what some real winners looked like.

Wes, if it is fictional take my search as a complement.
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Subject: Wes Boyd's stories


Author:
The Mage
[Edit]

Date Posted: 04:07:51 01/12/09 Mon

Wes,

There is only one comment that I can make in reference to Andromeda Unchained...


WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!


As I sit here writing this little missive I realize what it is that makes your stories so compelling. It is CHARACTER!!!

In all of your stories there is the fact that people must have or must build character!

From this point forward I will try to emulate that in my stories.

Thank you for the entertainment and education.

The Mage
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Subject: Andromeda Chained - overall


Author:
dotB
[Edit]

Date Posted: 21:26:06 01/11/09 Sun

The story was good and the last chapter was great ...

but, the very best section was the epilogue.

Well done!

.B
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Subject: Capter 28


Author:
Joe
[Edit]

Date Posted: 21:24:49 01/11/09 Sun

Interesting twist in the last paragraph. Appropriate twist.

Thanks,
Subject: Small Link error


Author:
Bill
[Edit]

Date Posted: 15:28:44 01/10/09 Sat

There is a small website error. In Rocinate, part 3, chapter 11 the back-to-main link at the end points to the wrong location:
http://www.spearfishlaketales.com/roc/rocinante3-11.htm
Subject: Chapter 27


Author:
Boyd
[Edit]

Date Posted: 22:27:27 01/08/09 Thu

Wes,

I just finished chapter 27 and it knocked me for a loop. I believe it is the most powerful and poignant chapter I have read of all the chapters of all the books you have published so far.

Thanks,
Boyd
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Subject: Unchained


Author:
Hal
[Edit]

Date Posted: 22:21:50 01/08/09 Thu

Wow, Wes! It has been a whale of a story and one hell of a chapter. Just awesome writing my friend! I think that Dawnwalker and Rocinante will remain my favorites, but you write so many very different but very powerful stories. I think that I especially like the very long stories where we get to know the characters so much better, and share so much more of their lives. You have said how very long Dawnwalker is, but I would have loved to have had it go on twice as long. You may have used up most of the original premise of the story (they did graduate!) but not nearly all the potential of the characters. But even the shortest are so sweet!
Thanks (and yes, I know there is one more chapter, lol)
Subject: Andromeda Chained download and dead tree version


Author:
Wes
[Edit]

Date Posted: 21:43:21 01/06/09 Tue

As of today, Andromeda Chained is available from http://stores.lulu.com/spearfishlaketales:>Lulu.com . It's linked from the main page and the store page. Also, I'm opening up the $5.00 downloads of the whole book -- the information for that is on the store page as well.

The next book, "Alone Together" starts January 19, which is, I think, the one year anniversary of the Spearfishlaketales.com site. It's hard to believe it's been a year! "Alone Together" is the second book of the Dawnwalker cycle, and focuses mostly on Jon and Tanisha.

Andromeda Chained's last post will be next Monday. To finish out the week I'm planning on putting up a two-chapter segment cut from "Dawnwalker". This and the outtake from Busted Axle Road I posted last Summer will be the basis of a new section I'm planning on putting up, "Shorts, Outtakes and Rants", which will get occasional additions.

I'm not promising when I'm going to put "Shorts, Outtakes and Rants up, maybe with the January 19 post, and maybe not, depending on how the work on my model railroad is going. I've done almost nothing on it for two years, but decided that I'd better be able to show some progress on it when my daughter gets home from two years in China next summer. It's good to see some progress on something when I'm not really in a writing mood.

I've received a couple of e-mails asking for more information about the Soliel handcuffs that Carole and Brenda are wearing. Sorry, folks -- they're imaginary. I wanted something that would be more appropriate for long term wear, like Darbys. But, I wanted them to have a much more challenging cylinder lock. Since nothing is on the market like that, I made them up. The Soliel name comes from the fact that I wanted a foreign name, and I was listening to a Cirque de Soliel album at the time I wrote about them the first time. They will appear here and there again but not as a major feature of the story.

Spring will eventually get here, so hang in there. For you southern hemisphere types, hang onto summer all you can because winter is a pain.

