There is no republish on the new site. You will need to create a fresh listing for the contest. You might be able to create a new version under the same book but I'm not sure if that would work. I'll have to check.
676 2015-01-22 04:25:29
Re: Strongest Start Competition 2015 is Launched (33 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
677 2015-01-21 17:16:49
Re: Wishlist Cont. (212 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
I'll think about the rating idea. I'm still struck by the fact that a teen can walk into a library and take out whatever book they want. There is no rating system. Same with a bookstore.
678 2015-01-21 15:53:06
Topic: New Enhancements Released - Jan 21, 2015 (2 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
We released two enhancements today:
1. Chapter reordering fixed. We changed the way chapter reordering works to remove a bug in the old system. To reorder chapters in your portfolio, you can now click on the chapter numbers and it will allow you to renumber them. This will resolve the previous problem where chapters with versions were not reordering properly.
2. Groups Only. You can now select to publish to Groups Only. Before the only option was to Groups and Connections. So, you can publish to a Group without having to publish to all of your connections at the same time.
We also made a few other minor bug fixed. More updates to come.
Sol
679 2015-01-20 21:47:24
Re: Paying for Renewal (6 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
You won't get booted if you forget. When renewal time comes, it will ask you to choose what type of account you want. At that point you can either stay Premium or not.
It got pretty complicated on the billing side taking the old subscription, combining it with the free month, and then adding the ability to append a new membership on top of that.
680 2015-01-20 14:47:50
Topic: NY Times Article on the Benefits of Writing (4 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
From the article:
"The scientific research on the benefits of so-called expressive writing is surprisingly vast. Studies have shown that writing about oneself and personal experiences can improve mood disorders, help reduce symptoms among cancer patients, improve a person’s health after a heart attack, reduce doctor visits and even boost memory."
For the full article:
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/01/1 … happiness/
681 2015-01-18 16:09:06
Topic: Upgrade Bug for Some Members (1 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Hi all,
I think there might be an upgrade bug for those that are Founding Members. If you are unable to upgrade your account, let me know and I will extend your Premium membership for a few days until we have it fixed.
Sol
682 2015-01-18 15:52:33
Re: Strongest Start 2015 Question (4 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Hi Sol,
Just want to check, would entries from Aus be ok?
Thanks Janet
Yes. They are fine.
683 2015-01-17 23:48:22
Re: Strongest Start 2015 Question (4 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Hi Allen,
Ignore this. It's a line that should have been removed and will be on Monday.
In the future, there may be contests where the entries are not visible. This is a vestige of that feature.
Sol
684 2015-01-17 23:47:01
Re: just got burned by the "no inline reviews for free members" issue (48 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
This is an interesting conversation. Let me take a step back and ask everyone this: what caused you to upgrade to Premium? Or, what got you to join the old site as a Writing Member? From there, we can begin to think about the writer series of features for Free versus Premium.
685 2015-01-16 17:26:34
Topic: New forum features (9 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
We released a few enhancements to the forum last night. You can now view all threads that you are subscribed to and also view all of your posts. There are links in the blue tool bar at the top. In addition, you can search through your posts by keyword if you want to find a particular conversation.
686 2015-01-15 21:55:49
Re: Membership Renewal (5 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
If anyone thinks they paid the wrong price, let me know and we'll credit the difference.
687 2015-01-15 21:45:36
Re: Membership Renewal (5 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
There may be a bug that has removed the special pricing for grandfathered members of the old site. I am going to check and have it fixed by tomorrow if that's the case.
Sol
688 2015-01-15 19:16:30
Re: Membership Renewal (5 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Did I read somewhere/sometime that if a person was a 'Premium' member when the new site became active that the annual membership renewal cost would remain the same and not go up to the new price?
Yes, that is correct. Is that not happening?
689 2015-01-15 19:13:42
Re: Strongest Start Competition 2015 is Launched (33 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Sol, my first 3 chapters are labeled "0,1,2". Is that okay, or should I relabel them "1,2,3"?
I posted a "chapter 0" when I began work shopping Daughter of Aithne, because technically the first chapter is a prologue, though I would like to have it count as chapter 1 for purposes of the competition. I just am not sure if the Chapter 0 tag will cause problems when filtering entries for the judges to read.
Thanks in advance for your help. I'm very excited for this year's competition, and I'm looking forward to seeing everyone's entries.
This won't cause a problem. The judges are going to take the first three chapters. So, if the first starts at 0, that's the first.
690 2015-01-15 18:27:30
Re: Strongest Start Competition 2015 is Launched (33 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Just worked it out, I had to go into edit and then on to contests. Xx
Are you sure you entered it? I don't see it on the list?
