Hello, Christine. Welcome to our writer group. As everyone says, it's a friendly group and you will get very helpful reviews. Please, do fill in some details on your profile and find yourself a cool picture for that page.
Bill
352 2017-12-30 01:35:07
Re: Readers' poll (32 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
You Only Love Twice book cover art is currently 5th
I used to be in the numbers for Authors, but somehow I got pushed off the list.
Bill
353 2017-12-29 02:21:10
Re: Readers' poll (32 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
As did I, Janet.
It would be really great if they put number of votes beside the poll results
Bill
354 2017-12-28 15:49:04
Re: Readers' poll (32 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
fI just voted for yours, Randy.
Bill
355 2017-12-27 19:42:35
Re: Readers' poll (32 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
I've also entered the cover of You Only Love Twice in the Cover Art category.
Bill
356 2017-12-27 19:22:21
Re: Readers' poll (32 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Good idea, John. I'll do that right now.
EDIT: I added my title to the list under Romance Novels.
Bill
357 2017-12-27 17:38:41
Re: Readers' poll (32 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Just voted for you, John. I added my name to the Authors list as well.
Bill
358 2017-12-22 22:02:05
Re: Free book promo for your book (3 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
eMail on the way, Ann.
Bill
359 2017-11-22 16:08:43
Re: Happy Holidays and Farewell (4 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Sorry to hear this, Karin. As it often happens, real life intrudes. Take care and do drop in if you find the time.
Bill
360 2017-11-21 16:09:32
Re: Self-publishing, Agent, or Straight to Publisher - What did you choose (4 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
I started a publishing campaign that spread to over five months. I sent a total of 53 query letters and such. I received 50 rejection notices. I found that self-publishing using KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) is easy. They even provide free desktop tools to aid you in taking a DOC/RTF/DOCX file and making an Amazon eBook formatted file fit for publication. There is even a free cover designer that allows upload of your own artwork. From raw input to being available on Amazon was 18 hours.
Bill
361 2017-11-21 15:22:08
Re: What time of day do you buy books online (5 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Wouldn't a lot of that depend on where a person is? 2000-2200 in Ohio is 0200-0400 in the UK and 1600-1800 in California?
(I'm kidding. I know you mean local time wherever you are.)
BIll
362 2017-11-16 15:42:06
Re: Publishing contract (11 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Outstanding!!
Bill
363 2017-11-11 12:47:49
Re: Best books on how to write? (17 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
"The Writer's Little Helper" by James V. Smith, Jr. I bought this book two weeks ago and absolutely love it! I have 15 or so yellow sticky tabs poking from the edges where the author has made a point. It's got great stuff in it.
Bill
364 2017-10-27 00:28:27
Re: You Only Love Twice is now published! (17 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Aha! I've created my Author's page on Amazon. it's not quite ready yet, but here's the URL:
https://www.amazon.com/author/b.douglas.slack
Bill
365 2017-10-26 23:34:51
Re: You Only Love Twice is now published! (17 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
I have a page on Facebook. I didn't know about Amazon. I'll check into it.
Bill
366 2017-10-26 01:30:11
Re: You Only Love Twice is now published! (17 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Thanks, Janet. I'm 5 chapters from the end of The Long Trek Home. Once I get tie final review, I'll get working on Loopy's tale (er, tail).
Bill
367 2017-10-25 21:52:11
Re: You Only Love Twice is now published! (17 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Amazon says it will take up to 48 hours for the e-book version to be put up. The print one goes up right away because it's print-on-demand and the manuscript is already there. Apparently, the e-book has to go through some deeper formatting and such.
I have yet to get an email notification for this thread and I was the one that started it.
Bill
368 2017-10-25 17:50:49
Re: You Only Love Twice is now published! (17 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Thanks to you, Rachael and Gacela. The pressure's off on that novel, but I have four more waiting in the wings.
Bill
369 2017-10-25 15:55:50
Re: You Only Love Twice is now published! (17 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Yep. And I'm clueless in that department. Created a Facebook page for it though. I've a lot of friends on other countries on Facebook so I'm optimistic about sales there.
Bill
370 2017-10-25 14:56:39
Re: Dedication page for You Only Love Twice (8 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
The best part is that Amazon told me this morning it's now out for sale! 
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1973142783/re … 1508942443
Bill
371 2017-10-25 11:52:46
Topic: You Only Love Twice is now published! (17 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
I finally made it! You Only Love Twice is now a published novel. I submitted it to Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing yesterday and now it's up for sale. The e-book will be advertised shortly. I am SO excited!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1973142783?re … _150889320
Bill
372 2017-10-24 18:05:57
Re: Dedication page for You Only Love Twice (8 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
This novel is special so I decided that I'd dedicate my first novel to all that helped me. Right at the top, I included my mother, who always thought I had a novel in me somewhere. From now on, I'll put my reviewers on the Acknowledgement page.
I've uploaded the whole shebang to Amazon and they say it will take up to 72 hours for it to appear on their sales pages.
I'm SO excited.
Bill
373 2017-10-24 00:39:17
Re: How to handle foreign language dialogue? (24 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
In my novel, I was taken to task by reviewers that I did not use enough contractions. Trouble was, the Japanese language does not have any words for contractions. Oh, in general speech there may be, but when speaking formally -- none. As a result of the reviews, I added contractions to make the story flow better. I didn't even attempt to use proper Japanese construction of English sentences. For instance, the adjectives come before the verb. Ex: "We had a nice meal." In Japanese, you'd say: oyshi shojuji o shimashta (literally Nice meal o did). And that's a simple phrase.
You do what you have to.
Bill
374 2017-10-22 22:16:40
Re: Dedication page for You Only Love Twice (8 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
njc wrote:
I made only a suggestion or two on the cover, so there's no need to include me. That is, if you were thinking of it. Which probably you weren't. I go shut up now.
LOL. No problem at all. The actual novel was posted long ago.
Bill
375 2017-10-22 21:29:51
Topic: Dedication page for You Only Love Twice (8 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Everything has been done now for publishing You Only Love Twice except the dedication page.
I'd love to include as many of those who reviewed the novel and left such wonderful reviews and encouragement. It's been a long haul, but when I finish this page, I'll get it on Amazon.
I have a list of those that assisted, but I'd like to use real names instead of pen names (unless you'd prefer your pen name) in the dedication. Please PM me (or post here if you wish) the name you'd like me to use. Answer as soon as you can so I can go to press (so to speak).
Thanks to everyone. It's been a long road, but now I'm here at the end.
Bill
