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Janet, did I leave feedback for Broken? I think I did.

Hi John. Where did you get the suggestion to post a synopsis here? That's a possibility. Your options are listed below.

The purpose of this group is as you expected. It was intended to replace the Writing Tips & Advice forum in the old site. However, the groups here are in a bit of flux right now, since everything is new. I read in Premium that Sol is going to resurrect old-style forums on this new site. That's probably no easy undertaking, so it could take some time. Linda Lee created a group here called Old Forums as a limited workaround if you want to try it. Read the feedback there that's she's received as to whether you think it will work for you.

I had thought about deleting this group when I saw what Linda Lee created, thinking it might be enough for now, but Sol asked me to keep this open. He wants to post relevant material going forward. While there are only ten members of this group right now, everyone can read what's here, so more may join if they see any activity that they want to be a part of.

Feel free to post your writing questions here, and someone is bound to answer, regardless of whether they know what they're talking about. :-)  The old site's Writing Tips & Advice was invaluable to me when I first started writing, which is why I created a group for it here.

As for posting a synopsis, I would ask that question in the Premium group and see what the concensus is. If it's a synopsis about a sci-fi story, there's a group for sci-fi. Ditto for horror, fantasy, etc. You're also welcome to post it here. It would give us something to do. :-) Wherever you put it, if you're not getting enough feedback, drop a note in Premium asking for more input.

Which brings me to your last option. You can post it as a book/chapter in your own porfolio and see what feedback you get that way. Remember to set the genre correctly. As above, if you need more feedback, drop a note in Premium.

Hope that helps.
Dirk

After rlvs posted his farewell, I thought I would add a few items to the wishlist that might simplify the site a little.

I only just realized that there is now a small home button at the top of the screen. If space permits, I really think that should be a full-sized button that says "Home" on it. It should be to the left of Post Your Writing, since the home page is probably the most important page on the site. You can shrink the Post Your Writing button to read Post Writing, or change it into a small button with just the pencil icon on it. The latter (my preference) would leave room for other icons/buttons going forward.

Another suggestion is that the four tabs for reviews be made identical in layout. Right now, regular reviews posted and received have almost the same layout, except a couple of the columns are in a different order. Also, there is a major difference in layout between regular vs. inline reviews. I think they should be made identical across all four tabs.

Last, when we look at posted chapters, can we get the Content Summary and the Chapter Notes automatically expanded at the top of the page? I think expanding the chapter notes is especially important because my reviewers are getting confused as I make small changes to characters and other content from one chapter to the next. They're not clicking on the button to read the content summary or the chapter notes. Regardless of whether you decide to expand the content summary and/or chapter notes, the same information should be available when someone goes to leave a review. I often click directly on the Leave Inline Review button, then have to go back so I can read the content summary and/or chapter notes, since they're not available on the inline review page.

That's it for now. Thanks for the continued hard work.
Dirk

I found a better workaround while this request percolates up the queue. I put two comments at the top of my chapters in Word listing those reviews I'm completedly finished with, and those I need to refer back to at a later date (usually for changes I can't incorporate easily in my current draft). This approach works regardless of whether someone has left an inline review or regular review.

That'll work until email notifications are available. I can also tweak a few people with private messages now and then to let them know I have something new up.

Any ETA on the email notifications?

Thank you for all the hard work.
Dirk

Thank you, Sol.