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You should be able to highlight more than one section within a para as I've done it on many occasions. It might help if you highlight from right to left vs left to right and maybe skip at least a sentence (or several words anyway) between the two portions highlighted. I have had the problem you refer to on occasion when it would highlight more than I wanted, but could mostly get around it going right to left though sometimes it just insists on putting in extra words which I simply accept and go on, trying to clarify in my statements. Take care. Vern

I agree the off topic posts should be deleted from the original Site Bugs 2 thread and have deleted mine. Ladies and gentlemen start your engines, the track has been cleared of foreign debris. Take care. Vern

Edited to delete remark about not being able to use the "quote" box on the copied/pasted version; seems now you can. How did you do that?

There is no separate version link; you just number the chapter as any other except you add a version number to the number of the chapter - it has nothing to do with the "name" of the chapter. Say you wanted to create a second version of chapter 3, then you just add a new chapter and number it as chapter 3, V 2. If you don't want to confuse readers with two chapter 3s then delete or deactivate the original chapter 3. Take care. Vern

Booksie is the publishing branch of tnbw. Just google Booksie to go there and find out what it is all about. Take care. Vern

There is no more "re-publish." You just create a new version and number it as version 1, 2, 3, etc of that chapter -  i.e. Chapter 1 (V 2). You may then deactivate, delete, or leave as is the original chapter. Take care. Vern

Edited to add (), but not sure they're really needed.

Yes, I agree the in-line review does make a girl's (or boy's, lol) much easier. It could still use a few tweaks, but Sol has already extended the limit in each comment box so I seldom run into that wall anymore - MAJOR IMPROVEMENT.  I think once people get more accustomed to using it, some of the real advantages will take hold. For instance folks can go in and comment on any of the comments left by other reviewers and/or the author and create a true feedback loop, but so far I have not found people taking advantage of this option. And of course the authors must do their part and not simply ignore all the highlighted comments when responding, instead just make a general response in the final comment box. I've made a few comments and seen a few others, but it is a rare commodity. Time will tell if the full potential of the site will be utilized by the majority. At any rate, it is still much better/easier than the past. Despite all the evidence to the contrary in advertised products, sometimes "new improved" actually is. Take care. Vern

Hello, Seabrass, not Sol here, but okay, I'm confused. Why do you have to copy and paste the material for an in-line review? Once you highlight what you want to comment on, you can simply put your comment in the box without having to paste the material you are commenting on which shows up anyway. Or do I just have a really special version to make up for not being able to use it for a while when the site first came on line? Curious minds want to know. Take care. Vern

Yeah, I saw that, but the occasional use of jargon doesn't bother me when you can get the jest of it from the context even if you don't know the exact meaning. A smattering - you could go either way, explain or not - adds a degree of authenticity imo. Now loads of it would be another matter. Take care. Vern

Hi, GP, just a few thoughts. I noticed you've done some editing on chapter 11 – very well done overall I might add. The opening transition is short and works well to get Genesis back with Travis in adult mode. Just a couple suggestions to consider for very slight modification:

Para as written: {After all these years, I still have my Sturton yearbooks. Boxed up during college and law school, they gather dust in my apartment, on the top ledge of my bookshelf. I grab a chair to stand on, and toss them onto my couch, one by one. As they land, powdery clouds puff above them. And with each thud, Abbott’s email rolls through my mind: Please help me. I love you.}

"After all these years" deftly brings us back to the adult situation. To further tie it to G's desire to forget the past, you might add, “Despite my dogged attempts to bury the past, after all these years my Sturton yearbooks are still stashed on the top ledge of my bookshelf.” Or such. This will also highlight her ambivalence in wanting to forget (the bad) yet not totally ready to forget completely. Despite the bad memories, there were good times and a good friend that always lurk within those dusty pages and dust bunnies of her mind.

The remainder of the para could further her anxiety with minor changes: “Fighting the dizzying memories, I clamber onto a footstool and toss the undeniable proof of those years to the couch. With each thud and puff of accumulated dust, Abbott’s email rolls through my mind: Please help. I love you.” Or such.

Other than a few minor nits not worth mentioning here, the rest of the chapter flows smoothly and holds interest while building another relationship. Very good. Take care. Vern

That pic of Lady Gaga is certainly a wonderland, winter or not, lol. Take care. Vern

I read ch 11 last night and will get to a review sometime in next couple days. I do have an idea on the transition thing - big surprise there, lol - which is a very simple fix. Take care. Vern

Haven't read it so this is the best I can do:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_SymEulNt8

Take care. Vern