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Catherine Wolfe wrote:Thanks for the responses! Catherine Wolfe is not my real name, I made it up as the site required a pen name in order to sign up. My real name is, however, the one I've always used when submitting my writing for publication and I have had a few pieces published under it. It seems like if part of the point of being here is to develop an audience - as there's a possibility of exposing the work you put up to the whole internet - I should be using my writing (real) name? But I guess there's no point in worrying about it until I get to that stage... I'll leave it for now, as that seems to be the consensus. Maybe I'll change my pseudonym to something weird that is obviously fake. Anyway, it's a fun discussion.
If you wish to promote your real name to your readers on this site which is totally different from submitting for publication you can simply add it to your profile information and you can also sign your real name to any posts in these forums for further advertisement, good or bad -- to paraphrase the old saying, "Don't care what they say, just spell my name right." Take care. Vern
I would consider a pen name strictly as a matter of privacy. If you don't care about such things in any way shape or form, then you should have no qualms about using your real name. Hell, if you didn't tell us, most would think the name you use is a pen name. But as reality has a way of biting us on the butt, you might also want to think twice about your choice. There are lots of crazies out in this world and the less they know the better imho. Take care. Vern
PeePee -- PP = Putin's Puppet = Trump
You can always simply put a time reference such as the date at the beginning of each chapter kind of like a heading or you can have the narrator or a character make a reference to the time elapsed since the last episode described -- a week later Joe blow blew smoke signals or "You know, Joe, you blew smoke signals a month ago when we were in the firehouse" or "Since your skiing accident, you've been in a coma for three weeks" or such. A thousand ways to say things to reference time.
But it may not always be necessary to tell the reader the exact time lapse as the action unfolding will clue them in. Say your character was flying to Australia or somewhere halfway around the world, then you picked up their activities after they had arrived. That would indicate a certain amount of time had transpired assuming you don't want to follow everything they did on the flight. The storyline and characters will probably give you lots of opportunities and ways to reference the passage of time in various increments. See you next week. Take care. Vern
Ann Everett wrote:Dirk,
It might take a bit of work, but if you go to your home page, then click your name in the upper right corner, then scroll down to reviews and click, you'll be able to see all the reviews you've posted...by choosing regular or inline. That will give you the chapter number of each you've done.
If they've occurred over time, then they may not all be on the same page...that's where the work comes in, but at least, you can see them and make a list?
Just a suggestion.
~Ann
If you want to go that route, you don't have to click on your name since all your reviews -- given, received, inline , or regular -- are available directly from the home page. Take care. Vern
You could read them in order by date posted. You could probably remember the last one you read and go to the next one posted. Even if you didn't review or like it enough to read, you should still remember which one you last viewed. Or you could just tell them to slow down, lol. Take care. Vern
I don't think it makes a hill of beans whether you give chapters names or not for a product ready for publishing -- perhaps different story on this site. I put chapter names in my novel on this site for additional description about the chapter topic, but do not have them in my master draft. I feel that on site perhaps a possible reviewer might get some inkling of whether to continue reviewing that next chapter but when/if a person buys the book they are probably not going to be influenced by chapter names. Just my opinion. Take care. Vern
PS: Type numbers? Who cares.
The Dune Trilogy hands down -- the first was the best, but all great. Take care. Vern
Ray, I don't really need reviews for my novel Root Hog or Die, but you're welcome to see if it perks your interest. The chapters are relatively long for this site so the points add up quickly. Just give me a broad overview if it holds your interest or any blaring mistakes if you wish. Some small things have been edited in the master copy but not on site so no need to get bogged down in the detail. And if dialect or colloquialisms are not your cup of tea, you might want to ignore this. If you do decide, please pay attention to any bold notes at the end or beginning of chapters since some things have been moved around and the notes will guide you to where you should go under certain circumstances. Easy points up for grabs should you desire as I continue my search for an agent/publisher. Take care. Vern
If you "know" when to break the "rules" you probably don't need them or else your workable version of the rules are merely a subset of the rules you dare to break. Something to ponder. Take care. Vern
If you wish to maintain your basic concept that Romano is observing him "concentrate" then you might simply add "in apparent concentration" which would remain strictly within Romano's POV. Having said that, I would agree with Temple that you could probably "show" the concentration and/or whatever else he is doing by other means. Take care. Vern
The antagonist doesn't have to be a "bad guy" merely an opponent of the main character. Accordingly, though I don't know of any specific books on the subject, I would expect you develop them just like you would the "protagonist" and then put them in opposition. After all, the protagonist is in opposition to the antagonist also - for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. If you can do one, you can do the other. My ten cents (inflation) for what it's worth. Take care. Vern
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!. I'm thankful that PeePee Trump is going to get impeached even though Moscow Mitch's senate won't remove him from office. Nothing political here, just giving thanks. Take care. Vern
Best rule of thumb I've ever heard:
"If you don't like what a reviewer says about your writing, it's your obligation and privilege to ignore it and move on."
