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Hi all,

I launched the new contest for newbies as you requested. Let's see how it goes. It requires three reviews.

Sol

I'm going to launch two contests this weekend. As Dirk suggested, one of them will be a new member contest. I'm thinking a New Member Short Story Contest. That way, the member doesn't have to write anything new and they can post any short story they have already written.

I also have a contest in mind for all members.

More to come!

Okay, we'll work on these fixes next. We have adjusted the credit ratio, changed the trial period to 2 weeks, and increased the points a new members gets to 20 points. I'm going to launch a new contest on Friday.

Sol

Hi Dirk,

Thanks to you and everyone else for those suggestions. I'm open to keeping TNBW going in its current form but agree there need to be some changes. I can make all of the changes you suggested. They are all relatively easy to implement. I do wonder if 30 days is too long but let's see. I also wonder if 30 points might be too much for the community to handle. Members will be posting but not receiving as much feedback. Especially if the ration is also decreased. The net effect of this will be to suck reviews out of the system. But maybe we need to get more people posting first and then we can dial back the points.

Let's also plan to launch a contest. If anyone has thoughts, let me know. Maybe a short story contest based on an image? Those have always been popular.

Sol

Hi all,

I've read through the comments above and have a couple of responses and clarifications.

First, no definitive decision has been made to close TheNextBigWriter. It's something Dirk and I discussed as a possibility if Booksie is a suitable home. I'd prefer to have one platform to maintain and upgrade but I also don't want to destroy what has been built here. So, there is no imminent plan to shut this down. That being said, we probably won't do much development on this site moving forward as Booksie is the more modern platform. But that doesn't preclude us from running contests and continuing to market and promote the site. I leave this decision to the community.

In terms of Booksie, in public Houses, the content is publicly displayed on the Internet. In private Houses, the content is only shared with that House, similar to how it is kept private on TNBW. So, content posted to the TheNextBigWriter House on Booksie cannot be accessed by bots or others unless they are a member of the group. Try accessing Terry's Booksie post if you are not logged into Booksie.

https://www.booksie.com/725653-dead-mans-avenue

There are talented writers on Booksie and not just beginners. If you look at the contest winners, you'll read some high quality work.

https://www.booksie.com/contest-winners

If we were to move TNBW over, I'd make the House much more visible and help to promote it across the site. I also have no problem making it for more advanced writers. There are already plenty of beginner writer Houses.

Those are a few clarifications and thoughts.

Sol

Hmm. Okay, thanks for letting me know. I'll have it taken care of along with the Quickee fix.

Good question. To be in Kindle Unlimited, I think you need to be in Kindle Select.

This is what Kindle Select says:

So, yes, you'd have to remove your book from Kindle Select and Kindle Unlimited. I think each author has to decide how much benefit they are getting from these programs and make a decision based on that.

As an exclusive to TheNextBigWriter, I wanted the site's members to be the first to gain access to videos about Booksie Limited Editions (BLEs). No one else has this link, not even Booksie members. We hope to launch on Thursday. If you decide to publish a BLE, let me know and I'll feature it.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ5e … 28knPeffw1

Thanks for pointing this out.

Sol

Bill, sending good thoughts and hopes for a speedy recovery.

Thanks!

Thanks! I'll begin purging.