It's really disheartening to know that I spent a ton of time and effort to upgrade the site and all you really wanted in the first place was a message board, which can be bought and launched for about $200 in two weeks. Perhaps I will shut this down and go back to the old site and the old message board. That seems to be the message here.
376 2015-09-23 22:59:36
Re: Question: Do we still have access to the old forums? (43 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
377 2015-09-20 17:05:36
Re: Question: Do we still have access to the old forums? (43 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
There is a fight club already.
http://www.thenextbigwriter.com/group-fight-club-48
Anyone is welcome to create a water cooler group.
378 2015-09-17 21:27:42
Re: Dynamic Dialogue Course (20 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
I can verify that LAMackey is a second account for someone who is a founding member.
379 2015-09-03 11:58:44
Re: Confusion with active/inactive pieces in my portfolio (12 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Does the 'No one should have to pay double points' statement only apply to the re-publishing of pre-published work to the Basic Group?
If you already paid points on the old site then no matter the state of the content (active or inactive) you should not have to pay points again to publish it to any group. If you are finding that not to be the case, please give me the name of the content and I will have it checked out.
380 2015-09-02 14:45:51
Topic: Apple Drabble Competition Winner (13 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
The winner of the Apple Drabble Writing Competition is mswriter for her Drabble Transitioning. Congratulations!
Transitioning offered a fresh take on the fruity treat with a humorous story peeled from the headlines.
This competition brought forth so many great stories. While only one story could win, there were so many good apples in the bunch!
Remember to enter the Superhero Origins contest if you haven't already!
381 2015-08-29 22:50:16
Re: UI suggestion (8 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
But sometimes you read a work/chapter and let it rumble in the back of your mind, then come back to it. I often do that.
If you don't want the review button, how about a link that takes us down to the place where the review buttons are?
Is it really that difficullt to scroll down?
382 2015-08-29 22:10:01
Re: UI suggestion (8 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
There is an in-line button at the top. A review button at the top doesn't make much sense since the content needs to be read all the way through.
383 2015-08-28 16:30:50
Topic: How do you keep yourself motivated to write? (6 replies, posted in Writing Tips & Site Help)
The world is a busy place and for most of us, carving out the time and energy to write is one of the biggest challenges in finishing a project.
For the book I am currently working on, I forced myself to write 1,000 words a day, six-days a week, no matter the quality or how tired or busy I might have been. The result was an acceptable draft that actually got finished. Editing it is another story 
. I know others choose NaNoWriMo.
So, how do you keep yourself motivated? What are your tips and tricks that might help others on the site keep their writing mojo?
384 2015-08-25 23:34:36
Re: Confusion with active/inactive pieces in my portfolio (12 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Thanks Tirzabelle! I don't mind working for points to post new work. although 6 or 10 to one is a bit steep. Didnt used to be about 4 reviews to 1 published?
The ratio is pretty much 4 to 1. If you review work from new writers, it pays a bonus and the ratio is even less. In no case is it even close to 10 to 1.
385 2015-08-25 23:33:04
Re: Confusion with active/inactive pieces in my portfolio (12 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Note: If your membership expired, you will go down to one group. You may have your work ejected from the premium group and have to buy your way back in
This has been changed. Once work is published you will never need to pay again, even if you join other points groups, leave a point group and rejoin, etc.
386 2015-08-25 23:32:19
Re: Confusion with active/inactive pieces in my portfolio (12 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Although I reviewed and reviewed and acquired points and paid those points to publish pieces of writing… I find that here on the new site I have to pay again to make my pre-published content live or active as it now called.
Content on the new site transferred in the exact state that it existed on the old site. If content was published but inactive on the old site, it transferred that way here. Then, all that needed to be done is reactivate it without paying points.
If content was uploaded but not published on the old site, it exists in the same state on the new site.
If you come across an example where this is not the case, let me know and I will investigate. No one should have to pay double points.
387 2015-08-24 16:31:39
Re: Home Page Listings (11 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
The default is all, so if you clear the search parameters this is what you will see. You can clear the search by clicking the Reset button.
388 2015-08-24 01:29:06
Re: Home Page Listings (11 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Ideally, JP's style of list should be available at the click of one button (at most) located near the top of the home page, rather than the bottom. Scrolling for it is annoying. The button at the bottom that Cobber is referring to takes me to a listing of all books in my groups, not all writing. I'm not sure if that's specific to me. And the pictures on those pages are so large, it takes forever to scroll through them. The old site managed to get it down to one line per published work, which was great for scanning at a glance, like a spreadsheet. If the pictures are a must-have, use the small ones, like on the home page.
