Sandra grabbed at the collar of her blouse to pull it around her throat. "Look, we shoot you, nobody knows nothing and you're dead", said Raymond. "Is...that what you want?" Sandra slowly shook her head. "Well get started", ordered Raymond. Sandra knew she had no choice. They could kill her and no one would know until Monday. She began to fumble with the top button to her blouse. She undid one button, then another until all were undone. She paused for a minute to look around her. Raymond stood. (amy_brett) Sure authors take the good things from other authors all the time, that is not plagiarism, just emulation. The only way to become an author is to read whatever kind of writing you like to read for yourself!(Mindy) Any other tips for the first time author?(amy_brett) Use the spell checker!!!(Mindy) :)(amy_brett) That would help most new authors more than anything!Then learn a little about the craft:PunctuationHow to use dialog.How to write a sentence that makes sense.Then sit back. We don't want to ruin our setup here, do we?"Again I was mildly shocked to hear how totally Ann had come over to the side of keeping-this-going. Where I had expected her to insist that none of her friends see her with me, as we had agreed, she had instead been thinking only of the danger to our privacy.I must have communicated my pleasure and surprise with the expression on my face because she laid back, spread her lovely legs, and said: "Here's a shot for you. Miss Kitty waiting for her. I heard them working this morning and have been dying to see it!”We all went out back.“Oh wow! A WATERFALL! Is that real rock?” Gracie asked.“No, it’s just plastic, but it does look real.” (Gracie was looking at Ed. SHE had a ‘puppy dog’ look going.)“And a diving board!” Bill said. “I know you said it’s 8’ deep, but I never thought about diving. They did a great job with the decking too. It ties the two decks together nicely.”“Well, let’s get in!” Sally exclaimed.We all took off our robes and.