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
I can't see either photo (they are marked Private by PhotoBucket), but I also think you are right about the reference number.
~Tom
I agree also. I was urged to change to active versus passive in quite a few instances. In some instances I complied, but in others I did not. My style is my style. Should a demanding editor want me to change something, i might do it, but only under internal protest. If it changes what I meant to say or an impression I wanted to give, then no, I will not.
My novels have a lot of "telling" instead of "showing". That style features heavily in both W. E. B Griffin's books as well as the late Tom Clancy. Both of them seem to be doing okay as well as Lee Childs.
Reacting to reviewers is not compulsory. A wise author will, however, look at the advice with great care. In every review, there is always a nugget of information that helps improve your endeavor.
~Tom
I only have to host the image when publishing here on tNBW. My Word document accepts inline pictures and will resize them as necessary. So, when I convert my chapter(s) to a PDF file, the images ride along with the text.
I also agree that images should be allowed in what we publish here on this site. Either that, or allow embedding of fonts that carry the characters we need. The header of every Word document contains the fonts used within the body. It is fairly simple to scan the header and extract fonts needed.
~Tom
For my Japanese character strings in my novel, I create a JPG file and trim it down to approximately the same font size as the surrounding text. In my case, I use 14-point New Times Roman. Then I upload my JPG to my own web site and link to it using the "add a picture" in the tNBW editor. For instance, take a look at chapter 25 of You Only Love Twice. That group of pictographs is actually a JPG file on my site.
There are a few good hosting sites around, hostthenpost comes to mind immediately.
~Tom
Tom Oldman wrote:Pretty cool, Janet. One question: why start the story with "31"?
~Tom
It's the last chapter of Lucky Thirteen. Have you read the first 30?
Sorry. I guess I haven't.
~Tom
Pretty cool, Janet. One question: why start the story with "31"?
~Tom