-- Wes
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Subject: chap 25


Author:
The Mage
[Edit]

Date Posted: 22:18:25 01/04/09 Sun

Well that should build our girl's self esteem somewhat. I wonder, though, will the police charge her with felonious use of a dangerous weapon?

What say you?

The Mage
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Subject: Errpr in Ch 22


Author:
Philip Roberts
[Edit]

Date Posted: 21:09:25 12/28/08 Sun

Wes,

It appears that Chapter 22 got the end of Chapter 21 (the restaurant visit) pasted on. Is 22 a short chapter of is part of it missing.
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Subject: Ricinante


Author:
Kirby Lambert
[Edit]

Date Posted: 17:52:47 12/22/08 Mon

At Beyond The Far Horizon Rocinante has an Epilogue. At Stories Online and on your website the Epilogue is missing. Is this an over site or something that was done on purpose?

The Epilogue does tie up some loose ends.

Kirby
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Subject: Happy Holidays


Author:
Wes
[Edit]

Date Posted: 09:38:39 12/25/08 Thu

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanakkuah, Froliches Weinachten, Wonderful Winterset or whatever's appropriate.

I'm looking forward to telling more stories in the new year!

-- Wes
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Subject: Brenda Living in Handcuffs


Author:
Hal
[Edit]

Date Posted: 17:20:47 12/19/08 Fri

Well, I think I saw Brenda and the cuffs coming for a while, but "It's your job, you dodo" cracked me up anyway. Great story so far, Wes!
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Subject: Continuity


Author:
Vlad
[Edit]

Date Posted: 04:08:57 12/17/08 Wed

The timelines involved in Dawnwalker and Andromeda's Bondage feel a bit distorted to me.

  • dw59 - Brenda had been there for 'about nine months' before heading back to Camden. Matt then replaced her in June 1998.

  • dw63 - Randy takes Nicole and Rod to look at the Hannegan's Cove house, it had burned down a year earlier (than January 1999).

  • ac01 - The fire was Brenda's first assignment, early September was weeks after she arrived. By that time she had already had a meal with the Szczerowskis (cut and paste!) where Randy and Nicole were present. Make that August 1997.

  • dw52 is August 1997. Crystal's finishes with AT around four days after Nicole heads off to OLTA for the first time. That pretty much means Brenda and Randy visited the Szczerowskis an evening or two earlier.

  • dw54 is September 1997, that is when Crystal's car dies. My impression was that that was the same day she put Kip into hospital. Looks like she was in Spearfish Lake for a few weeks after finishing the AT.

Ok, the timelines do work. The house was derelict for 16 months rather than a year but 'a year earlier' is pretty vague anyway. This means Brenda will be heading off around April/May 1998.

Well, now I'll head off and do something useful ;-)
Subject: Interesting..


Author:
buggage
[Edit]

Date Posted: 01:15:52 12/11/08 Thu

Couple interesting things I noted, Wes. I see Randy makes an appearance...will he soon have a fourth FWB? Also, I note that Oldsmobiles are popular in Spearfish Lake.... :)
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Subject: Wow, Wes!!


Author:
buggage
[Edit]

Date Posted: 18:00:16 12/15/08 Mon

OK, it's official. I am a Spearfish Lake stories addict. I got my full download fix, and I've just read it all the way.

About all I can say without spoilering is WOW. You weren't joking when you said that the premise was "strange". It does make for a VERY interesting perspective however. Well done, and compassionately done without being maudlin.
Subject: Goodbye Bettie


Author:
Wes
[Edit]

Date Posted: 12:19:07 12/12/08 Fri

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081212/ap_on_en_ot/obit_bettie_page;_ylt=AvNoCAQsH69n8oj0aKtkQV1I2ocA

Goodbye, Bettie -- a true pioneer. Sic Transit Gloria Mundi.
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Subject: Dr. Metarie


Author:
Greg B.
[Edit]

Date Posted: 18:30:45 12/10/08 Wed

I was curious about the pronunciation of "Metarie". In New Orleans, where I grew up, there's a suburb named Metairie, pronounced "MET-er-ee". My guess is that Shovelhead's name is probably pronounced "Ma-TAR-ee", though. Wes?
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Subject: The Worlds of Andromeda


