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Daniel O’Donnell's avatar

“Releasing his grip, the newcomer slithered his hand around Kate's waist and forced her close to him.”

That’s a great line, Josh. Perfectly summing up this newcomer and what he’s all about

Plus, the not being able to come up with a killer line when put in an awkward situation like that is something that’s happened to me many times and only afterwards you think of what you should have said. I’m sure Jake will get a chance to sort out this tool, Ethan in later chapters. Looking forward to seeing what comes next 👍🏼

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Josh Tatter's avatar

Whenever I don't have a good comeback, I'm always reminded of the Jerk Store scene from "Seinfeld."

But yeah, Ethan is a vile POS and I wanted to make that abundantly clear right from the get-go.

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Joseph L. Wiess's avatar

The affable bartender shows considerably more restraint than I would. I would like to think that I'd send that gasbag flying into the lake.

I do feel sorry for Sarah/Kate. It's obvious that she wants out, but can't escape.

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Josh Tatter's avatar

Yeah, one of the most important points of this story is going to be how she got conned into this whole mess.

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maryh10000's avatar

"Were you secretly filming me when we…screwed around?"

That actually happened to one of my characters in "Down Pad."

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Josh Tatter's avatar

Hmm...how interesting...🤔

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maryh10000's avatar

I don't do explicit, so everything off-screen.

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Josh Tatter's avatar

Same. I find explicit sex scenes to be extremely cringeworthy.

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Kate's avatar

Couldn’t let you know I’d read them til I finally got my Prologue out of Drafts... 😘

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Josh Tatter's avatar

My anxiety over what you might think about this has been off. the. charts 😵😬

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Kate's avatar

Well, you can breathe easy now. 😉

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The Man Behind the Screen's avatar

Something funny about the German language is how some of their words are just multiple smaller words combined into one to create a unique meaning. Backpfeifengesicht is probably my favorite of these. I picked up this word a couple years after I finished the German language course in my college. The term generally encapsulates the idea of someone having the kind of face or attitude that makes you want to slap or punch them.

Oh, why am I bringing this up? No reason, really. It certainly has nothing to do with the visceral reaction I had to reading anything and everything Ethan in this chapter...

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Josh Tatter's avatar

Haha, that's exactly the kind of reaction I was going for! He's definitely a bucket of scum.

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The Man Behind the Screen's avatar

It definitely goes a long way to helping us feel all the more sympathetic to Kate, especially alongside the understanding that she pretty clearly wants nothing to do with her profession anymore. All of it adds up to a story that's thoroughly hooked me. Which is to say, you better finish this one, dammit! lol

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Josh Tatter's avatar

Agh! Too much pressure! ::nervous breakdown::

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Josh Tatter's avatar

The question is who's who?

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