Thanks everybody... An orchard, yes. I like that.
1 2015-09-03 23:12:17
Re: Apple Drabble Competition Winner (13 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
2 2015-09-02 22:57:46
Re: Apple Drabble Competition Winner (13 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Hi Sol and tnbw community,
I'm thrilled to the core that one of my stories won... I had a lot of fun with this one and look forward to the next. It's like the old saying, when Life gives you apples, make er, ah, lemonade - no, not appleade, or apple cider vinegar, apple butter, jelly, ah, ... They dragged her out muttering incoherently.... mswriter/Den
3 2015-05-08 13:34:40
Re: 7-line Poetry Winner (20 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Congrats, Dagnee. Despite being blocked from seeing your work, I do have some connections, and was able to read your winning entry. It's a fine little poem. Keep 'em coming... mswriter, Den
4 2014-12-24 17:31:54
Re: SO LONG and MANY THANKS (12 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Hi Ron, We haven't had much contact but I wanted to reply to such a well-written essay about your leaving the site and why. I don't even know you yet I have the same feeling that I used to have on the job when a co-worker announced they were leaving, i.e., a mixture of envy and sadness, and a feeling of being left behind. I think in your case, the fact that you teased out the two components of why you've decided to go now is both astute and truthful. The fact that you made good use of the site and now it's time for you to move on is both insightful and courageous on your part. Luckily for you, this coincides with the coming of the new site and the need for the long-time members to adapt to it, or not. You're saying not, and not just because you don't want to or can't adapt to it. I also feel that I have one foot out the door, but unlike you will not make a firm decision, but will linger on in an ambivalent haze. Anyway, I wish you the best of luck, and congratulations for both past and present publishing ventures. mswriter/Den
5 2014-12-14 01:53:30
Re: Point system dying? (61 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Back to the original question "Point system dying?" My two cents is: If it ain't broke, don't fix it! And that applies to everything on tnbw that did not seem problematic to me before this "upgrade" to the site was made.
6 2014-12-08 23:43:50
Re: The Way I See It (14 replies, posted in editorials & commentary)
OK, you win!! 
7 2014-12-08 15:47:44
Re: The Way I See It (14 replies, posted in editorials & commentary)
Hey Charles, I was just stating my opinion. Part of which was many people who are not really religious are using the euphemism... just because they hear others use it. I really doubt that anyone was insulted by it. And if they were, well, that's what opinions sometimes do. But as far as opinions (and insults) go, I don't think what I said was particularly heinous. And thanks for your input and feedback.
8 2014-12-06 21:40:37
Re: The Way I See It (14 replies, posted in editorials & commentary)
Hi Charles, In response to your first comment here about responding to reviews and responses of reviews, it was always my understanding that those extended discussions were one thing for which the forum is useful. Sorry if I misunderstood the specific point you mention above. And, no, my essay wasn't about Oh My Gosh not being modern. That was never said. What was said was that I feel it to be wishy washy, ineffective, and unnecessary. Finally, I am not going to get into discussing other members of tnbw so I won't answer "who did and why."
I just went to re-read the review of my essay and see that on every review and response is the word "Comment" at the top which leads me to believe they can all be responded to.
9 2014-12-06 00:06:44
Re: The Way I See It (14 replies, posted in editorials & commentary)
I look forward to that!
10 2014-12-05 17:30:44
Topic: The Way I See It (14 replies, posted in editorials & commentary)
Some people may notice that previous comments written here were removed. I had nothing to do with that. But I do want to take the time to say how I see this group: it's a place for people to publish essays and other opinion pieces. Not in the forum but in the publishing part of the group, like, where we used to on the old site publish a written piece and receive and give reviews. On the old site, if one published an opinion piece or editorial, you had to label it as a short story as there was no other option. I see having this group as a solution to that misnomer.
Personally, I was never that much into chatting in the forums. I'm interested in writing and reviewing. And I see the forum as a way of adding to what's already been said in a review if someone is compelled to do that. I think the difference gets a little blurry when the group is called Editorials and Commentaries, but the intent is for the focus to be on the published writing.
