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Maybe it's just me, but I don't see where adding any more works to the front page does anything more than take up space. It only makes folks depend on that and only that to find works to read. Just as on the old site there was constant complaining about not spending enough time on the front page and missing out on reviews, it doesn't make any sense.

The site, we, should be encouraging everyone, new and old members alike, to look at the extremely broad selection of posted works available. The only way to make some folks go beyond the front page in search of material to review is not put it on there at all. Make a link to all the works, latest first, which can be scrolled through with ease (without all the book covers taking up valuable space; they could appear only when you opened the work) to find something of interest - connections and/or favorite authors could be highlighted in some manner. If anyone, new or old, can't find something to review so as to get reciprocation from that list, then they're really not trying very hard imho. Of course it might not hurt to tell new members up front to expect to have to review three or four works for each one they receive, then  they shouldn't be expecting gazillions of instantaneous reviews. Well, that's my thirteen cents worth - inflation, you know. Take care. Vern

Good thing about that is you find out the people you don't want to waste your time on. Point is, the comment on the review is for the author not the reviewer though it would be nice if there could be a cordial back and forth to defend the various positions taken from both sides. That would/should be extremely helpful to the author and also any open minded reviewer.

No one knows it all and we many times have different opinions on the same thing; doesn't necessarily mean one is right and the other wrong, only different ways of expressing and the more info and options an author has to base their decision upon, well, it should be a gold mine. Of course that is just my opinion and I'm sure others will disagree, but so what, I don't expect to be right all the time, just most of it, lol. Take care. Vern

As they say, there are deadlines and then there are deadlines. And of course there are moving deadlines. Anyway, if you made one those deadlines - some count, some don't; take your pick - then, good luck in the contest. Take care. Vern

Hmm, have you ever seen any advertisement that wasn't "deceptive?" It's kind of like politicians you know. Take care. Vern

As long as the transition shows the timeline for each chapter as you switch back and forth, I don't see that it would make any difference as far as the reader following the story or timeline. If the chapters are from different character POV, why would anybody expect them to be on the exact same timeline? If you follow the storyline from each character's perspective, then it is not really a flashback if you continue where you left off with that chapter previously, regardless of where the other character has gone in the meantime. One character could be a year ahead of another and what difference would it make until the two characters meet and hopefully by then they are in the same timeframe. Just my opinion. Take care. Vern

Norm wrote:

I simply invented something that I'll proibably call espresso, to liquify anthing put into it, with no toxic fumes, except for a few bubbles to help visualize the scene. I'm also considering naming it for its inventor, Gaius Olympus Octavian, using his initials, GOO, among other choices.

Thanks
Dirk

Hello, Dirk, why don't you just use a stew of bacteria; there are already types of bacteria which will eat about anything from oil to iron so it is highly feasible for some super-bacteria or more likely a stew of several types to be modified to do what you are looking for with little mess and hardly any room for anyone to claim it not within the realm of science fiction per se.  Just a little acid reflux at work here, lol. Take care. Vern

Your entry is listed for the contest. To check all entries go to the contest page (you can click on it from your home page) and click on "entries." Take care. Vern

Here's rooting for you. Take care. Vern

Well, after arguing for years with the payroll folks where I work about the taxability of reimbursements for insurance (which saves them money over their plan), providing them with the regulations and confirming with some of my wife's co-workers in the tax business to include one who worked for the IRS at one time solving such things and payroll of course just saying it was MY interpretation of the law, they have finally come around and just gave me enough raise to cover the reimbursements so I don't have to argue with them every year. You'd think they would've been happy to do this since it costs them about one-third of what it would cost if they provided me with their regular insurance plan.  So all in all, I guess that makes it a productive winter; I always like to win arguments, lol. Take care. Vern

If you forget to subscribe and get notices for threads just go to the "show your posts" box at the top when you come to the forums and it will give all the posts you have commented on in order. Take care. Vern

They are gathering in another forum in the Premium Group. Click the link below and it should take you there. Take care. Vern  http://www.thenextbigwriter.com/forums/ … ewers.html