I've heard that's the case.
376 2017-02-03 19:25:22
Re: WARNING to people who use Amazon link to promote their book (14 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
377 2017-02-01 20:09:54
Re: Two writing tips I've unlearned since joining TNBW. (14 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Dill Carver wrote:
jack the knife wrote:Anyone who has read Child's Jack Reacher books knows he uses "was" A LOT! Sometimes 5 or 6 times in one paragraph. Somehow he managed to get past the agent, publisher, and editor hurdles with his writing style.
I think that maybe his writing style matches the reading style of his readers. Within their daily language they probably use the word 'was' as readily, often and in the same places as it is written within the prose they are reading.
You probably have a point regarding common dialogue, but narrative, IMO, is a different matter. Anyway, my above observation was meant to point out that Child gets away with the "rules." And he's hardly the only bestselling author to do so. It would be interesting to see how their first-time manuscripts were received if they wrote then (before becoming famous) the way they write now. In other words, did they pay attention to the so-called writing axioms in order to get their feet in the door?
378 2017-01-31 19:24:51
Re: Two writing tips I've unlearned since joining TNBW. (14 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Anyone who has read Child's Jack Reacher books knows he uses "was" A LOT! Sometimes 5 or 6 times in one paragraph. Somehow he managed to get past the agent, publisher, and editor hurdles with his writing style.
379 2017-01-31 19:07:51
Re: Two writing tips I've unlearned since joining TNBW. (14 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Smelling salts applied. "Which" was correct in that sentence. 
Thanks for sharing your experience. I've had similar axioms thrown my way as well over the years.
380 2017-01-29 21:22:24
Re: Cover of the week (5 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
You had the best cover, Janet. I voted for you! Jack
381 2017-01-16 23:30:13
Re: P&E annual Reader's Poll (60 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Thanks for your support, Randy!
382 2017-01-16 18:57:04
Re: P&E annual Reader's Poll (60 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
The final results have just been published.
My Thriller novel, When the Reaper Comes, came in 1st! Another novel of mine published earlier in the year came in 8th, which surprised me, since I wasn't promoting it. And I came in 8th for Authors.
Janet Taylor-Perry also won awards: Wilted Magnolias came in 6th for Mystery novels, and King Satin's Realm finished in 6th place for Novels, other. And she came in 7th for Authors!
Alas, TNBW didn't win for Writers' Workshop, but it did finish 2nd.
Thanks to all who voted for me. It was a neck-and-neck campaign all the way through, and last-day votes were responsible for putting me over the top. And a special thank-you to JTP who, along with promoting her own works, took the time to shout out for me and TNBW.
383 2017-01-12 13:46:54
Re: P&E annual Reader's Poll (60 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Remember, you can vote once per category for each e-mail address you have.
384 2017-01-12 13:12:32
Re: P&E annual Reader's Poll (60 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Only two days to go!
385 2017-01-10 23:39:31
Re: P&E annual Reader's Poll (60 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
TNBW is down to second place for Writers' Workshop. As is my Thriller novel, When the Reaper Comes. Janet Taylor-Perry's novel, King Satin's Realm (Novels, other), is down to 5th, and her novel, Wilted Magnolias (Mystery novels), sits in 3rd place. Only four more days to go. Support your workshop and its authors. http://critters.org/predpoll/ Only a few votes can make the difference.
386 2017-01-09 19:39:23
Re: P&E annual Reader's Poll (60 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
And FYI, TNBW is still in first place.
387 2017-01-09 17:45:44
Re: P&E annual Reader's Poll (60 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Thanks, Sol!
388 2017-01-09 17:43:33
Re: P&E annual Reader's Poll (60 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
SolN wrote:
Just five more days to vote! Support TheNextBigWriter and the members of the site.
Here are the links to vote:
TheNextBigWriter for best online writing workshops:
http://critters.org/predpoll/tally_writerws.ht
John DeBoer, When the Reaper Comes, in Thrillers:
http://critters.org/predpoll/novelthrill.shtml
Wilted Magnolias, by Janet Taylor-Perry currently tied for second, in Mystery
http://critters.org/predpoll/novelmys.shtml
Bonnie Milani's, Sci-fi/Fantasy, Liquid Gambit,
http://critters.org/predpoll/novelsf.shtml
Vote, get your friends to vote! Let's help the site's author's succeed.
Sol
389 2017-01-07 21:27:14
Re: P&E annual Reader's Poll (60 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Max, you're a mensch!
390 2017-01-05 13:46:57
Re: Chicago Manual of Style (18 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
When I've had grammar questions, the CMS and the AP manual of style often come up when I Google. And also sources that compare and contrast these two fonts of advice. So I don't subscribe, but it would save you time if you had the manual(s) at the ready. Is the time saved worth the subscription fee? Dealer's choice.
391 2017-01-04 19:22:07
Re: New Writing Contest (107 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
And Then There Were None, also by Christie, is another good example.
392 2017-01-04 19:19:29
Re: Ann Everetts' Chirp (8 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Did the title get changed? Congrats, Ann!
393 2017-01-04 00:23:22
Re: P&E annual Reader's Poll (60 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Mariana Reuter wrote:
15,000 people in The Critters!!! How many are we in TNBW?
12,856 in Premium at last count.
394 2017-01-03 18:17:17
Re: P&E annual Reader's Poll (60 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
After you've voted, please check your junk mail file if you don't see the confirmatory e-mail (necessary to tally the vote). My confirmations come to my junk/spam box for some reason. The vote doesn't count until you've confirmed the e-mail.
395 2017-01-03 18:09:07
Re: P&E annual Reader's Poll (60 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
The sponsor of the P&E poll, The Critters Workshop, has entered the contest. 15,000 members strong. So if you haven't yet voted for TNBW, do so! http://critters.org/predpoll/tally_writerws.ht
396 2017-01-02 21:18:18
Re: Sonny (15 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
vern wrote:
RIP, Sonny. It's a shame many will never receive a review from one of the best.
My thoughts, exactly, Vern.
397 2017-01-02 20:09:10
Topic: Sonny (15 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Recently, the daughter of Archie Hooton, known as Sonny on this site, contacted me to tell me Archie had passed away. Suzanne thought that members of TNBW who interacted with Sonny over the years here might want to know that he is no longer with us, and I agreed to post this announcement.
I enjoyed his critiques of my work and reviewing his novel, The Reluctant Spy (available on Amazon). I especially got a kick out of the repartees between him and John Hamler. Witty, literate, and intellectual, he was an asset to TNBW.
398 2017-01-02 19:33:08
Re: "Caught in a Merry Chase" accepted for publication (8 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Congratulations, Rhiannon!
399 2017-01-02 14:31:26
Re: P&E annual Reader's Poll (60 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Janet - I voted for Carlene Singleton's book.
400 2017-01-02 14:28:15
Re: P&E annual Reader's Poll (60 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
TNBW is now in first place alone! Way to go, guys.
