[JimmyDimples]

Not sure.  I looked at another forum which said to have had a character counter, but I couldn't find it.

I was able to link chapters one and two without worries, so they made the 20 K limit, no problem.  Does that give any help?

[JimmyDimples]

Sorry… I'd plumb forgotten about this request.

Here are the links for all 7 chapters, if you like:

Chapter 1:  Whammy!
Chapter 2:  Name That Tune
Chapter3:  Friend Or Foe?
Chapter4:  Let's Make a Deal
Chapter 5:  Russian Roulette
Chapter 6:  You Bet Your Life
Chapter 7:  Truth Or Consequences

I'll try to update the links in the posts themselves and in my sig, as time permits.

[JimmyDimples]

6'2" to 6'5", eh, Dave?

And how much would you guestimate her "Level 2" or "Level 3" heights?

Since we're going "head and shoulders above the rest" here (pun), I was guessing that might be the standard when she ramps up her power.

VERY arbitrarily using an 11 inch tall head as a guess, I was thinking her lower level's height to the pate would be the next level's shoulder height.

Thus…

Deena:  5' 3'" to 5' 6"

Dyna, Level 1:  6' 2" to 6' 5"
Dyna, Level 2:  7' 1" to 7' 4"

and Dyna, Level 3:  8'  to 8' 3"

Sound reasonable?

[JimmyDimples]

That's not a stupid question at ALL, Strawberry!  I wish more people would ask that more often.

Thanks very kindly, Dave.  😀

And he hit the nail on the head.  White space is your friend!  Nothing scares me off of reading a piece like a massive block of text.  I usually try to keep my paragraphs about five sentences or lines or so.  Ten maybe, but that's pressing my luck.

Sorta like a dress… long enough to cover the subject properly… but just short enough to keep it interesting. 😉

And yes… proper grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc. counts. It's one thing if a dim-bulb character's speech or writing isn't up to snuff… but the author's had better be.

Also, recycle456 was right on the woman's perspective.  Much of the conflict that fueled my Alternate Reality Sailor Moon fan writings came from the heroine's day to day life.  What good is being able to blast a monster to smithereens if it can't get you a boyfriend?  Or finish your homework with a decent grade?  Or buy that new pricey bracelet you saw in the store?

Also, in female muscle growth… there are important questions…

(1) How fast does it grow?  Over a year or longer, like with a normal workout?  Instantaneously?  Over a few minutes like blowing up a balloon?  Or day by day so the loved ones might think "Is that dress making her butt look big?" then a week later realize, "Hey… she's seriously bulkiing up here.  Fast!"

(2) Love, hate, or somewhere in the middle?  Yes, folks are either enraptured or repulsed, it seems.  What if there's something in the middle?  ("Yes, she's still sweet, and still lovely… but when I hug her… it's like I'm hugging a guy!")

(3) How does SHE feel about it?  Originally, in my AR-SM Sailor Moon stories, my character Sailor Amazonia hated the fact she was 6'2" and still in high school.  Being a good girl, she fought the nasties of the Dark Kingdom dutifully, but she DESPISED the fact that she got an inch taller when she turned into a heroine, thinking it made her look fat.  Far from a tower of power, she'd became anorexic, even resorting to ipecac syrup to purge her system.  And she exercised and did sports to slim down… and we can figure out where THAT led.

Gradually, she used her unusual size and strength as a bridge to other students who got grief because they were too fat, short, thin, tall, or what not… and honed her sensitivity.  And she slowly learned how to use her… erm… strategically enhancing amplitude to help sway the occasional fanboy to help her with something. 

In short (pun), being big, buff, buxom, and bodacious grew on her.  (double zinger!)

There's more of course.  I'll try to give more tips when I get time.

[JimmyDimples]

I gotta back up Strawberry on this one.  I'm in this for the reading and the forum.  And I'd been logging in from the office at work from time to time.  The salacious ads on the http://www.amaz0ns.com site proper is not something I need or care to see.

[JimmyDimples]

Lovely pics.  😀

And I must admit, flying with one fist down like an NFL lineman (sorry, linewoman) and having one knee bent under like that sure isn't especially aerodynamic.

My caption for it, if you will… "Dang, this wind resistance is slowing me down…"

Nice work all the same.  Thanks for breaking this in. ^_^

[JimmyDimples]

I am what the bodybuilding and fitness community technically term as a big fat tub o' goo. 

I make no excuses.  I like eating junk food more than exercising (though I'm trying to do more of the latter, now that I got the time on summer break).

Though I still have some holdout muscles when I belonged to a fitness center back in the States (and worked loading heavy boxes for a living).

[JimmyDimples]

Gotta give my applause, too.  Nice work, as always, Dave.  🙂

[JimmyDimples]

Animation's good.  I'll resist the urge to make any "Minnie Pearl" comments on the tag, though.  😛

[JimmyDimples]

Yes, links to old posts are invalid. If I understood .htaccess better I could probably have rerouted all the links, but it's not my strong suit.

😡 (grumble grumble grumble… razzmfrack'n gotta fix up links grmbl)

*goes back to do some updatin'*

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