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That blog entry is amazing. It's interesting to see how different my next story is from the traditional hero's journey.

I've seen it online. Will check it out. Thanks.

Amy, I disagree. If Lynne's purpose is to write a book that sells well, then she should definitely keep her audience in mind, otherwise she'll end up like me, having spent six years writing a story that now needs a complete rewrite. If things go as planned with other stories, I doubt I'll ever go back to it. My next book has the target market identified up front, which will affect the story and tone, rather than leaving it for an unsalvageable third draft.

Apparently I'm not the only who thought this particular thread was overly critical.

Given how devoid all of the forums are of posts, not including new members into Premium by default would probably make the site look like a ghost town for new members. Premium is their best chance to introduce themselves to the widest possible audience. It's also where I go to find the widest possible expertise on writing subjects that I need help with, so the fewer the number of members in Premium, the less useful it becomes to existing members.

PLEASE do not force us to visit each group individually to look for new posts. That's just a clickfest that greatly reduces usability. I'd probably drop down to two or three groups and ignore everything else, which further reduces the visible activity that makes for a thriving site.

The real problem is the overall tone of some of the forum posts on this site. Other forums sites I'm on wouldn't tolerate some of the posts that we get here. I've done a few myself here, so I'm guilty too. Other sites not only have multiple moderators who give warnings and can shut down threads, but regular members also chime in when they think someone is being obnoxious or disrespectful, usually well before a moderator gets involved.

I'm not sure if our site's architecture can support multiple moderators (so you, Sol, don't have to be the only traffic cop in Premium), but there are many long-term members on this site that I would trust as additional moderators. If they issue a warning or shut something down, I'd support them 100%, even if I probably wouldn't always agree with them. I doubt it would take many interventions to raise the level of interactions to a respectful level.

Bloody hell! My new accountant thinks I should file FBAR forms with the IRS for all my Canadian bank and investment accounts. There goes an afternoon/evening. I swear they're going to dig up my grave looking for gold in my teeth. Maybe I should just put them in my will.

I see you're writing science fiction (my favorite). I'll try to get to it this weekend. I suggest creating a conversation thread in the science fiction group that you and your reviewers can use to help you with brainstorming and for additional feedback. We do that in the Medieval group. I suggest "book title - your name" as the subject line for the thread. The brainstorming threads are invaluable to me as an author.

Welcome to the site!

Below is a link to the BBB about them. They're not BBB "accredited", but they get can A+ from the BBB, and 3.68 stars out of five from users based on 5 negative reviews and 18 complaints, all of which appear to be resolved. Be sure to read the reviews.

https://www.bbb.org/nashville/business- … complaints

Whatever self-publishing provider you go with, be sure to google "company name complaints". They all have complaints.

I can't believe you even need to ask that question. :-)

You should see my prologue. It has K's influence all over it.

You have to be a member of a group to see the forum posts for that group. Whatever group you choose (or create), advertise it in Premium, then check if the membership in the group goes up.

You must have been the scariest kid on the playground.