Comment from Sally Law

Exceptional

Thank you, Mate! I so enjoued your introduction and your explanation of the British English versus Australian. And I agree with George Bernard Shaw's, "Life wasn't meant to be easy." Mine has not, but certainly worth the effort, especially lived in Christ.
Sending you my best today as always.
Sal Xoxo

 Comment Written 30-Mar-2025

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reply by the author on 30-Mar-2025

It has taken me ages to get that cover sorted. I still have a little dog grabbing on to a posties trouser leg to add to it.

Comment from Bill Schott

Excellent

So here we are at the beginning. I hope I can keep up, and I will try to do so. I have run across a lot of "strine" as I have read and have no problem with it.

 Comment Written 30-Mar-2025

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reply by the author on 30-Mar-2025

Thanks Bill. It has taken me more than 10 years to finally get a cover for my book. I need to add one more bit to it.

Comment from DSchlosser

Exceptional

Good preparation for getting the reader to know what to expect from diving into the work if they run into unfamiliar terms, and of course to lead the reader to expectations of seeing a hard life to come.

 Comment Written 21-Dec-2020

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reply by the author on 21-Dec-2020

Thanks very much for coming along rewardless. We are trying to get this all finished in this "free" sponsored membership year. It has been around for too long. Only still here because of the above. Not looking for further edits just nice that you are willing to go through it. I have a lady from our church willing to pay for the publishing but I have to get all the pictures "fig'd" and in the places I want them before I can get her to read it through and see if she likes it.

reply by DSchlosser on 21-Dec-2020

Good Luck getting the support from the lady at church! I hope she follows through for you. It's definitely difficult to pay for many things. If that doesn't work out, you can always try having it published through Amazon. That's where I did my book. Unfortunately, without funding to promote my own or to hire a cover illustrator, my book hasn't gone too far.

So, definitely make sure you can advertise and market and get a good cover for the book.

reply by the author on 21-Dec-2020

I already know what I want for the cover. I have some good photos of a special building in the city I want to use and get a friend to do artwork over the top of it for the title and some graphics in line with the title of the book.

Comment from Brett Matthew West

Excellent

Well, we finally get to the start of your bio.

Explanation of being written in British English sets the tone well for those who may chose to find errors in how the wording goes.

As I enjoy reading Bios, I wiill have to follow this one.

 Comment Written 04-Oct-2017

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reply by the author on 04-Oct-2017

About time mate. Thanks. Sorry you have missed out on Rewards. Have been driven mad by Americans who think yank, Rebel Coonass and Redneck lingo is the only stuff around! Appreciate your visit. You have a long way to go.

Comment from Joan E.

Excellent

Thank you for adding the photograph of the lovely couple! I enjoyed your introduction to your book and learned the Aussie slang word "strine" plus the fact that Shaw first said "Life wasn't meant to be easy." Smiles- Joan

 Comment Written 24-Jul-2017

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reply by the author on 24-Jul-2017

Thanks Joan, I appreciate you getting on board so sorry no rewards left on this. I might do a promotion on the whole book again a bit later. Been building up the funny money a bit lately, as I guess I am too busy to spend it on my posts hehe. Cheers.

Comment from ExperiencingLiphe

Excellent

I just wrote and published a book about my past. It was the scariest day of my life when it went on Amazon but it was so freeing. I'm excited to meet you through this book. And 32 years is an impressive amount of time with one another. We just had our second anniversary.

 Comment Written 24-May-2017

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reply by the author on 24-May-2017

Thanks again Meaghan as I said I so appreciate you take=ing all this time to go way back for no reward. Hope I can make it up to you.

Comment from bookishfabler

Excellent

No worries, I have read a lot of stuff from Australia and England. You start to realize after a while that it is not American.
I think I will take a look see. You and your wife look so sweet.
hugs Heidi

 Comment Written 22-May-2017

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reply by the author on 22-May-2017

Thanks, Heidi sorry the review rewards are all run out now. Just gotta get a Foreword done for this then hope to get published somehow (probably Self-Publish.) Poor Louise is in hospital atm she hurt her Right Rotator Cuff. Has Cp and very dependent on her arms. Appreciate you coming by.

Comment from Teri7

Excellent

This is a very nice opening to your chapters. You have wording it very well with a very nice picture to go along with it. I enjoyed reading and reviewing it. blessings, Teri

 Comment Written 24-Apr-2017

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reply by the author on 24-Apr-2017

Thanks for going all the way back Sis. This was done ages after the book was nearly completed hehe. Still not published yet. Needing a Foreword but as one of our old FS members said I might have to write the Foreword myself hehe.

Comment from michaelcahill

Exceptional

You get a six for that cute gal right off the bat. Clever you!
Perfect intro. These are difficult to write. There's a tendency to go on and on when getting right to the point is what the reader wants. You've done that beautifully here. You've covered the things that need to be covered, a good idea to give a heads up about language and also what lies ahead. Makes me want to turn the page. Mission accomplished. mikey

 Comment Written 11-Apr-2017

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reply by the author on 11-Apr-2017

Thanks mate there is a chapter or two with rewards one of them you may have seen and it is less than the 2 years required for Revive Certificate. Met a new fella from Aussie today look for Kahpot I think it is. I might write you privately about an idea I have for in here soon./ Cheers mate, always a buddy. I can't remember if you saw the new chapter I added about our difference in {Politics has a picture of Sir Henry Parkes on it he is a father of Australian Federation.

Comment from kahpot

Excellent

What an excellent introduction how lucky you are still after 32 years as a fellow born Aussie I know how hard our slang can be but you put its origin into line for me thank you****kahpot

 Comment Written 11-Apr-2017

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reply by the author on 11-Apr-2017

Thanks Kathpot, not sure we have met before. Always a relief to meet another Aussie that understands our "Strine!" hehe. I have attempted to do a last foray into my book before I try and get it published...even self-publish. I have just put this intro up again even though I am well into the final run...we are nearly half way through the book. Hope you will check out a couple of other chapters that have rewards. I will do my best to reciprocate and check out your stuff as well. I wrote this Introduction quite a lot later than the original work, as I felt it was necessary. Cheers, from Western Sydney.