You were integral in changing how I write, and I cannot thank you enough for your incisive comments and suggestions. Because of you, @rhondak, @bex, @thinknzombie, @tiny, and everyone at The Writer's Block's learned discussions, I have gained as much comprehension of the job of writing, as this story has improved under your tutelage.

As you point out, it's like night and day. I'm hoping to continue to grow, and maybe as my ability to beat nails into submission serially degrades, my prospects as a writer will become actually potential. It's been not only educational, but deeply affecting considering the stories given birth in this contest.

Your own tale, which I am blessed to be of the happy few to have read, was a primer in POV for me.

Thanks!