First off, it's your story, so split God's voice any way you like - only one MC at a time or both in the same chapter. What difference does it make anyway? As long as you identify which God it is, then it is no different than adding another character. Simply make it clear Who is speaking. If you can distinguish between two MC's then you can distinguish between the two Gods in the same way; that is what speaker tags and modifiers are for. Let the gods speak how and when you wish - after all, You are the one true God for your story. Take care. Vern
1,302 2015-04-20 17:05:05
Re: Writer Income Distribution in the UK (1 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Not much different than overall income disparity in the US. An article in the Seattle Times showed that top 1% of US earners took in over 20% of all income in 2013. Take care. Vern
1,303 2015-04-19 02:53:25
Re: Blame It On The Alcohol, Says Genesis (51 replies, posted in HodgePodge)
GPyrenees wrote:
Okay, Vern, ch 13 is finally up. I just realized it took me FOUR MONTHS (I thought it was three, which was bad enough!) - I need help re gaps etc.Yohann has already spotted a few that I'll fix tonight, so let me know if you see any, too, if you have a chance!!
I read it when it first went up, but haven't had a chance to review; will get to it this weekend sometime - have company so will have to sneak away at some point. Take care. Vern
1,304 2015-04-17 02:19:58
Re: 7-line Poetry Competition Closed (8 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Hmm ... research for poetry? No wonder I'm not a poet, I thought it was all about passion; dang it, blew another one, lol. Take care. Vern
1,305 2015-04-09 12:21:08
Re: Simisez is back!!! (10 replies, posted in HodgePodge)
GPyrenees wrote:
How did we end up on my Simisez thread anyway?!
Because you started the thread; if you open it, they will come. Take care. Vern
1,306 2015-04-08 23:10:03
Re: Two Homepage Changes (46 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
SolN wrote:
And that would be automatic filters for different types of works. Basically links for novels, poems, articles, connections, etc. that would take you to a page filled from top to bottom with the newest works each category has to offer.
This already exists. The orange buttons under each category on the homepage do this.
But the orange button exists after a list which is as far as most folks get; they never bother with the orange button. Without that preceding list, the orange buttons would mandate a much broader exposure for all works, not merely the few on the current front page. And lo and behold, all those entries on the front page some are afraid of missing would still be the first ones you see on a more inclusive list.
As noted earlier, I would think the broadest exposure for all works (from new and established members alike) would be the primary goal. Just clarifying my opinion. But, I'm flexible; I can live with or without the changes; a click here or there is not going to drain all my energy or ruin my day. Take care. Vern
1,307 2015-04-08 22:47:06
Re: Two Homepage Changes (46 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
mikira (AKA KLSundstrom) wrote:
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Vern, I fully get where you are coming from. If Sol considers this idea I just have one tweak to add to it. And that would be automatic filters for different types of works. Basically links for novels, poems, articles, connections, etc. that would take you to a page filled from top to bottom with the newest works each category has to offer.
Thanks for the input. I took for granted that would be the case. Take care. Vern
1,308 2015-04-08 12:32:52
Re: Two Homepage Changes (46 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
KHippolite wrote:
vern wrote:...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.
Othe landing page, there's that yellow box "Find more Books" which lists everything else... I rarely click that. I've hit it maybe six times since the inception of the new site.
Hello, KH, I understand; that's my point. Most everybody depends on the front page, so if something disappears from the front page before it is seen, it just as well have never been posted for a great many folks - probably a vast majority.
If the goal is to get the most exposure for everyone - naïve as that may sound - then the listing on the front page is a deterrent to that end imo. Oh well, to each their own. Take care. Vern
1,309 2015-04-08 02:33:03
Re: Two Homepage Changes (46 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
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
1,310 2015-04-08 00:34:13
Re: Simisez is back!!! (10 replies, posted in HodgePodge)
GPyrenees wrote:
Hoping to have ch 13 of Genesis up by the end of the week, so Vern doesn't serenade me virtually with a Neil Diamond song...
Just to give you a bit more incentive; I'd hate to have to post them all, lol:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE0R8Kpd8f4
Take care. Vern
1,311 2015-04-04 12:39:56
Re: Draft Inline review (7 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Janet Taylor-Perry wrote:
Hey, vern. The few times I commented on another's reviews they got bent out of shape if I didn't agree.
