Hi all,
The winner of the Fall 2016 Use These Words Contest is:
"The Master Has to Have It" by dagnee. The story was funny, well written, creatively used the required words, and had a twist ending. Congratulations!
https://www.thenextbigwriter.com/postin … e-it-23097
We enjoyed reading all of the creative stories. We're getting ready to launch a new contest shortly.
Sol
It's a day late, but I wanted to let everyone know the Fall Use These Words writing contest is now closed. Good luck to all entrants!
We'll be posting the next contest shortly.
Sol
'Hard copy', but not necessarily 'hard cover', righr?
Exactly.
Just to be clear. I need hard copies of the books. If you want them included, you'll need to send me a copy.
You can see the work immediately after you publish it, and there's an edit button that takes you back to edit it further if you need it. I guess if reviewers view the writing right after you publish it, this could be a problem. Is the current process that onerous?
I'll look into what we can do. The time a thread stays on the page is really controlled by the forum software but I'll see if there is any flexibility.
Sol
Hi all,
Google has chosen TheNextBigWriter for a program in which they create a free video about the company for Youtube. As part of this video, I'd love to show off the physical books that have been workshopped on the site. Iif anyone is interested in getting their book into the video, let me know and I'll provide you with the address to send it to. The entire video will be short, around 1 minute, so it will be a brief glance, but hey, all exposure is good exposure.
I'll also take some shots of the books you send me and post them on Facebook and Twitter for additional exposure.
Sol
Hi everyone,
If you tried to post new content to a Premium group you may have received a message that you needed to upgrade your account. In most cases, this was an errror. We made a few tweaks to the membership system and caused this bug. It has been resolved. We apologize for any problems it may have caused. Let me know if you discover any other membership issues.
Sol
Hi Keith,
Welcome to the site! I have some answers to your questions.
In terms of pen name versus real name, it's a mix. Some writers prefer the anonymity while others want to start to build their brand around their real name. I think it depends on whether you plan to publish with your real name or not. There is no rule or convention on the site.
Now, in terms of your story and getting feedback, you should post it to TheNextBigWriter Premium group. This is the largest group on the site. Doing so well also make your story pay points and most reviewers look for that. It shows you plan to not only get reviews but also give back. Premium is the best place for new members. Once you have built a solid review group, you can split off.
Your account comes with 7.5 points but that is probably not enough to post a 9,000 word story. I'd break it into two sections and post again to premium.
Let me know if you have any other questions or feel free to post them here.
I type everything in WordPerfect X8 on a Windows 7 operating system. When it comes time to post, I open Word 07, cut 'n paste, then cut 'n paste from Word into the site here. This preserves all of my formatting, including hard returns and spaces and italics. The only thing I correct are centering the section break asterisks.
You could also try savings the document as an .rtf or .html from Wordperfect. You might not need to use Word at all.
I'm still using Word for Windows 7. Since I switched from Explorer to Google Chrome, I've noticed that when I paste a document onto the site, I lose my paragraph separations and my italics. So I have to go through editing to correct the errors. Anyone know what the problem is and how I can avoid it?
Try saving it as an .rft file or an .html file and paste it. See if that works better. Let me know.
I modified the name of the contest based on your feedback Vern. Thanks!
Ahh so, Grasshopper, sounds like fun, but I don't see any "phrases" only "words" which must be incorporated.
You're right 
. It should really be the 2016 Word Writing Contest but that didn't sound very exciting. I guess you can combine them into a phrase. Maybe I'll allter the title.
Hi all,
A new contest is out. We combined some of the suggestions you submitted to come up with the Fall 2016 Phrase Writing Contest. Good luck to all!
https://www.thenextbigwriter.com/writing-contests
Sol
This is really more of an FYI for everyone here. We've just finished creating a tool for publishers that makes it much easier to track author ebook royalties from a variety of online booksellers, including Amazon, Smashwords, and Nook. If you are a publisher with an ebook business, or if you work with a publisher, then check out Collagio: https://www.collagio.me/. Instead of spending hours on these reports, it will take minutes.
Sol
Hi all,
I wanted to ask if you find the site confusing or difficult to use. If so, what can we do to make it easier for you?
Thanks,
Sol
I think it's time for a new writing contest. I have a few ideas but I'm willing to take suggestions. I know I've seen posts with some fun contest ideas. Let me know.
Sol
We put in another fix. Let me know if you still experience the problem.
Ok. We'll continue to look for problem.
Is anyone still experiencing the problem?
I think this may be because we moved servers last night. I suspect the new IP address is propagating and so some of the time you are getting the new server and it works fine, and some of the time you are getting the old server and getting an error. We'll look into it further but my hope is that the problem will be gone by tomorrow. It can take 48 hours for full propagation.
Sol
Are you experiencing the problem on a certain device or particular part of the site?
Thanks,
Sol
We did ask upgrade this morning. It sounds like there is a bug. We'll look into it and get it fixed.
Thanks,
Sol
Hi site,
I've been meaning for some time to put together an advisory board consisting of members of the site. The group would meet periodically via Google Hangouts to discuss the direction of the site, how it can be improved, how it can better grow, new features, etc.
If this is something you are interested in, please email at snasisi (at) thenextbigwriter.com. I want to keep the group to around five people so if there are more respondents, we might do a rotating board.
I'd like to schedule a first meeting for sometime in early October. Remember, email me at snasisi (at) thenextbigwriter.com if you are interested.
Best,
Sol
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