Some of the newbies reciprocate but there are several who don't even say thank you for a review. Just shows what their manners must be like. For the most part, I've stopped going into the forums--they were going off on too many tangents from what a post was originally about. Not sure about the competitions as I stopped entering them long ago as I'm just too busy.
276 2019-06-20 15:20:37
Re: General Comments Section (281 replies, posted in Alpha to Omega - Review Group)
277 2019-06-16 08:04:39
Re: Minor vs. major scene breaks - Writing Craft (3 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Agree with Vern.
278 2019-06-12 14:51:32
Re: Capitalization of Secretary of State? - Capitalization (8 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Hey Dirk,
This is from the Chicago Manual of Style (used by many agents and publishers), section 8.22 civil titles: "Much of the usage below is contradicted by the official literature typically generated by political offices, where capitalization of a title in any position is the norm (see 8.20). In formal prose, however, civil titles are capitalized only when used as part of the name (except as noted)." Here's the specific one you want:
"the secretary of state; John Kerry, secretary of state; Secretary of State Kerry or Secretary Kerry". This seems to indicate you should use secretary.
Hope this helps, Regards, Randall
279 2019-06-12 06:48:31
Re: Closure now in audiobook! (6 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Many congrats, Seabrass!
280 2019-06-04 17:53:18
Re: 'At the Movies' on Kindle (4 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Many congrats, JP!
281 2019-06-04 16:41:59
Re: Carnage in Singapore Under Contract (12 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
j p lundstrom wrote:
Randy--How do you do it? Super califragilisticexpialidocious! JP
LOL! Many thanks, JP!
282 2019-06-04 07:35:19
Re: Carnage in Singapore Under Contract (12 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Many thanks, Rachel and NJC!
283 2019-06-03 09:05:01
Re: Carnage in Singapore Under Contract (12 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Memphis Trace wrote:
Time to get another pocket sewed on your pants to put you money in. Congratulations.
Memphis
LOL! 
Many thanks, Memphis!
284 2019-06-03 07:15:27
Re: Carnage in Singapore Under Contract (12 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Many thanks, everyone!
285 2019-06-02 20:12:01
Topic: Carnage in Singapore Under Contract (12 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Hi everyone,
On Friday, I signed a contract with Solstice Publishing for the release of my third novel, Carnage in Singapore.
Many thanks to everyone who has reviewed my work. Your input has been invaluable. Regards, Randall
286 2019-05-28 20:05:48
Re: Dayton Tornado (15 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Glad you're okay, Bill!
287 2019-05-24 09:00:56
Re: Please post here regarding a completed review (671 replies, posted in Alpha to Omega - Review Group)
Completed an inline review of Jube's The World of Phyries, chapter 35.
288 2019-05-24 06:54:23
Re: Welcome (264 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Welcome aboard, Jeannie! TNBW is a great place to be!
289 2019-05-16 07:45:15
Re: The Results of the 2018 CIBA Awards Are In! (24 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
As a First Place Category award winner, Dangerous Alliance will also receive prizes from PublishDrive, a global distribution platform and Hindenburg Systems, which does audiobook and podcast software. As with the priority submission process opportunity with the Donald Maass Literary Agency, the details will be sent to each of the winners by June 10th.
Chanticleer stated First Place Category award winners were selected for each one of the 16 divisions from an overall field of 275 Semi-Finalist titles. To have both The Kurdish Connection and Dangerous Alliance make it as far as they did is an absolute thrill!
290 2019-05-15 20:28:55
Re: The Results of the 2018 CIBA Awards Are In! (24 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Marilyn Johnson wrote:
Oh, wow! Have your feet touched back down on earth yet???!!! I am so stinking proud of you, Randy! What a fabulous honor with sooooo many opportunities opening up for you because of this! Please keep us informed! I am delighted and excited for you!
MJ
Many thanks MJ! I couldn't have achieved this without the tremendous support of the TNBW family!
