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Aug 23Liked by A. R. Crocker

I loved this story, Andrew! You really did a great job with this. I am amazed at your writing. You painted a very vivid picture for us. I will have to read this again, maybe three times. 😊 I love it. Are you going to put the rest behind a subscription? How much is it to subscribe? Thank you, Andrew! I love all of your writing.😊

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Oh, you just made my day :) Thank you, thank you!

I THINK so? Substack is still so new to me. It’s definitely a different beast compared to Medium. I’ll probably have more definitive answers the more I wade into these waters.

Originally, I was thinking treating it like a Kindle Vella story where the first three chapters are free and the rest are behind a (very cheap) paywall. Ultimately, I want it to become a book.

Glad to see you on here, too! How are you liking it so far?

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Aug 23Liked by A. R. Crocker

Well, I think that is a great idea, if you go ahead and give a chapter, maybe two, to hook your readers. 😊 I know I am already hooked on this one, Andrew. Which, I read your medium stories all the time. I have been trying to be good over there and not get banned. Lol. 😊 I laid back on my comments, and things because of it. I like here, I haven't done much with it yet, but I have been playing with ideas of how to go about it here. I was thinking poetry, but.... 😊 I really loved this, you should make this a book, and publish it. You got me hooked! 😊

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I'm doing the snoopy dance right now ;) It's gonna be a new experience for me writing this thing.

Don't be banned! There's a lot of craziness going on over there on Medium. No wonder people are looking at Substack.

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Aug 23Liked by A. R. Crocker

I am doing my best not to get suspended or banned. I just got three writers reinstated. I emailed medium about them. I was nice about it. Lol. I have been being good. Yes, this is new to me too. 😊 I think you will do great, Andrew. I am glad I found you on here. 😊

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Dude! You've outdone yourself with this little gem. Once I read the first word I couldn't stop until I read the last. Even then, I had to go back and reread one of your brilliantly constructed adventures in imagery just to admire your literary prowess. Bravo, man. I'm sharing and recommending this, and, by the way, congratulations on your first Substack article.

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bows thank ya, sir :)

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This was so entertaining Andrew, very immersive with vivid imagery and skilful wordcraft.

I shall read on, but if this was the first chapter in a book I'd picked up, I'd want to keep reading.

And ... first chapters being grabby is very important when submitting to an editor!

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Thank you!!! I hope you do!

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