Author:
Hal
[Edit]

Date Posted: 00:20:32 12/09/08 Tue

The way the "story worlds" and characters of Spearfish Lake twine around is fascinating. You do a hell of a job of it too! I am really really enjoying Andromeda. Time and a bunch more chapters will determine if I like it as much as Dawn Walker, but maybe... But I sure like it very much!
Thanks,
Hal
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Subject: Andromeda Chained downloads


Author:
Wes
[Edit]

Date Posted: 20:27:46 11/30/08 Sun

'Tis a snowy day here, appropriate for ending the gloomy month of November. That means it's that much closer to the return of the sun and the warm weather. I used to enjoy the winter, but now I just have to tough it out.

But, to perk things up a little bit, I'm going to make downloads of Andromeda Chained available -- it's the same deal as we did for Dawnwalker back in September: Send in a donation of $20, and I'll reply with a full copy of the text in .rtf format, or something else if you need it and I have it. Since the book is shorter I cut the price and I probably won't be sending it in a Zip File.

Looking for that perfect Christmas gift? Give a book! Everything of mine that's been completed on the website is available in dead tree format at http://stores.lulu.com/spearfishlaketales!

-- Wes
Subject: Dawnwalker


Author:
Frank
[Edit]

Date Posted: 14:39:36 06/21/08 Sat

Well, I'm enjoying Dawnwalker in spite of my 'discomfort' about parts of it. I feel like Crystal's father (the one that raised her) has got a bum rap. He's provided the 2 parent home in spite of the circumstances... pretty heroic thing to do... assuming he knows or figured it out... and circumstances seem pretty obvious. Looks like he gets reminders regularly, so if he seems to favor her sibling, is he that bad a guy?

The way the story started, I almost didn't continue with it... seemed too trashy.

All that aside, I'm enjoying the development of the main story line and it's characters. Thanks for taking the time to post.

Best Regards,
Frank
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Subject: Ch #9


Author:
dotB
[Edit]

Date Posted: 21:59:45 11/27/08 Thu

That, sir, was an extremely effective literary characterization of two disparate characters while they interacted verbally.

Well done, and thank you.

.B
Subject: How many deLines'


Author:
Jaws
[Edit]

Date Posted: 15:26:30 11/27/08 Thu

Wes, is Lisa deLine also the Helen deLine in Busted Axle Road? In chapter 98 Helen has one of her rare lucid moments, even getting support for her point of view from Hjalmer Lindahlsen.

I have enjoyed reading your stories and look forward to the next chapter of Andromeda Chained. Having just finished re-reading all the books, I find they are a better read, if you can read one book per sitting, except my favorite Dreamwalker which is a little bit to long for that.

Andrew
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Subject: Andromeda unleashed


Author:
Vlad
[Edit]

Date Posted: 11:50:50 11/24/08 Mon

Up to now, Andromeda Chained has just been ticking over - something I would have stopped reading if I had not read enough Wes Boyd to know something was going to get interesting eventually.

'Eventually' turned out to be Chapter 7 for me. (I stopped wondering why psychologists do strange things when I split up with one).

btw, what is the story behind the name? Crystal sailed to Hawaii and back in a tub called Andromeda.
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Subject: Carole Carter


Author:
Hal
[Edit]

Date Posted: 14:34:28 11/17/08 Mon

Carole Carter becomes more interesting line by line. I think I am going to enjoy learning more about Brenda and Carole very much.
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Subject: Andromeda Chained


Author:
Kirby Lambert
[Edit]

Date Posted: 18:25:19 11/11/08 Tue

Kirsten is the publisher? When and how did this happen.

The burnt out house, is this the one that becomes Randy's?

Kirby
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Subject: Andromeda Chained


Author:
Boyd Percy
[Edit]

Date Posted: 23:49:25 11/13/08 Thu

Of course, the title piqued my curiosity of the Greek mythology from which the title comes. Naturally, it has been a good 40+ years since I last explored those stories. Andromeda was chained by the sea as a punishment for her mother's boasting that Andromeda was more beautiful than some goddess(es). The hero Perseus save her and later married her. You did say in an earlier blog that this story is based on the weirdest premise you've ever had for a story. I look forward to seeing how this story relates to the myth.
Subject: Andromeda Chained Chapter 1 is up!


