I have no idea where to post announcements of any kind anymore, max.
This is a great place for announcements.
426 2015-06-23 15:59:48
Re: I've left the building... (33 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
427 2015-06-22 16:38:57
Re: Has anyone tried Kindle Scout (13 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Yes, I will see about removing that. Thanks for the feedback.
428 2015-06-17 13:59:14
Topic: Lesson 1 Posted (3 replies, posted in Intro to Creative Writing - Summer 2015)
Lesson 1 on the use of paragraphs has been posted. It includes two assignments.
http://www.thenextbigwriter.com/posting … raph-21359
Please be sure to post the assignments using the site's posting system and not this forum. Posting it to the site allows me and others to use the inline review functionality as well as other review functionality.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Sol
429 2015-06-14 18:35:10
Re: Has anyone tried Kindle Scout (13 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Sol-just wanted to find out if the formatting option for Kindle you introduced a week or two ago was for Kindle Scout, or regular Kindle publication? JP
It's an html format that can be used for Kindle, B&N, and probably Kindle Scout. I'm not sure what format Scout requires the work to be submitted in.
430 2015-06-12 16:22:19
Topic: Strongest Start 2015 Winners (15 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
I'm happy to announce the winners of the 2015 Strongest Start Novel Competition. The grand prize winner is:
The Laundromat at the Edge of the Universe by Ronald Quark
The two runner-ups are:
Congratulations!
I also want to thank BookBaby and Pubslush for helping to sponsor the competition this year.
Sol
431 2015-06-12 16:12:03
Re: Strongest Start 2015 Finalists (16 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Today, in about one hour.
432 2015-06-07 12:59:22
Re: Strongest Start 2015 Finalists (16 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
I wanted to update everyone on when we will announce the winners. I am waiting on word from one more judge, who told me they will be ready bu Tuesday. So, if that holds, I will announce the results on Wed, June 10.
433 2015-06-05 01:29:55
Re: Site Bugs 2 (342 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
I do wish the closed contests had an update with the winners and a link to their winning entry. Announcing only in the sponsoring group forum seems to reduce the publicity of the contests.
Good idea. I will do tomorrow for all of the contests we have run so far.
434 2015-06-04 20:37:28
Re: Not new, but getting old fast!--No points for a regular review (9 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
What operating system and browser are you using? I just tested it with the text you provided and it posted okay. Did you type the review directly into the box or paste it from somewhere else?
435 2015-06-04 15:29:24
Re: Not new, but getting old fast!--No points for a regular review (9 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
What makes you think you didn't receive your points?
I checked and it looks like you first did an in-line review and received .63 points for it. You then did two reviews withthe following text.
"Mary had a little lamb whose fleas were white as snow and everywhere merry Mary went the lamb was sure to go."
This only has 22 words but even if it was longer you wouldn't receive points again; you already received them for the in-line review. Once you review a piece, whether in-line or regular you don't receive points again if you do another review. There is no double points for leaving an in-line and regular review.
http://www.thenextbigwriter.com/posting … erse-20080
Is this not the correct scenario? Am I missing something here?
Sol
436 2015-06-04 15:23:45
Re: Not new, but getting old fast!--No points for a regular review (9 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
I'll look into it.
437 2015-06-04 02:17:19
Re: Does the site still support free users? (2 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Basic members can read and leave both regular and inline reviews. They just can't post to points groups or access any inline reviews they receive.
438 2015-06-04 02:15:49
Re: Welcome to the Class (8 replies, posted in Intro to Creative Writing - Summer 2015)
Welcome SJ! Nice to have you aboard. It sounds like you'll have a busy but productive year.
439 2015-06-03 17:40:29
Topic: RUMINATE Magazine | William Van Dyke Short Story Prize (0 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
I received this email. I am not endorsing this in any way but rather passing the information along.
Greetings!
RUMINATE Magazine is currently accepting entries for the 2015 William Van Dyke Short Story Prize, and we would like to invite your community to be a part of it. The official call with all the details is below. If you would please share it with your followers, we would greatly appreciate it.
Thank you for your help!
Warmly,
Alexis Gresh
Ruminate Intern
Call for Submissions:
RUMINATE Magazine is currently accepting submissions for our William Van Dyke Short Story Prize. Along with publication in our Winter 2015 issue, the winner and runner-up will be awarded $1500 and $200, respectively. The entry fee is $20 , which includes a complimentary copy of the Winter 2015 issue. The deadline for submissions is August 5th, 2015. To read the complete contest guidelines and to submit, please visit our website (http://www.ruminatemagazine.com/submit/ … s/fiction/).
440 2015-06-02 22:24:42
Topic: Has anyone tried Kindle Scout (13 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
I received an email from a contact at Amazon today asking if TheNextBigWriter wanted to work with them on Kindle Scout. Has anyone tried this program? I'd be interested in any feedback.
441 2015-06-01 16:21:24
Topic: Teach a Class (0 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
I wanted to offer qualified members of the site the opportunity to teach a writing class on the site. If you have a specialty in a particular area of writing and feel like you can impart some of this wisdom on others, contact me and we can see about setting up a class. Classes can range from free to fee-based. If you decide to charge for your class, you keep 70% of any income generates while the site get's the other 30% to cover costs.
Class topics can be on writing in a certain genre, marketing your writing, novel writing workshops (write a novel in 90 days with this class), etc. Basically, any topic that you think other writers might be interested in can be covered.
If you are interested, contact me at snasisi (at) thenextbigwriter.com.
Thanks,
Sol
442 2015-06-01 16:13:30
Topic: Welcome to the Class (8 replies, posted in Intro to Creative Writing - Summer 2015)
Hi,
Welcome to an Introduction to Creative Writing!
I'm very excited to be teaching this class. As a warm-up, I'd like everyone to provide a quick introduction. If you're new to the class, go ahead and tell us a little bit about yourself. Don't be shy! Please include the following:
(1) What type of writing (romance, horror, science fiction, etc.) do you like to do?
(2) When did you start writing?
(3) Who are a couple of your favorite authors?
(4) What's a fun or quirky fact about you?
The goal of the class is to teach you some of the basics of creative writing while having a good time.
Thanks,
Sol
443 2015-06-01 00:15:27
Re: Sol, help if you can... (9 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
What device did you post it from? And what program?
444 2015-05-28 15:58:59
Re: One minute rule (14 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
That's strange. I just did two posts within four seconds of each other. But it could be because I am an admin. I'll check it out. It sounds like an anti-spam provision.
447 2015-05-28 13:01:11
Re: One minute rule (14 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
There isn't any one minute rule that I am aware of.
448 2015-05-22 17:34:28
Re: New Beta eBook Generator Tool (3 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
You do know that you can move chapters around on the site, right? The chapter numbers on the Content page can be renumbered.
449 2015-05-22 16:52:27
Re: New Beta eBook Generator Tool (3 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Thanks KH. I'll look into the format for the file and test out on my windows machine.
In terms of chapter order, it should take the order that you have the chapters listed on the site. Was that not the case?
450 2015-05-22 15:27:24
Topic: New Beta eBook Generator Tool (3 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Some of you might have noticed a new eBook Generator that is now available on the Publish tab when you go into the publishing process for work posted to the site. This tool is designed to take posted content and convert it into an .html format that can be uploaded to Amazon, BN.com, or other eBook distributors. Our hope is that for those who don't want to fool around with formats and conversion services, this will provide a simple, one-button solution to prepare your writing to be sold.
If there are other features or elements you would like to see on the file, let us know. We've spent the last couple of weeks identifying and fixing conversion issues but if you come across any, please drop us a line.
Thanks,
Sol