291 2019-05-15 15:17:26
Re: The Results of the 2018 CIBA Awards Are In! (24 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Memphis Trace wrote:
Randall Krzak wrote:Sideman wrote:Hi Randy ...
This is my first post on the site since December of 2018. Lots of life issues and medical issues.
Anyway, I wanted to say "Congratulations!". Your work is near-perfect for its genre. I've always enjoyed your writing. Will be back to reading more real soon ... perhaps within the week. Your success is well-earned and deserving. Wishing you continued success and enjoyment as you move forward.
Hope is all with you and your wife. Again, congratulations!!!
Alan
Hi Alan. Hope things are settling down for you. Many thanks for the congratulations, too. I found out yesterday that in addition to a Chanticleer book review of Dangerous Alliance plus their promotions, I'll have an opportunity to submit something to the Donald Maass Literary Agency. The wording was: "... priority submission process opportunity." I'm waiting for additional details which are supposed to be emailed from Chanticleer by June 10th. Definitely an exciting time! Best regards, Randy
The opportunities keep coming... Congratulations!!!
Memphis Trace
Many thanks, Memphis!
292 2019-05-15 07:53:18
Re: The Results of the 2018 CIBA Awards Are In! (24 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Sideman wrote:
Hi Randy ...
This is my first post on the site since December of 2018. Lots of life issues and medical issues.
Anyway, I wanted to say "Congratulations!". Your work is near-perfect for its genre. I've always enjoyed your writing. Will be back to reading more real soon ... perhaps within the week. Your success is well-earned and deserving. Wishing you continued success and enjoyment as you move forward.
Hope is all with you and your wife. Again, congratulations!!!
Alan
Hi Alan. Hope things are settling down for you. Many thanks for the congratulations, too. I found out yesterday that in addition to a Chanticleer book review of Dangerous Alliance plus their promotions, I'll have an opportunity to submit something to the Donald Maass Literary Agency. The wording was: "... priority submission process opportunity." I'm waiting for additional details which are supposed to be emailed from Chanticleer by June 10th. Definitely an exciting time! Best regards, Randy
293 2019-05-13 18:13:49
Re: The Results of the 2018 CIBA Awards Are In! (24 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Many thanks, Mark. Hard to believe and I owe it to all of the TNBWers who reviewed my work!
294 2019-05-12 14:52:35
Re: A Word of Appreciation (8 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Many congrats!
295 2019-05-11 12:48:09
Re: The Results of the 2018 CIBA Awards Are In! (24 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Many thanks, Jack!
296 2019-05-11 11:19:57
Re: The Results of the 2018 CIBA Awards Are In! (24 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Many thanks CJ and Brett!
297 2019-05-10 17:59:15
Re: The Results of the 2018 CIBA Awards Are In! (24 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Many thanks Ann & JP!
298 2019-05-10 09:10:46
Re: The Results of the 2018 CIBA Awards Are In! (24 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Many thanks, everyone!
299 2019-05-09 20:49:36
Topic: The Results of the 2018 CIBA Awards Are In! (24 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Hi everyone,
The 2018 Chanticleer International Book Awards (CIBAs) have been announced. This year, there were fourteen fiction categories and two non-fiction.
The Kurdish Connection and Dangerous Alliance, both workshopped on TNBW, participated in the Global Thrillers genre. They moved from the slush pile, through the long list, the short list, and the semi-finals.
The Kurdish Connection finished its run as a semi-finalist, while Dangerous Alliance went a step further and was one of seven 2018 Global Thriller Book Awards for Lab Lit & High Stakes Thriller Novels First in Category Winners.
I can't thank those enough who provided reviews and guidance to aid my writing journey since I joined the site in 2015.
Needless to say, I'm thrilled!
Regards, Randall
300 2019-05-07 15:23:11
Re: EXILE IN TIME NOW PUBLISHED! (4 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Many congrats and well done!!!!!