Author:
Wes Boyd
[Edit]

Date Posted: 20:37:37 11/09/08 Sun

All right, all you refresh nuts -- the first chapter of "Andromeda Chained" is up!

When we get into the story a bit, I'll put up a post giving a little background of the story. However, I feel like I should point out that despite Carole's fashion accessories, this is not a BDSM story. In fact, there's no sex at all.

This is a story of love and obsession. I hope you will like it!

-- Wes
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Subject: Dawnwalker is done, sigh!


Author:
dotB
[Edit]

Date Posted: 16:36:15 11/09/08 Sun

Well done, Wes.

Thanks!

Now we can look forward to Andromeda.

.B
Subject: Good job


Author:
ornry1
[Edit]

Date Posted: 10:35:50 11/09/08 Sun

I have followed your stories closely and have enjoyed them all, but this is your best work to date. Thank you for hard work, many of us anxiously await more.

WRITE ON Wes Boyd WRITE ON
Subject: Dawnwalker - The End


Author:
Howard Whitney
[Edit]

Date Posted: 07:17:45 11/09/08 Sun

I loved the book; it was evry bit as good as all the others. Thank you for a great read Mr. Boyd. I am so looking foreward to the next one.
Subject: Dawnwalker, Book 1


Author:
John P
[Edit]

Date Posted: 10:13:24 11/07/08 Fri

This is truly one of the best stories I have read in the last...Oh 20 yrs or so. Outside of the big authors. I'm looking forward to the next books as they come out. Please keep writing and finish the series. I want to hear how it all turns out.
John P
Tampa, Fl.
Subject: Dawnwalker


Author:
Steve
[Edit]

Date Posted: 07:42:31 11/07/08 Fri

I just finished chapter 72. I didn't see "the end", but it felt like the tale was kind of wraping up. I'll spend a while trying to figure out what how Crystal and Myleigh live out their lives. I have Randy and Nicole living happily ever after...very successful w/ 2.4 kids and a lifetime of great memories. I'm glad that Karin and Al got back together. I thought early in the tale that Karin's boatman must of had a genetic influence on Crystal. You even gave Karin an opportunity to reconnect with Jon and meet Tanisha. The whole thing is well crafted!

I was mesmerized by the whitewater sequences. I felt like I was there, taking the dips and spins and bouncing off rocks right along with 'em. Thanks for sharing your talent with us and I look forward for more tales out of Spearfish Lake!
Subject: Chapter 72


Author:
Hal
[Edit]

Date Posted: 22:40:04 11/06/08 Thu

Hell of a job, Wes! I hate to see it end, but that is as fitting an ending of a long story I have come to love as any I can think of just now. I can think of many where the end was just distressing, and this one doesn't feel that way at all. I am sorry to have it end, but eager to go on to the next saga. And besides, I will probably read it again a dozen times, lol. I have been reading it already here, on SOL and BtFH, and some times at a few other time points at the same time. It is a story it is easy for me to be a little(?) obsessive about. Thank you very much!
Subject: Chapter 71


Author:
Hal
[Edit]

Date Posted: 22:52:49 11/04/08 Tue

Fine, fine chapter! I can see book one drawing to a close.
And I am delighted for Chrystal, Karin & Al. Now I wonder if Karin & Al will get together? I hope so. Maybe we have to wait for Book 2.
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Subject: Chapter 70


Author:
Lew
[Edit]

Date Posted: 21:36:08 11/02/08 Sun

Damn, I think I may join in for a group cry. Well written, Wes, and well handled.

Lew
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Subject: http://www.spearfishlaketales.com/ Offline


Author:
Cliff Potter
[Edit]

Date Posted: 22:37:16 10/30/08 Thu

I cannot access the website tonight. Is anyone else having this problem?
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Subject: Chapter 68


Author:
Sammual
[Edit]

Date Posted: 21:01:53 10/28/08 Tue

Very good. It feels right. The picture you painted of the interaction between Crystal, her mother and Randy was very clear and compeling. The viewpoint was a bit shifty. Normally each chapter has one clear viewpoint. This one had a few and the shifts were not as apparent as usual.