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
1,312 2015-04-03 22:44:19
Re: Draft Inline review (7 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
And you can comment on other people's reviews - but, alas, hardly anyone ever does. Take care. Vern
1,313 2015-04-02 01:59:56
Re: Deadline and chapter threes (9 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
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
1,314 2015-04-01 22:48:53
Re: Deadline and chapter threes (9 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
poeticpassion21 wrote:
How long will it take to decide the winner?
Per the rules:
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The deadline to submit material for Round I is March 31, 2014. The names of the six finalist in the Competition will be posted on TheNextBigWriter.com approximately four weeks later.
Round II: The manuscripts of the six finalists will be reviewed by the panel of final round judges. The judges will be asked to evaluate how interested they would be in continuing onto Chapter 4, if it existed. This is the main criteria for judging the submission although grammar and punctuation will also be judging factors.
The winners will be announced on or arouond June 1, 2015.
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Take care. Vern
1,315 2015-04-01 22:42:52
Re: Deadline and chapter threes (9 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Dee E. Volle wrote:
Hi - As a new member I admit i procrastinated but the sales pitches advertised to outsiders was deceptive
Hmm, have you ever seen any advertisement that wasn't "deceptive?" It's kind of like politicians you know. Take care. Vern
1,316 2015-04-01 02:11:34
Re: Warning to others in the future. (8 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
IT'S NOT TOO LATE. The deadline is midnight, so do what you wish until that time. We all must learn from our mistakes; not to do so, now that is what I would consider unprofessional. Take care. Vern
1,317 2015-04-01 00:30:42
Re: timeline continuity problems (9 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
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
1,318 2015-03-29 02:52:59
Re: Finding Balance (8 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Basic)
If life were balanced, we'd all be sitting on a teeter-totter with no ups or downs and hence nothing to write about. A wise person once said, "If you want something done, ask the busiest person you know." Counterintuitive perhaps at first glance, but once you think about it, you realize that a busy person has found the determination and a way to get many things done without stopping to worry about not having enough time. If it's important, the time will come, if not, all the time in the world will make no difference. Hence, for me, my teeter-totter doesn't stay in one balanced position; it moves up and down with the momentum of my priorities at the moment. Take care. Vern
1,319 2015-03-28 21:46:58
Re: Chemist needed for the year 4017 (46 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
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
1,320 2015-03-28 01:11:29
Re: Chemist needed for the year 4017 (46 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
There's science and there's fiction and there is a continuum along which they run and the twain shall meet at some point called science fiction. Exactly where that point along the continuum is keeps moving according scientific advancement and an author's imagination. Pick your spot, it belongs to you and whoever you can convince to ride along with you in your endeavor to create the next best seller. To argue that one's own point is any more valid than the next person's is an argument in futility and egotism. That's my point along the continuum and like trying to argue against a religion with a true believer, any argument to the contrary to my position is futile. Take care. Vern
1,321 2015-03-27 12:17:30
Re: Strongest Start Competition 2015 is Launched (33 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Sophia Bar-Lev wrote:
Hi, this is my first time submitting to the contest as I just joined this website and the Premium group very recently. I was a little confused on how to go about it so I've posted the first three chapters of my novel as three posts, Chapter 1 -2 -3. Is that right? Or is it all supposed to be one post? Please advise so I don't miss the deadline. Thank you!
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
1,322 2015-03-25 01:52:04
Re: What Happened To Hamler (46 replies, posted in HodgePodge)
GPyrenees wrote:
Will you read on, ?
Yes, if I'm not too old, decrepit, and senile by then, lol. Take care. Vern
1,323 2015-03-19 01:53:26
Re: MADE THE MAINSTREAM! (11 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Bonnie Milani wrote:
Hey, Vern -
Of course, if I could just get about another 94,000 folks to buy the book, that'd solve the issue instantly!
Here's rooting for you. Take care. Vern
1,324 2015-03-18 22:09:39
Re: MADE THE MAINSTREAM! (11 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Congrats on the rave review. Let us know when the movie comes out; books are generally better for most genres, but I prefer watching Sci-Fi to reading it - go figure. Take care. Vern
1,325 2015-03-13 23:09:47
Re: What Happened To Hamler (46 replies, posted in HodgePodge)
GPyrenees wrote:
Ahhh.
I had a lousy and unproductive winter, how about you? (I'm relieved it's almost over.)
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