You may have a search term selected which is just causing books to appear but that page shows all content. It is exactly the same logic as the Read page on the old site, which the page you are referring to. This is the same page that everyone told me no one reads since people just look at the homepage. You don't know the number of times this came up in a thread: increase the visibility on the homepage because no one reads the Read page!
I have people that love the images and people who don't like them and want a spreadsheet list. People who like bigger images and people who like smaller images. It's really interesting to see how different people respond so differently to design.
389 2015-08-24 01:24:59
Re: Home Page Listings (11 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
I tried it, Cobber, but it doesn't do what I meant--it will give me all the poems ever written, or all the essays, etc. one genre at a a time, and it's not timely. Here's where I have to mention the old site.
Every day, all the newest postings were listed, with the most recent at the top of the list. book, poem, essay, short story, whatever--one by one they appeared at the top of the list. When a new work was posted, the one at the bottom dropped to page 2, and so on. Everybody's work got the same amount of exposure, with author, genre, and pertinent details all on one line. The title was a link to the actual work, so one could read and review.
If you check some categories, you'll see there are works posted in January still prominently displayed on your home page. That's an unfair amount of exposure, considering there are other categories whose postings roll off in a matter of hours.
Just my opinion. JP
This is exactly how the site works now. The homepage on the new site is exactly like the homepage on the old site except we have added a few more categories: essay, article, etc. The Read: Groups Content from the Read tab brings you to a page that has the identical logic to the old Read page. Work is listed in order added to your groups regardless of genre or type.
390 2015-08-14 12:15:03
Re: Sol (3 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Yes, I've noticed this also. It's something we will do.
391 2015-08-13 15:54:58
Re: Site Bugs 2 (342 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
If you'd spent as many 60-second timeouts waiting for the site as I have, you'd be talking to a shrink rather than a regular doctor. :-)
We're going to make some changes in the next month or two that will hopefully end these time-out problems for good.
392 2015-08-13 15:51:47
Re: Site Bugs 2 (342 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Ok. Will look into these problems.
How does one go about deleting a draft inline review that is no longer needed? I started one, couldn't find 5 things to report, and just backed off the page. I thought that would suffice, but now I am nagged by the notation "Draft inline review" and can't get rid of it.
This is definitely a nuisance.
393 2015-08-11 21:08:10
Re: Graphic Stock giveaway? (7 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Hi all,
This was legitamite email. The sponsor bought this mailing. Sponsor emails like this help to pay for the upkeep and development of the site. I can't vouch for the service directly as I haven't used it but the email was not spam.
Sol
394 2015-08-05 15:58:28
Re: superhero origins contest (3 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Good catch. No matter how much I proof them something like this happens. It's consistent now. Thanks!
395 2015-08-04 17:31:32
Re: Forum Confusion (7 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
396 2015-07-31 19:54:48
Topic: Last Day for the Apple Drabble Contest (0 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Hi everyone,
Today is the last day of the Apple Drabble Competition. Get your submissions in!
http://www.thenextbigwriter.com/contest … etition-10
We've also launched a new contest to keep everyone writing in August. It's the Superhero Origins Story Contest.
http://www.thenextbigwriter.com/contest … Contest-12
Good luck to all!
Sol
397 2015-07-30 21:55:18
Re: Can we improve the list of posted threads on the home page? (36 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Sol, what about Lucy's suggestion of searching across forum topics (or even content)? A simple results page of links, organized by groups, would probably do.
This already exists. In any forum, click on the link that says See Your Posts. From there, click the User Defined Search, enter your term, and go.
398 2015-07-30 20:36:03
Re: Paid Article Opportunity (4 replies, posted in Writing Tips & Site Help)
Hi Mike,
I think a minimum of 750 words. Thanks,
Sol
399 2015-07-30 20:35:02
Re: Can we improve the list of posted threads on the home page? (36 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
I've been attempting to communicate with Sol in email about this topic. I'm not sure what, if anything, will come of it, but he doesn't appear to be keen (at all) on going back to a static header styled forum despite the need/desire. I did suggest that perhaps he could consider giving us a choice in group creation for having that type of forum. Then at least group communication wouldn't have to suffer the needle in a haystack scenario.
I'd love to give every group the ability to have that type of forum but it's technically not doable within the constraints of this site or most other sites. Perhaps if I had the resources of Facebook this would be possible but even their site does not do this.
400 2015-07-29 18:04:15
Topic: Lesson 5 - Punctuating Dialogue is Posted (0 replies, posted in Intro to Creative Writing - Summer 2015)
Hi all,
I wanted to let you know that Lesson 5 - Punctuating Dialogue has been posted.
http://www.thenextbigwriter.com/posting … ting-21111
In the lesson we cover the major rules for how to correctly punctuate dialogue in your stories.
Sol
