There is hardly a thread on this site (or the old) garnering more than a few responses which does not veer to some degree from the initial subject matter. I consider that a good thing in most instances. Natural conversation goes that way when interesting characters are involved. Take care. Vern
876 2016-07-15 22:44:22
Re: Question for the community: Male writers writing F/F books (31 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
877 2016-07-15 01:35:28
Re: Say the first word that comes to mind... (1,634 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
shooting star
878 2016-07-14 12:05:13
Re: Say the first word that comes to mind... (1,634 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Trump's hands
879 2016-07-14 02:12:57
Re: Gender Divide in the Rhiannon Novels (7 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Dill Carver wrote:
rhiannon wrote:... males seem to like Jeb & Rhia: the Love Story, and females are more represented among reviewers in the New Fairy story.....
men like the sexy ingenue and women like the kick-ass adventurer.... what, if anything, should I do about that?I'd say tone it down.
Given such a powerful and distinct contrast I'm wondering if it would it be dangerous for a transgender person to read these stories? I mean, given the different reactions between genders, it would at the very least cause the transgender reader to be at odds with her/his self. I'm wondering if intense reading could lead to a seizure; nervous breakdown or even spontaneous combustion?
LOL! I do love your take on this. The point is made a whole lot better than I did. Take care. Vern
880 2016-07-13 22:43:50
Re: Gender Divide in the Rhiannon Novels (1 replies, posted in Additional Writing Feedback)
Responded in premium group forum. Take care. Vern
881 2016-07-13 22:41:34
Re: Say the first word that comes to mind... (1,634 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
nuts
882 2016-07-13 22:39:42
Re: Gender Divide in the Rhiannon Novels (7 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
I would first ask if anyone reviewed both stories and if so then their response should provide an answer. If no one reviewed both stories, then that might provide an opportunity to request one of them to do so and relate their preference and reasons for such. All in all I would think it is merely a statistical quirk unless the pattern remains over many reviewers and with the order of presentation changed on occasion so that one is not picking the first one to review by the order it is presented (a possible gender bias maybe, who knows). Good luck. Take care. Vern
883 2016-07-13 12:05:54
Re: Say the first word that comes to mind... (1,634 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
crackers
884 2016-07-12 22:52:54
Re: Say the first word that comes to mind... (1,634 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
fits
885 2016-07-12 11:54:21
Re: Strongest Start 2016 Finalists (17 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Congrats to the finalists and all who entered. Take care. Vern
886 2016-07-10 04:06:12
Re: Say the first word that comes to mind... (1,634 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
no winner
887 2016-07-09 12:20:27
Re: Question for the community: Male writers writing F/F books (31 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
I probably wouldn't even look at the author until I finished the story and might want to buy something else by said author, but then I rarely brose through book stores any more. And only on a few occasions have I bought a book (more accurately had my wife buy it for me) because of the author; most in my opinion don't repeat the excellent experience I received from the first one. I'm just too damn picky, lol. Sometimes I will pick up a book my wife is reading and just start reading wherever she has it marked and if I find it interesting will ask to read it when she finishes, or perhaps before if she gets busy on something else. I may not be typical in that regard. Take care. Vern
888 2016-07-08 12:15:05
Re: Say the first word that comes to mind... (1,634 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
889 2016-07-08 02:14:06
Re: Say the first word that comes to mind... (1,634 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
upper lip
890 2016-07-07 22:40:54
Re: Say the first word that comes to mind... (1,634 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
gorilla feet
891 2016-07-07 02:31:32
Re: Independence Day - the 1852 Address by Frederick Douglass. (20 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
corra wrote:
You have style, lady. Take care. Vern
892 2016-07-06 23:30:18
Re: What Happened To Hamler (46 replies, posted in HodgePodge)
I think he's still sulking about the Seahawks losing to the Panthers. Or maybe he's hitchhiking your way to surprise you with a finished copy of Antagony and had to leave his computer home. No telling with John. Good to see you pop in once and a while anyway; hey, maybe that's what he's doing...trying to spur you on with his absence. Take care. Vern
893 2016-07-06 23:17:33
Re: My space shuttle sprung an air leak - What happens? (11 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Norm d'Plume wrote:
In my story, my characters are flying in a shuttle that's been hit by another ship, causing the leak. They're racing to reach a flagship before their air runs out. I want to knock them out with them realizing they may not be rescued in time and may never wake up. I can't have their blood/tissues boil/explode while they're unconscious.