691 2015-01-15 17:45:04
Topic: Applied Button Live for In-line Reviews (3 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Hi everyone,
You can now mark in-line reviews that you have incorporated into your writing as 'Applied.' This will help members keep track of which reviews they have incorporated and which they haven't. By tomorrow, we will have the same feature for regular reviews.
We've rolled out a string of new features this week including a contest module, improvements to the forum, enhanced emails, and others which aren't as obvious. We're continuing to work through the list of bugs. We're also hard at work at the next generation of in-line reviews and a few other oft-requested features and bugs.
Thanks,
Sol
692 2015-01-15 15:53:08
Re: Strongest Start Competition 2015 is Launched (33 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
I'm just enquiring about the competition, are the works of writers from the uk eligible? I've tried to enter my story but the enter competition button doesn't come up on the drop down menu beside the story I want to enter. And help would be appreciated if it's simple something I'm doing wrong.
Hi Michael,
UK entries are eligible.
Did you to the Contest tab for the particular entry? Go to Profile, click on the title of the work, then go to the Contest sub-tab. As long as the contest has bee published to the Premium group, you should be able to enter. Let me know if you are still having problems.
Best,
Sol
693 2015-01-15 15:51:07
Re: Strongest Start Competition 2015 is Launched (33 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Great news!! But just as a bug FYI, the link you offered takes you to contest info--clicking into the provided links of past winners takes you to the wrong works.
Thanks. Will fix those.
694 2015-01-15 14:16:15
Re: Site Bugs 2 (342 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Actually, it can be done or at least it could be before the word limit was extended (haven't tried it since) because I did it in order to get all my comments in. I simply clicked on the already highlighted area and it produced another comment box. Take care. Vern
Interesting. I stand corrected 
.
695 2015-01-15 03:32:47
Re: Points (8 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Thanks! We spent a lot of time to make it look and work okay across all platforms.
696 2015-01-15 03:31:33
Re: Site Bugs 2 (342 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Oh, that I don't think can be done - selecting a word or section "twice", but Sol will be the best person to confirm whether it's a site or chrome thing. JR
This cannot be done. You can't select text twice.
697 2015-01-15 03:30:08
Re: Site Bugs 2 (342 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Hi Sol! When trying to "publish and review" or "publish and post" my chapters the buttons for said choices don't seem to be working. I'm using Google Chrome. The content transfers over from my clipboard quite nicely but doesn't want to save to the site. Is this a glitch?
Also, like Norm above I have a hard time just selecting one word for inline reviews. I have this problem with both my laptop, desktop and surface. Very frustrating.
That's strange. The first problem is probably related to your computer settings. Make sure you have javascript enabled. If you still have this problem after fiddling with your settings, let me know and we will diagnose it further, perhaps with a telephone call.
In terms of in-line review precision, it is something we are working on. I can't promise an immediate fix but we are working on a new version of in-line reviews that will hopefully resolve some of these problems.
Sol
698 2015-01-15 03:27:04
Re: Site Bugs 2 (342 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Sol, I seem to have lost a review. I reviewed a very short piece called Perplexing Pyramids from Derek Atkins that didn't require any inline comments nor even fifty words for a regular review. I went inline, left no inline comments, and just put a closing comment at the bottom, knowing that I wouldn't receive any points, which was fine. The system allowed me to submit this without apparent error, yet when I look for it my completed inline reviews, it's not there. Is it in the ether?
Win 7 PC & Google Chrome.
Thanks.
Dirk
We were making some changes to the system last night so it's possible it ate your review. If so, I apologize. Have you lost any other reviews? If so, let me know.
Thanks,
Sol
699 2015-01-15 03:24:27
Re: Points (8 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Welcome back!
The point system should be the same as on the old site. The new site uses the same formula.
Sol
700 2015-01-14 19:48:14
Topic: Strongest Start Competition 2015 is Launched (33 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
We are pleased to announce the launch of the 2015 Strongest Start Book Competition. The competition has over $1,000 in prizes in addition to the winner receiving an opportunity for their book to be reviewed by an Amazon Hall of Fame Reviewer, when it is finally published.
http://www.thenextbigwriter.com/contest … ion+2015-5
The launch of the contest coincides with the release of our new contest platform. We can now create contests for any group and in the future will allow groups to create, release, and market their own contests.
Entering is a big different from the old site. To enter, there is now a new tab when you publish work called Contests. That tab allows you to enter your book into the contest. If it says you are not eligible, then you either do not have your work posted to Premium, or the work was posted too long ago and you need to repost.
If you have other questions, feel free to post them.
Good luck!
Sol
