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Subject: Re: Susan starts posting Author: khms [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 19:34:01 11/24/12 Sat In reply to: Wes 's message, "Susan starts posting" on 20:56:27 10/21/12 Sun [Hmm, seems I forgot to actually post this?] Another day, another chapter. Macht nichts: Literally, “It means nothing.” No, actually, it's literally "_makes_ nothing". You know, like in "makes no difference" (which over here would be "macht keinen Unterschied"). But, macht nichts – Riverside would do This works, though I'd probably use "egal" there (I don't think there's an exact equivalent, the usage is somewhat different, but it's close to "equal"). [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: Re: Susan starts posting Author: Rob [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 09:05:57 11/30/12 Fri Wes, Around which chapter will you be posting the "story behind the story" for Susan? This story has touched some issues I'm somewhat familiar with - but of course not as bad as Susan faced. Then again, considering it's Spearfish Lake, it would not have surprised me for there to be a minor international incident as a result of events already posted on your site. Rob

[> [> Subject: Re: Susan starts posting Author: Wes [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 15:43:01 11/30/12 Fri It just slipped my mind. It is this: At one point I'd envisioned a whole series of books with Susan being the major character -- i.e, Susan in College, Susan in China, and so forth. At the time my daughter was in the Peace Corps in China we'd sort of worked out a deal where I'd supply the plot and characterization, and where she'd supply the local color. Sadly, it didn't work out; she met her future husband there and helping her dad write a book sank well down on her priority list. I have since tried to enlist her help, but she now says that Susan's experiences would have to mesh with hers so much that she's uncomfortable about it -- and my daughter is a very private person so I understand. Bummer, since I think it could be a very good book, but I don't want to try to write it without my daughter's cooperation. I'm not ruling out a future book on Susan that tells college and China experiences as back story, but I haven't started it yet. -- Wes >Wes, >Around which chapter will you be posting the "story >behind the story" for Susan? > >This story has touched some issues I'm somewhat >familiar with - but of course not as bad as Susan >faced. Then again, considering it's Spearfish Lake, >it would not have surprised me for there to be a minor >international incident as a result of events already >posted on your site. > >Rob