Submitted mine to Moonshine Cove Publishing, Rhia. No answer at the 4-week mark. They state clearly that it may take up to 6 weeks to respond.
Bill
Submitted mine to Moonshine Cove Publishing, Rhia. No answer at the 4-week mark. They state clearly that it may take up to 6 weeks to respond.
Bill
That's the only delays I'm seeing, those of in-line review comments I make on another's post.
I am STILL not getting any notification emails for this thread despite unsubscribing and resubscribing every time I come here.
Bill
Yeah. AT&T keeps sending me emails telling of great and wonderful changes made to their system, but I don't see any evidence of it here. If we were supposed to tweet, we'd be given a bird beak.
Bill
You may be right, Vern. We've come a long way from ARPANET.
Bill
Oh, I'm quite familiar with both ends of the spectrum. I began my career with computers in 1962 and never stopped. I build computers and write my own utilities and whatnot to cover little niches that big companies don't want to mess with.
I dug deeper into this problem and found through TRACERT that there are several interim servers and trunks that react differently each time I try. It's really a minor irritation but it does happen quite regularly.
Sometimes I can cure it by rapidly clicking between two highlighted in-line comments. Closing and reopening the box will also do the trick. maybe it's the time of day or the phase of the moon.
Bill
Never got the email notification you'd responded, Janet. I have uVerse Internet from AT&T also. I'm not sure it's a systemic thing. Tonight, I waited for 39 seconds for one of my in-line comments to appear on one of Randy's chapters. According to the little app I wrote to monitor network activity it is this site that is delaying. My browser send out periodic "are you there" queries, but tNBW ignored them.
Bill
While the concept of "pay to play" is certainly not new, I feel that a contest with this requirement may have put off a few of the contestants - me, for one. I don't mind putting out funds so I can get back a product or service, but I don't gamble. And, isn't this really a form of gambling that your story will be chosen for the gold?
Bill
I have noticed that also, JP. Although I haven't purged my connections, I find that my email inbox contains mostly the usual suspects. I try to get a review in between editing sessions.
Bill
I am just about finished with the book, Randy. It is so much better to read when it's in my hands instead of on a screen. Well done.
Bill
Thanks, Janet. Here's hopin'
Bill
Sol, has any thought been given to my suggestion to have a button/dropdown menu that will deactivate all the chapters of a story at once?
Bill
Thanks, Randy. Now I can return to my story about Loopy and her spacefaring adventures.
Bill
I have taken the story down from this site in anticipation of it being published. I submitted a letter today to a publisher and am really hoping it will be picked up. I would like to thank from the bottom of my heart those who had input into this novel and stuck through to the end, giving me critical advice.
If anyone would like to submit a blurb about YOLT, It would be greatly appreciated. A PM would be fine. If it is picked up for publication, I will be a happy person, having fulfilled the top entry on my bucket list. I've chosen to use my real name, B Douglas Slack, as the author and not Tom Oldman.
Crossing my fingers.
Bill
Probably a bureaucratic error. Someone set up a wrong link somewhere.
Bill
Something is very wrong, Randy. When I went to the Nook version, the synopsis of the book extolled the virtues of a book called The Sherbrooke Brothers. The synopsis reads:
Two Brothers On The Brink Of Adulthood Experience Radically Different Fates As They Struggle To Find Their Way In The World.
The Sherbrooke Brothers is a powerful coming-of-age story that blends elements of gothic fiction and contemporary literature. Delivering parallel storylines, the narrative portrays the life-changing experiences of seventeen-year-old Alex and his older brother Rob as they embark upon separate journeys. Both young men face challenges that stretch their inner strength and mental resolve to breaking point. Ultimately, they meet radically different fates, demonstrating the power of choice to shape individual destiny.
That isn't your book. The picture is, but the writup isn't.
Bill
Cool! I searched BN.COM but couldn't find it. Probably not propagated through their database yet.
BIll
Been great here, Randy. Cool, but not cold. My jonquils are popping up all over the place. They're usually the first ones to appear. Then the others peek out.
Just curious. How much is B&N asking for the Nook version?
Bill
I have a Nook, but I'll wait for the hardcopy. Looking forward to it.
Bill
Will do.
I am also NOT GETTING email notifications from this thread despite having subscribed to it. *hint* *hint* to Sol.
~Tom
Oh, how I agree with that! I create web sites for a hobby (as well as write), and I know about which you talk. On my machine, the web site works perfectly, but on theirs it stinks on wheels. They yammer at me and I try to explain what you call the "Edselyugopintovega" syndrome. (I like the sound of that - can I use it?). It is never good programming to try and use the faults of the host to your advantage.
~Tom
Side question: Why don't you read the replies in X-line format?
True. I could do that. But I am in the habit of replying to each and every comment in an in-line review. You can't do that with X-Line. Or, am I wrong about that?
Just the same, the delays are there and shouldn't be.
~Tom
I am being plagued by odd delays when reading author responses to my in-line highlights. By this I mean that I can click on the blue highlight and wait - and wait - and wait. If I wait long enough (sometimes as long as 30 seconds) the comment will finally appear. Most of the time, I have to cancel and try again. If there is another one nearby, I can click it and replace the one that won't appear. Sometimes that works, sometime it doesn't.
I have not changed my browser (Firefox - latest version) or added/deleted any add-ons) in years. It used to work, but these delays have popped up in the last month or so. Nothing else has changed as far as I can see.
Is anyone else having this problem?
~Tom
I just discovered another bug, Sol. When I post an answer in any forum, once it appears the top buttons (personal dropdow and Search) stop working. I have to refresh the page to get it back.
~Tom
Just a little more polishing on the later chapters and I'll submit my query email. Fingers crossed.
Bill
My check will be in the mail tomorrow, Randy. Well done, or as we say in the navy: Bravo Zulu!
~Tom