I think it only works if you use a nude photo. Take care. Vern
551 2017-07-23 23:56:30
Re: Changing Profile Picture (9 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
552 2017-07-23 23:54:03
Re: Say the first word that comes to mind... (1,634 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Hapless (when a country freely chooses - with a little help from an adversary -- an idiotic pathological liar for president)
553 2017-07-23 04:49:07
Re: Say the first word that comes to mind... (1,634 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Trump "tweet" (th,th,th,that's all folks)
554 2017-07-22 22:42:57
Re: Your Muse (5 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
I generally "write" the story in my head before putting it to paper. Of course the story often changes in significant ways once I start applying concrete words and sentences. My typing area is upstairs in the bonus/office room where I mostly have nothing playing in the background, but if the TV or something else is going on where I can hear it, it doesn't really bother me as I tune it out the majority of time. I may occasionally take a break to rest my fingers and listen to what is going on before resuming the job at hand. I generally like to finish a complete short story or novel chapter at one sitting. Once it is complete on paper, I will go back and make revisions several times before submitting for others to read. That's my playbook. Take care. Vern
555 2017-07-22 22:31:19
Re: Say the first word that comes to mind... (1,634 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
White House Cologne
556 2017-07-21 01:57:25
Re: Say the first word that comes to mind... (1,634 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Pull fire alarm
557 2017-07-20 22:37:57
Re: Say the first word that comes to mind... (1,634 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
No (speaking of Corra obviously -- to me)
558 2017-07-18 12:08:58
Re: The Long Trek Home - An apology (4 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
You do know you can change the chapter number simply by clicking on it, right? Take care. Vern
559 2017-07-18 02:17:21
Re: Say the first word that comes to mind... (1,634 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Are not
560 2017-07-17 22:16:09
Re: Say the first word that comes to mind... (1,634 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Robot
561 2017-07-17 22:11:20
Re: Help with title. (21 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Uncover the Dark
Clothes of Darkness
Peel Away the Dark
Arc of Darkness
Stir the Darkness
The Dark Comes Home
Enter the Dark
Forgive My Dark Side
Redemption of Darkness
562 2017-07-16 23:10:45
Re: Say the first word that comes to mind... (1,634 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Sock puppet
563 2017-07-16 14:01:22
Re: Say the first word that comes to mind... (1,634 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Shell-shocked
564 2017-07-15 02:22:40
Re: Say the first word that comes to mind... (1,634 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Timex
565 2017-07-12 22:41:37
Re: Say the first word that comes to mind... (1,634 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Lickin' my lips
566 2017-07-11 23:08:36
Re: Say the first word that comes to mind... (1,634 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Little bunny foo foo
567 2017-07-11 19:50:47
Re: Rewarding extra points to the best reviewers? (19 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
I really see no benefit to donating points within the current system, but should you wish to give them away it's a pretty simple procedure without changing the format of tnbw. Simply post stories with the maximum word and credit levels and tell those you wish to reward to simply paste in a review requiring no effort and grab the points. You don't even have to use real stories, just post a bunch of gibberish or copy and paste something to create the credit potential. Oh, but then anybody could grab the points that way you say; true, but they can grab points that way regardless of any invitation if that is their inclination.
But I do have a question as to why one would want to encourage folks to accept donated points and thereby deprive them of the secondary benefit of reviewing to gain points to publish their own works. Isn't that the whole purpose of the system? You improve your writing by reviewing and your writing improves hopefully by being reviewed. The two work hand in hand. As it is, you must review about four works of equal length to the one you publish to gain the points to publish; a sensible ratio it seems to create reviews for a broad spectrum and still make it quite easy to gain the points to publish.
It is obviously quite easy to gain points to publish and create an excess or else all these points wouldn't be available to donate or sell as the case might be. Yes, it does take time to do the reviews, but not nearly as much time as it takes to create the story to publish and it seems logical that giving away free points would diminish the total pool of reviewers for that greater effort. I mean why review if you get the points for free even if for past efforts. Giving away points lessens the value of the reviewer as well as the incentive of the reviewer in my opinion. The more appropriate response to reward a good reviewer would be to give them more reviews than you receive since that is the ultimate goal of authors on this site, to get reviews to improve their work.
Well, that's my free points. And yes, I have more than I'll probably ever use also, but wouldn't want to deprive others of the education and relationships from whence they came. Take care. Vern
568 2017-07-10 22:49:23
Re: Say the first word that comes to mind... (1,634 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Dean Martin
569 2017-07-10 03:39:09
Re: Say the first word that comes to mind... (1,634 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
If thine foot choke you, cut it off.
570 2017-07-09 22:51:25
Re: Loooong delays (19 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Nope. Everything is as usual. Good luck. Take care. Vern
571 2017-07-09 03:19:17
Re: Say the first word that comes to mind... (1,634 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Foot-and-a-half hotdog
572 2017-07-09 00:10:02
Re: Say the first word that comes to mind... (1,634 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
573 2017-07-08 02:11:22
Re: Say the first word that comes to mind... (1,634 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Brown gravy
574 2017-07-07 22:36:15
Re: Say the first word that comes to mind... (1,634 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Chicken scratch
575 2017-07-07 12:01:50
Re: Say the first word that comes to mind... (1,634 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Chicken fingers