Here I am at the edge

The Missing Pages  What a relief; I thought I had deleted about 20 pages of my project for my agent. I found I had posted the files to a lady I knew a few weeks ago. The story - A Homecoming - is five years old, and as my writing / editing has improved in that time, I need to rewrite the story, it is nice to relocate the missing pages though.

 Alan Place - Published Author According to many people, I became a published writer back in 1972, when I had a short story published. Others say I am a published author for my ebook selections. but, in my terms I wouldn't ckass my self as published until I had an officail publisher print one of my books . That day has arrived with the help of two friends on Twitter .

 The two-day rule If I get approached on Facebook, or Twitter by a young lady, I usually give them two days befoe they ask for money ; so far, this rule has been unbearable. The problem with a scam is the scammer is so focussed they are unable to chat normally, so when you change topics, all they can do is answer with an Okay, or sure.

 Gmail In the last few weeks, I have been asked by several young ladies, do I have a contact other than Facebook Messenger ?  Yes, I do, I can be contacted by Gmail , if you wish for a private chat . My usual rules to chat apply here as on other lines, it is a lady's choice what we talk about, I will not force her to talk about things she feels uncomfortable with, and because we talk about delicate matters tonight, does not mean I will talk about them tomorrow unless the lady takes the chat that way. Ladies over the years, have said they feel safe talking to me; one reason is if I see a lady online, I do NOT assume she is looking to be chatted up for a date; I see her as a lady seeking someone to talk to, after that it is up to her.

 A hard job for little reward Years ago, I approached several magazines with the intention of getting a short story published. Most never bothered to reply. Some came up with the concept that I should promote their magazine , and get paid that way; what was the rate? For each 100 members I drew in, I would receive $1. Publishing my writing , never mentioned.

 Verified on X For the last week, I have toyed with the idea of being verified to blog with Twitter ; this means I would get paid to write my blog . On the surface, it appears to be a good idea; that is until you go to see the rates you'll get 👎👎 For every 1,000 views, of a post you get paid the HUGE (laughs) sum of 5 cents. As few of my posts even get a dozen views, it is a no-brainer for me. To get those views, you would need to hit as many trends as you can, and this writer does not work that way.