Luke Peters
Take care. Vern
Hi, MJ, hope you get to feeling better soon. Good to know the horses are being cared for also. Eager to get you back in action on site. Take care. Vern
Let's make it simple here. You don't need a gazillion steps. You know how to get to any book you've already started and posted. Simply go to the book any way you wish whether from the front page, your portfolio or whatever, and click on edit. On the edit page click on "Content" in big letters across the top. When you do that it will take you to a page which will show "Add Chapter" in a big block outlined in blue. Just click that big blue block and proceed as indicated. That's it in a nutshell. Take care. Vern
ray ashton wrote:Howdy, Vern!
I remember you from way back, particularly a fine short story about a young lady who committed suicide by jumping off the Empire State Building, or am I confused? That's quite possible, so...
That is me though the lady actually helped save the Empire State Building from the 9-11 attack -- a contest entry at the time. Hope the solution works. Take care. Vern
PS: There was also a suicide attempt mentioned.
When you first start your book and post a chapter, the next time you add a chapter to that book, you go to that same book and select "Add Chapter" by clicking on that option (highlighted in blue) and then you post the chapter which will be the number you choose for that chapter in the basic info section. Take care. Vern
Dirk B. wrote:How about the winner(s) get their main work spotlighted on the home page for a week? Could have a Contest Winners section up temporarily. Not too long since that would annoy Temple and Vern. Leave the cash in the bank to pay for ongoing enhancements.
You must have me confused with someone in your imagination because you could leave the winner up forever as far as I'm concerned -- actually there is a section for the winners already. As I've pointed out many times over the years for those who may read or care about such things, you can get to any number of postings by simply clicking on a little button. Oh yeah, it does take about a nanosecond to do that so some may not have that much time. But if you do, now you know. Take care. Vern
Temple Wang wrote:B Douglas Slack wrote:Temple Wang wrote:... image removed ...
And, what's your problem with this, pray tell?
Bill
Perhaps I misunderstood. I thought you were joking ...
I don't know if it's a joke or not, but at present you don't pay money or points to enter a contest. Any money paid is to subscribe to the site, which of course would get you into any and all contests at no charge of any kind other than preparing a submission if so desired. And any newcomers which presumably contests are meant to entice would not have accumulated points to enter a points contest other than of course the free points they get for subscribing and thus it is again free for being a member of the site. Another line of thought would be that what possible good would a prize of points be to the many on site who have already accumulated more points than they will ever use. Could be a problem, so I'm just throwing things out to ponder should it be of interest. Take care. Vern
Temple Wang wrote:Marilyn Johnson wrote: Contests always bring in new blood, and some of them actually stick around a while.
I’m not being argumentative, but is that really true? Maybe a long time ago, but the last few years it seems like contests merely stir the pot of regulars PLUS pull in lurkers (not being derogatory, but referring to those who don’t contribute much otherwise, but pitch in to the forum and seem game for a contest—sorry, Vern, LOL that resembles you too). I’m not suggesting it’s a bad idea, but I see contests more as making a fluffy meringue of the leftover eggs as opposed to contributing new ingredients for a cake. Metaphorically speaking ...
Yes, perhaps a slight resemblance, except that Vern does reviews -- as the lucky ones might attest, lol -- in the absence of other posted stories and contests whilst he still works on that master-piece novel, looking for an agent/publisher in fits and starts. Ahh, but aren't we all -- well, at least the ones stubbornly fighting the self-pub route. Take care. Vern
Marilyn Johnson wrote:Usually when we have a lull, we have a contest to perk up interest. Strongest Start, a flash fiction...
Contests always bring in new blood, and some of them actually stick around a while.
Alas, the contests are getting fewer and further between. Take care. Vern
Temple Wang wrote:PS: Vern, although you are a curmudgeon of the highest order, I am specifically excluding you from this (joking) slight.
I resemble that, lol. Take care. Vern
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