Gotta clear your browser cache so it grabs the new image. Since the filnames didn't change, your browser is probably waiting for the TTL to expire before refreshing
27 2025-09-23 18:34:09
Re: Savior of the Damned (the Connor series) by Dirk B. (1,471 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
Played with the prompt a little to suit that AI
28 2025-09-23 18:21:14
Re: Savior of the Damned (the Connor series) by Dirk B. (1,471 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
Teenage boy, sandy-blonde wavy hair. Bright blue eyes glowing with divine energy. White shirt. Halo framing his face.
For funsies, I fed it in to OpenAI.art:
29 2025-09-23 02:00:13
Re: eBook Generator - beta (21 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
You have to upload the artwork for your paperback and go through the various wizards to prep it and make it available for sale. Amazon won't do this for you, but it's relatively painless.
That said, I've sold zero paperbacks on Amazon despite thousands of digital copies, so I don't suggest paying DTB too much attention
30 2025-09-22 16:07:03
Re: "Redemption" (2 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
about Harley Quinn murdering innocent children with explosive video games. This did not sit right with me and many others.
I'm reminded of a scene in Miller's Dark Knight Returns where Joker released his laughing gas into a stadium and kills like then thousand people. I don't recall if the artist depicted children in the crowd, but presumably they were present and also innocent. I don't recall any backlash for it though ![]()
31 2025-09-15 12:08:13
Re: New members, please say hello. We don't bite. Hard. :-) (14 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
Welcome aboard!
32 2025-09-01 07:19:20
Re: Probably a stupid question (8 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
I wish there was a way to give away points to needy, homeless, and hungry writers...
Would be nice, but gifting points doesn't work, sadly.
I'm watching it on [redacted] and you see writers gifting reviewers for reviews the writer likes. This builds an echo chamber... voices daring to dissent from the lauding masses don't get gifts, so they go review other content that gives them gifts instead.
The greatest thing this site gets right is allowing objective reviews
There should be a bonus for reading new stuff, not new authors
This will only encourage me to name every post "chapter one". You mean I'm posting chapter ten, but I get an advantage for calling it chapter one? Sold! Edit: Well, I concede this is technically incorrect, but I meant it's adding one more way to game the system rather than balance the system
33 2025-08-31 14:49:28
Re: Probably a stupid question (8 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
It doesn't work the other way unfortunately. If you post 1000 words, then edits bring it down to 100 words, the story only pays for 100 words, not the original 1k
34 2025-08-29 03:21:00
Re: The Life & Times of Gandalf the Beige (73 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Kdot wrote:Dog
In English? Pffft!
Canis!
I raise you an "Anubis"
35 2025-08-27 17:27:24
Re: The Life & Times of Gandalf the Beige (73 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Dog
36 2025-08-15 18:01:56
Re: etc (68 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
Heh... the use of caps in this passage is giving me apoplexy
https://janeaustensworld.com/2006/11/29 … lery-maid/
37 2025-07-11 19:20:37
Re: Savior of the Damned (the Connor series) by Dirk B. (1,471 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
Can you make it more thriller-ish?
38 2025-07-08 23:57:39
Re: Savior of the Damned (the Connor series) by Dirk B. (1,471 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
Chronicles of Connor has a nice sound, but might be a little too zero'd in on MC
Fear not, I will find loopholes in everything or my middle name isn't trouble
39 2025-07-08 22:29:40
Re: Savior of the Damned (the Connor series) by Dirk B. (1,471 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
The Lesser King
Better suited to LOTR
The Lord's Shepherd
kind of screams 1940 salvation / lost sheep Baptist reprisal
Backing away from the choices for a moment, you might be handcuffing yourself on titles by trying to join up Connor. A more accessible foray treats a wider sample of characters.
Here are the premise questions in the version I read.
a) Search ( a-1) For Christ in Connor. (a-2) for abducted child
b) Choice. eg Antonio vs lover or Campagna vs alcohol. Both of these might traditionally be considered wrong, so choice= 7 deadly sins.
c) AC. This term is the elephant in the room that will be challenging to use in a unique title
If I do not err, the above three are the central themes.If so, may I offer:
Connor versus the AC
Of course this could be considered deceptive, but more so than anything else? Most laymen assume Return of the Jedi is about Luke.
Scion of the Endtimes
kinda bland. I'd initially thought of Child of the Endtimes, but I bet that's been done to death.
Seven deadly choices series
This one is a lot of work, but doable over three books.
Don't use any of these... I'm just brainstorm examples of detaching from the MC
40 2025-07-04 14:20:52
Re: Savior of the Damned (the Connor series) by Dirk B. (1,471 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
For the series title, I'm considering changing it from Satan's Last Stand to The Holy One.
The Holy One is less than ideal as a title for a thriller. Doable? Yes, certainly... but seems like it'll hobble itsxelf
41 2025-07-03 08:03:23
Re: The Archangel Syndrome (309 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
Didn't rly notice it. As I recall, the cannon doesn't have a huge footprint going forward, so it may be a waste of energy to chase the terms around
42 2025-07-03 06:40:42
Re: The Archangel Syndrome (309 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
The Fiddlers = No
The Ultima = I can work with this, but the constructions will get weird
Terminati = Ok
Domini sounds like leaders to me
43 2025-06-29 05:57:02
Re: VQF (46 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
I think I should switch tracks back to my "main" story. I'm a whopping 25 chapters ahead of TNBW in my revisions there.
It will take me about 80 chapters to bring this beast to heel, which will probably land at a monstrous footprint of 250k words. Word-count is irrelevant, however. I plan to drip this as a serial when going to Amazon, maybe 2 chapters per week? At that rate, I already have 15 weeks of posts. Once I hit 52 weeks, I should be safe to start posting.
I'd rather have the complete revisions done up so I don't have any deadline/guillotine swinging over my neck
44 2025-06-25 10:43:37
Re: Savior of the Damned (the Connor series) by Dirk B. (1,471 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
Rise is better than staff
45 2025-06-24 23:37:37
Re: Savior of the Damned (the Connor series) by Dirk B. (1,471 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
which story are you working on these days? Seems like Connor edits?
46 2025-05-17 16:41:02
Re: The Archangel Syndrome (309 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
"Your destiny is to create Neo Eden."
47 2025-05-11 18:19:37
Re: Bugs & Maintenance Requests (148 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
I wish to present my original theorem that we all get kicked off, not just the one mod
48 2025-04-19 02:39:24
Re: Bugs & Maintenance Requests (148 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
kicked off again if it helps
49 2025-04-19 00:15:57
Re: Bugs & Maintenance Requests (148 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
I was kicked off too
50 2025-04-18 15:57:26
Re: Bugs & Maintenance Requests (148 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