kicked off again if it helps
26 2025-04-19 02:39:24
Re: Bugs & Maintenance Requests (135 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
27 2025-04-19 00:15:57
Re: Bugs & Maintenance Requests (135 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
I was kicked off too
28 2025-04-18 15:57:26
Re: Bugs & Maintenance Requests (135 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Wonder if it kicks everyone out, not just that one moderator.
I'm yet to find a definitive pattern about being kicked out, but I'm starting to spot tiny trends
29 2025-03-19 16:14:01
Re: As Darkness Gathers (the Connor series) - Dirk B. (1,438 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
Did you ever formally define a 4D or 5D critter?
If by this question you ask were they a specific race, then yes mine were the "Eldren". They were typically 4D beings, and kind of immortal galactic rulers, and somewhat hostile if not indifferent to the mains.
They could slip out of the 3D ("plane" if you will) and observe from outside. It was impossible to withhold secrets as they could necessarily see anything they choose to look at such as the inside of a safe. No walls could stop them should they choose to introduce themselves right into the heart of your fortress. They could also duplicate themselves, if you can picture a 3D person folding a 2D space so he intersects it twice, thus appearing in two different places to a 2D creature.
To counteract their power, I made gravity harmful to them and upped their energy requirements so they need hot stars and will gradually freeze in the deep orbits. This essentially keeps them off Earth-like worlds, giving my cast some breathing room
30 2025-03-19 11:47:15
Re: As Darkness Gathers (the Connor series) - Dirk B. (1,438 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
(name of prominent boy)-gang
31 2025-03-18 18:13:55
Re: As Darkness Gathers (the Connor series) - Dirk B. (1,438 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
I dabbled with 4D and 5D creatures in my main series but in the rewrite, planning to leave it out. Waaay too hard to explain when a character unties a perfect knot by an easy tug
32 2025-03-18 01:46:08
Re: As Darkness Gathers (the Connor series) - Dirk B. (1,438 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
Despite that, Seabrass thought things in the Holy Land were too predictable. He suggested I kill a few of the guards, but I couldn't do that since that would make Connor a murderer since he controls the events in the HL.
You could have a "third party" working against both Connor and Campagna. This would be a team of specialists from some religion interested in thwarting the bargain/wager and is willing to use violence to prevent both Christ's return and AC's ascension. They would need to hate Christianity so basically want the good guys and the bad guys to fail.
33 2025-03-12 03:57:16
Re: etc (63 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
Well, Dirk found enough bugs to keep me dancing 'til the end of the month, but that's part of the fun lol
34 2025-03-11 01:50:19
Re: etc (63 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
Two updates posted tonight... one against screen sizes and another against uploading images to Slushpile.
35 2025-03-07 23:42:03
Re: VQF (46 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
Disregard any VQE posts you see cropping up. That's gonna be written at molasses-pace since I'm mainly running edits of the angels story
36 2025-02-21 11:45:33
Re: As Darkness Gathers (the Connor series) - Dirk B. (1,438 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
I would suggest just plough through to the end of book 3 to lay out all the complexities in between. Or... canonize book 1 so that book 3 is forced to live in the established rules.
37 2025-02-02 11:41:56
Re: As Darkness Gathers (the Connor series) - Dirk B. (1,438 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
I noticed the snap transformation in Captain America. Don't recall if it's the recent or the one from the 80's.
I think you can get away with supernatural
38 2025-02-01 03:37:40
Re: promo stack marketing (3 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Don't stack a rom-com and a historical mystery. The algorithm will tank you hard.
What will happen is the rom-com readers will go in your mystery and click out without buying, and Amazon will punish both books. You only need around 21 out-clicks to trigger punishment.
39 2025-01-27 01:56:17
Re: As Darkness Gathers (the Connor series) - Dirk B. (1,438 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
Hmm well, one expects a Christ-like figure to have figured out the head of his foe or a foe's 2iC and be able to diffuse any situation. We're given the impression he could have easily dodged the cross by giving Pilate straight answers.
That said, it's your story, so sell the violence if you can
40 2025-01-24 09:09:19
Re: VQF (46 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
Argh. "Thank you, captain" or "Thank you, Captain"
I wouldn't say "Thank you, Bus Driver" but https://www.grammarly.com/blog/punctuat … ob-titles/ says this also capitals as it is replacement for a name.
Okay, shoot me now x.x
41 2025-01-16 10:09:23
Re: The Archangel Syndrome (309 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
Re: the spectators winced and let out a collective, "Ooh"
I'm thinking that shouldn't be dialogue. Would make your life much easier.
Example: The crowed cried, "boo!"
Easier: The crowd booed.
42 2025-01-06 17:55:48
Re: etc (63 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
Reduced refresh rate for Spiders from every 12hrs to every 24.
43 2025-01-06 03:06:53
Re: etc (63 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
I'd like to see at least four export options: Word, WordPerfect, HTML, OpenOffice.
A "Full thread in HTML" may drop first since that's the lowest amount of dev work
44 2025-01-05 23:28:20
Re: etc (63 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
Imagine uploading not just your story but also reader-comments and random inspiring images you found along the way. Link to discussion threads... ideally everything about your story can arrive in one place
45 2025-01-05 23:18:45
Re: etc (63 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
Backup site now supports uploading files into personal folders.
46 2024-12-27 06:55:20
Re: paragraph question (7 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
The hammer is a nice touch
47 2024-12-27 01:40:02
Re: paragraph question (7 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Neither of these really digs into the moment of someone banging your door, looking to murder you.
48 2024-12-26 13:59:23
Re: etc (63 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
Specifically, I need to know where a computer-literate user gets stuck. From there, I must decide if it's a UI issue or a needs-tutorial issue. Not much hope for a novice, for sure... but I'm not sure how many people in that strata are seeking automated backup
I've configured the site to refresh every 12 hrs, but it should give immediate feedback / results
49 2024-12-26 13:50:49
Re: etc (63 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
Ahoy Dirk
Can you try making a copy of your thread on the backup site?
It's currently too many steps, but I need outside opinions before I devise my next tier of simplifications.
50 2024-12-24 17:04:42
Re: As Darkness Gathers (the Connor series) - Dirk B. (1,438 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
you have to work every day to feed and clothe yourself
Minor q: What's the penalty for killing your neighbour and taking his food and clothes?
Any penalty from eating thy neighbour and/or taking his wife?