Sammual
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Subject: Chapter 69


Author:
Sammual
[Edit]

Date Posted: 16:58:38 10/31/08 Fri

Once again it feel right. The POV seemed more steady as well.
I can't wait to get a finished copy of the book.

Sammual
Subject: Pete


Author:
The Mage
[Edit]

Date Posted: 00:10:33 10/31/08 Fri

As I was reading this chapter and came to the section where Randy was talking to Karin and a thought struck me. Could Pete's anger be from the fact that he, somehow, knows that Crystal is not his child?

That would explain a whole lot.

What say you?

The Mage
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Subject: Chapter 67


Author:
Hal
[Edit]

Date Posted: 17:39:37 10/26/08 Sun

What a wonderful chapter. Somehow it reminds me of Rocinante, which is about the highest compliment I could offer.
If there is anyone here who hasn't read Rocinante, there is a grand treat waiting for you!

So Chrystal gets her first surprise, and so does Al. And Karin's gets a few surprises from Al. Chrystal and Al have a few more coming, it Karin has the balls. Bet she does, too.

Thanks, Wes - you done good.
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Subject: Posting schedule, Wes?


Author:
Hal
[Edit]

Date Posted: 12:18:40 10/25/08 Sat

With that last response about how clear everything will be in the next chapter, I just gotta ask: What is your posting schedule? The header says "Updated Mon-Wed-Fri", but that doesn't seem to be the case. This isn't a complaint, really. I just want to reduce my frustration (and salivation) waiting for my next Spearfish Lake Fix.
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Subject: Karen


Author:
Tucson
[Edit]

Date Posted: 00:37:58 10/24/08 Fri

I thought Karen was to end up in Flagstaff.
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Subject: DawnWalker Chap 64


Author:
Lew
[Edit]

Date Posted: 21:51:05 10/19/08 Sun


"It was of Crystal, again; sitting on a raft tube, bronzed and muscular, wearing a bikini, arm in arm with a fiftyish man, also bronzed and muscular, wearing a swimsuit and T-shirt. She flipped it over, and read, "Me and Al, the guy that owns Canyon Tours. I really love my boss!"


When Karin gets this picture, she is going to have a heart attack. Should be interesting, eh?


Lew
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Subject: Synchronicity


Author:
Doug Jones
[Edit]

Date Posted: 21:20:17 10/24/08 Fri

Nice trick there, Wes, mentioning route 66 in chapter 66. Punsters rejoice...

I could have sworn Karen was flying to Flagstaff, not Vegas. The meet cute is gonna be reaaaaly cute, I'm sure.
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Subject: Chapter 66


Author:
Sammual
[Edit]

Date Posted: 20:11:22 10/23/08 Thu

No fair! A short transitional chapter. I'm dieing here. I started reading Dawnwalker on SoL and then went to your page and read all the other stories as well. I think Dawnwalker is a great read and I would love to buy a corp but I'm a bit late. I can't wait for Nov 8th so I can see how it ends and buy a copy.

Sammual
Subject: Hadrcover recommendation?


Author:
Greg in L.A.
[Edit]

Date Posted: 14:40:27 10/22/08 Wed

Wes,

First, I'd like to apologize for not expressing my appreciation for your writing more often. I hope it's enough to say that at some point, every Monday, Wednesday or Friday, I realize that a new chapter has been posted and I smile.

Second, do you have a recommendation for one of the hardcover novels, as a gift for a friend? I'd like to introduce her to your work by giving her one of the books. I first started with Rocinante, because that's what you posted first at Storiesonline (I think), but that doesn't mean that you think it's the best starting place.

