This has probably been covered somewhere, but I have no way of knowing or searching. What is the relationship between TNBW and Booksie, if any. How do they differ?
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 a problem if you move chapters after you have older versions. The old ones can get auto-renumbered in ways that disturb your whole sequence.
It's on Sol's fix list, and I'm hoping dearly to hear it's in this next release.
I went to the doctor and told him, "It hurts when I do this." The doctor said, "Don't do that." Old joke, lol. Take care. Vern
With the old site, you could re-publish previously posted chapters so that your review buddies knew to check out your latest edits. I don't see that option & I don't know if my peops know when I've revamped a chapter.
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.
Sounds like she was referring to the prompts/themes for the flash contests or droubles and such. Take care. Vern
I'm not good with change. I always have to tip-toe slowly up to it and live there a while before I know how I really feel. That being said, I love love, LOVE the new inline review format. Talk about making a girls job easier!!! THANK YOU SoIN!!!!!!!!!!!!
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
I noticed that my comment on the "graduation yearbook" had somehow not registered in my review, but I just went back in and added it. It helps the next highligted area about "senior year" referring the one above make a bit more sense, lol. 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
It's all there from this end when I click on your name. Take care. Vern
Hey, Vern,
Working on ch 12 these days - lots of law stuff. It's hard to stay away from shorthand. Linda Lee already caught me referring to the CPLR (in ch 11), which is the NY litigatior's bible: "Civil Practice Law and Rules." It didn't even occur to me to explain what it was when I wrote it - jargon I still take for granted, stoopid me! I oughtta know better by now - I'm writing a darn novel, not a boringggg memorandum of law, for crying out loud!
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
SolN wrote:Somewhere along the way, if you would consider removing the word count limit in the In-Line review boxes, it would be much appreciated.
I don't think we can remove it completely because of spam comments, but we can certainly increase it considerably. Will do that.
Any idea on when this will be? 300 isn't at all sufficient.
It's certainly not a fix (still waiting on that like you) but I've found I can click again on the same section and continue my remarks in a new box. At least it's a way around the limit until it's expanded - not ideal but better than nothing while waiting. 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
Hi Vern,
You should be able to access it by going to Reviews on the drop-down and then clicking the In-line posted. Or, you can click New In-line Review Resplies on the homepage. This should also show you the drafts.
Sol
Thanks, Sol. It would be nice at some point down the road to have the draft notice highlighted so you could actually click on it to take you where you left off. But as long as I can find it, there are higher priorities I'm sure. Take care. Vern
Vern, thank you for that excellent and detailed review!
This is for you:
http://youtu.be/To8giHgPS8U
That pic of Lady Gaga is certainly a wonderland, winter or not, lol. Take care. Vern
Hello, Sol, I started an in-line review for GPyrenees' novel Genesis, chapter 11 and had to leave so saved it to a draft. I can only see where the draft is by clicking on as though leaving another in-line review. It shows there is a draft, but I can't access it. I click on the highlighted draft notice, but nothing happens. There is a lot of time and effort tied up in that draft; how do I get back to it, please. Thanks. Take care. Vern
Edit for PS: For what it's worth, I finally did get in to complete my review somehow, but it wasn't easy or direct and certainly not through the out of place "draft" notice which didn't take me anywhere.
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
Slightly off topic. Question:
How many member here actualy try to get their work published through the original method of sending hard copies; and or, sending a digital copy to a publishing house?
I'm still trying the traditional route - I'm pretty damn stubborn, lol - but for now have switched from querying agents to going direct to publishers (primarily independent who don't require agents). Very few agents or publishers require hard copies these days and I no longer submit to those who do, just too much time and wasted paper involved. 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
Linda Lee wrote:At our humble little gig last night, we were approached on the break by a musician who complimented us on sounding like a "real band". It wasn't until he was about to leave that we discovered he was the lead guitarist from Wishbone Ash. How cool is that? And if you aren't familiar, they were huge in Europe around the time of Canned Heat, Humble Pie and Uriah Heep. It wasn't our best night and our drummer summed up our feelings best, "Never know who you're gonna suck in front of".
Funny... "Never know who you're gonna suck in front of"
I played the Terrace Restaurant at The Ritz, years ago. I played music for the rich to chew by. One night Kurt Mazur and his wife sat right is front of me, and man did I SUCK that night!
And right at this moment I actually hear the mistakes I made that night in the specific songs/phrases I played while he was there.
And you ask , "who the hell is Kurt Mazur?" LOL
Whoever he is, he looks kind of like Anthony Hopkins to me. Take care. Vern
Does TNBW not do the copyright anymore? It's not expensive to file an online copyright. $35. It takes time to complete all the documents, but it's not hard.
For all practical purposes, your work is considered copyrighted in the US when you first put it to paper and paying a fee affords you no greater protection. I don't think this site has ever gone beyond that for anything not actually published. Take care. Vern
Anyone can post an excerpt from their work and reviewers do a down and dirty (constructive) analysis of what works or doesn't along with suggestions for modifying or deleting any part(s). It not only gives great insight for the author but if needed can help add a layer of thickness to the skin as well as practice in choosing what if anything to accept from varying points of view. Most of us have been through the process from both ends and I would suggest jumping in with both feet to anyone who hasn't. Take care. Vern
Oh. I see. Every other forum I am associated with automatically subscribes you to a thread that you post in (or start). You have to go to your settings to unsubscribe. I see the 'subscribe' link at the top now.
Thanks
Tom
Remind me not to ever visit those other sites, lol. I'm certainly glad this site doesn't automatically subscribe me to every thread I post in; much rather subscribe myself if it warrants notification. It would be a real pain to have to unsubscribe to everything to get rid of all the needless email. Take care. Vern
When you click on the highlighted area it should show the comment from the original reviewer, the response of author if any, and the comments by other if any - each in their own little boxes. At least there has always been a comment box when I've looked at them, so if you're not seeing it then there is probably a glitch somewhere. I don't think the final comment box works that way, at least haven't seen it. Take care. Vern
Only my two cents worth at a discount, but other than keeping the books on their own thread - that's a good idea - you guys started out as two people talking about anything that came to mind whether music, reviews, toilet seats, or whatever and that was your draw and strength. Of course this is a new show and things are a bit different on this new site, but sometimes new and improved just ain't better. Just my opinion and I ain't voting cause this ain't a democracy, it's y'alls baby. Take care. Vern
Thanks Sol, couldn't ask for more than that!
YES, YES, YES. Take care. Vern
I didn't realize the site logo in the upper left corner was the "home" button at first, but now that we have been educated, I don't see any need/reason for TWO buttons for the same thing, especially if it reqires more than a minor change to programming - like thirty seconds, lol. Take care. Vern