Charles, thanks for the links. I read through it quickly and it looks useful. I'll read it in detail later today.
It seems to me you're over complicating the situation. They either pass out from lack of oxygen and/or decompression or they don't. You then save them or you don't. They will not know one way or the other unless you indeed do save them. Any added detail is not going to change anything or make it more dramatic unless you want to go into the theatrics of a Total Recall or such other unrealistic depiction. Good luck with whatever you decide. Take care. Vern
894 2016-07-06 12:11:23
Re: My space shuttle sprung an air leak - What happens? (11 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
I would think the loss of pressure would similar to that of SCUBA divers who ascend too rapidly and get the bends due to Nitrogen "boiling" from the blood. In such a case, your early rescue could place the victims in a hyperbaric chamber to slowly equalize the pressure to normal status. You might wish to check out more details on the effect of bends in such a case. Take care. Vern
895 2016-07-05 22:44:07
Re: Independence Day - the 1852 Address by Frederick Douglass. (20 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
SolN wrote:
Test
Of what? Take care. Vern
896 2016-07-05 02:18:45
Re: Independence Day - the 1852 Address by Frederick Douglass. (20 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Charles_F_Bell wrote:
vern wrote:Charles_F_Bell wrote:"Swine" I wouldn't choose for you, but as to the sentiment of the "horrific world" Douglass spoke against is that but a shallow contribution on the 4th I can speak of here against those who despise the U.S.A. not from its human limitations but because of its enormous superiority to anywhere else.
When "anywhere else" leaves a lot to be desired, then "enormous superiority" still has lots of room for improvement. To blindly deny that is to become part of the problem. But I'm sure your highness already knows that, right? Take care. Vern
And certainly, as you see the U.S.A. in 2016, words from a bitter man in the 1850's, probably more appreciated as a young slave in the South than a mature Negro in the "tolerant" North, is the way to put things in perspective.
Alas, the "tolerant" North is/was only a façade. Take care. Vern
897 2016-07-04 23:00:48
Re: Say the first word that comes to mind... (1,634 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
ambrosia
898 2016-07-04 22:58:40
Re: Independence Day - the 1852 Address by Frederick Douglass. (20 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Charles_F_Bell wrote:
corra wrote:"Swine" then.
Your shallow contribution here throws integrity into relief, serving as a living reminder of the horrific world this man spoke against. Your voice is small, your words hollow, your contribution like the scurrying of a rat too arrogant to realize he is insignificant.
Please, do go on. You serve as illustration.
"Swine" I wouldn't choose for you, but as to the sentiment of the "horrific world" Douglass spoke against is that but a shallow contribution on the 4th I can speak of here against those who despise the U.S.A. not from its human limitations but because of its enormous superiority to anywhere else.
When "anywhere else" leaves a lot to be desired, then "enormous superiority" still has lots of room for improvement. To blindly deny that is to become part of the problem. But I'm sure your highness already knows that, right? Take care. Vern
899 2016-07-04 14:28:04
Re: Independence Day - the 1852 Address by Frederick Douglass. (20 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Traitor or swine, like beauty, is often in the eyes of the beholder (along with the accompanying bias.) According to the relatively recently discovered Gospel of Judas, he was actually the most trusted of the disciples. Judas was given advanced teachings and thus was secretly given the task of helping Jesus fulfill his mission by "betraying" him as planned. Of course this version was not included in the canonized Bible for obvious reasons. Take care. Vern
900 2016-07-03 22:52:20
Re: Say the first word that comes to mind... (1,634 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
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