Thanks,
Greg
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Subject: Chapter 65


Author:
Hal
[Edit]

Date Posted: 23:41:13 10/21/08 Tue

Chapter 65 is not only a great read, but seemed enevitable, but for the fine print. Randy and Karin both on the same trip. Can't you just guess what might happen, with Karin figuring here bridges burned back home, as if she cared much about the relationship with Pete anymore. I wonder if Nicole is going to be brought up short in a chapter or two? Life could be interesting for Randy, couldn't it! More interesting, personally than school construction at least.

Thanks, Wes!
Subject: A Response to a few of your musings


Author:
Hal Lanktree
[Edit]

Date Posted: 00:51:00 10/18/08 Sat

"I've been pleased with the positive response I've gotten for "Rocinante" so far, especially since this really isn't the kind of story that most of SOL seems to be."

Wes, I wish you wouldn't worry about that idea! Yeah, there are tons of sex stories there, but the name is STORIES on Line, and I think what I am looking for are quality stories. If they include sex, fine, I like that. And if they are good stories and don't include any or much sex, so be it. I'm going to ask "did I enjoy the story?" And you certainly aren't letting me down. And it doesn't sound like you are getting all that many complaints, either, LOL.

"So, it's nice to feel appreciated, and thank you again."

I'm glad - you have earned it.


"Since "Rocinante" is a file story from several years back, I really hadn't thought much about it recently. Since I've had it up I've been kicking around the idea of a follow-up story with these same characters, but as they approach retirement 35 years later."

I hope you do it! I find I can get pretty engrossed in characters I really like: Mark, Jackie, Josh, Tiffany, Chrystal, Phoebe and Randy, et all. So it is like meeting old friends that I would go out of my way to see again when they show up again.

"Maybe a return to my roots and Mark and Jackie would be a way to get back in the groove."

See the above, LOL.

Thanks, Wes
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Subject: Dawnwalker Chap 63


Author:
Lew
[Edit]

Date Posted: 21:01:04 10/16/08 Thu



It was time for one last hug. "Be careful, Marlin," Randy whispered. "I'll be waiting for you to get to Katahdin."

"I'm looking forward to coming home," she whispered back. "This time, I'll stay around, I promise."


Let's hope that Marlin (Nicole) keeps her promise to Randy, eh?

Lew
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Subject: Myleigh and the SCA


Author:
Doug Jones
[Edit]

Date Posted: 02:12:04 10/16/08 Thu

It took long enough for Myleigh to finally meet up with the Society for Creative Anachronism- she sounded like a one woman renfaire from the very start!

She *really* would love the Regency Dance at LOSCON (Los Angeles Science Fiction Convention- google it).
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Subject: Louise and Al


Author:
Jack
[Edit]

Date Posted: 18:06:21 10/13/08 Mon

We know that when Karin was on her raft trip Louise was married to a boatman and he doesn't run at all. He's has a job that he can't get off of long enough to run a trip. She's a schoolteacher, so she can get in maybe three trips in the summer if she leaves him home. What has happened over the years for Al and Louise to become married? Any thoughts how they got together and have any children?
JH
Subject: DawnWalker Chap 61 (Poss Spoilers)


Author:
Lew
[Edit]

Date Posted: 22:18:31 10/12/08 Sun

Oh boy!! Wait till Chrystal tells Karin she met Al!! Ought to be good. Wonder if Karun will come clean?

Lew
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Subject: Boring


Author:
Tucson
[Edit]

Date Posted: 23:46:45 10/07/08 Tue

Damn this is getting boring.
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Subject: Randy!


Author:
EmmSea
[Edit]

Date Posted: 05:00:18 10/06/08 Mon

I've just read Chapter 58.

Sigh ... Randy gets (albiet unintentionally - or maybe not!) dumped on again!! This is really becomming a 'nice guys finish last' story. 'Tho I have confidence - maybe that should be hopes - that all will work out in the end.

I really don't know how he copes, summoned when support is needed (in whatever form that may be), then given a pat on the head and sent on his way like a dog that has done well.

Although I detect a note of resentment is his demeanour in this chapter, or maybe that's just wishful thinking on my part!

I'm still enjoying the story, but nowhere near as much as the previous stories. I started off really liking Crystal Myleigh and Nicole. However over the last bunch of chapters, I'm not so sure!

Emm
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