jack the knife wrote:
Way to go, Randy!
Many thanks!
776 2016-08-21 21:41:13
Re: Winning Entry - Wildsound Writing and Film Festival (19 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
777 2016-08-21 21:21:11
Re: Winning Entry - Wildsound Writing and Film Festival (19 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
khallee wrote:
Excellent work! It is not easy to limit the words down AND still keep a great story. You should be very proud of the story and the accomplishment!
It was an accomplishment and hoping this will help me with future editing efforts when I need to trim things down. Many thanks!
778 2016-08-21 19:54:18
Re: Winning Entry - Wildsound Writing and Film Festival (19 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Hi Cobber,
Many thanks. That's right, I read your comments this morning and they're greatly appreciated.
Regards, Randy
779 2016-08-21 19:48:47
Re: Winning Entry - Wildsound Writing and Film Festival (19 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Many thanks, NJC. It was quite a challenge to maintain the integrity of the chapter while cutting it down so much. I figured it was good practice.
780 2016-08-21 18:58:07
Topic: Winning Entry - Wildsound Writing and Film Festival (19 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
I'm please to announce that a short story I wrote, based on the first chapter of one of my ongoing novels, A Cartel's Revenge, has been selected as the winner of the August 2016 One-Page Short Story Contest held by the Wildsound Writing and Film Festival. No money, but it's been read by an actor and posted on the internet. I used chapter one's title, A Dangerous Occupation as the title for the contest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Msprul0XDqM
https://novelwritingfestival.com/2016/0 … all-krzak/
Many thanks to Michael Kent, Mike Jackson, Tom Oldman, and LaVie for reviewing.
Randy
781 2016-08-19 01:16:16
Re: Published List (14 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Hi MzP,
Many thanks for your very kind words. Regards, Randy
782 2016-08-18 22:17:20
Re: Published List (14 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Many thanks, NJC!
783 2016-08-18 20:45:58
Re: Published List (14 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Hello Sol,
The Kurdish Connection, workshopped on TNBW, will be published next spring by Moonshine Cove Publishing, LLC.
Regards, Randy
784 2016-08-12 02:36:15
Re: Please post here regarding a completed review (671 replies, posted in Alpha to Omega - Review Group)
Completed a review of Cobber's "State of Vengeance', chapters 38 and 40.
785 2016-08-11 02:51:33
Re: Please post here regarding a completed review (671 replies, posted in Alpha to Omega - Review Group)
Just left a review for Stefanie's 'The Day of Darkness' Chapters 16 and 17.
786 2016-08-11 02:09:28
Re: Please post here regarding a completed review (671 replies, posted in Alpha to Omega - Review Group)
Well said, Jube. Back to my reviews.:)
787 2016-08-07 22:31:25
Re: Please post here regarding a completed review (671 replies, posted in Alpha to Omega - Review Group)
Good luck Stefanie,
Hope to see you back with us in the not too distant future. In the meantime, will continue to review your story. Regards, Randy
788 2016-08-06 15:18:50
Re: Please post here regarding a completed review (671 replies, posted in Alpha to Omega - Review Group)
Completed a review of Suin's 'Being Fifteen', chapters 13 and 14.
789 2016-08-02 13:00:32
Re: Please post here regarding a completed review (671 replies, posted in Alpha to Omega - Review Group)
Completed a review of alkemi's 'The Souring Seas' Chapters 12 and 13.
790 2016-08-02 12:29:45
Re: Please post here regarding a completed review (671 replies, posted in Alpha to Omega - Review Group)
Completed a review of Jube's 'The World Of Phyries" chapter 16.
791 2016-07-25 12:05:19
Re: Skin Deep (3 replies, posted in Thriller/Mystery/Suspense)
Congrats! I'll have to really hunker down with my reading/reviewing to catch up.
Regards, Randy
792 2016-07-21 13:09:38
Re: Please post here regarding a completed review (671 replies, posted in Alpha to Omega - Review Group)
Completed a review of CJ's "Raven's Curse" Chapters 15 and 16.
793 2016-07-21 03:41:44
Re: Please post here regarding a completed review (671 replies, posted in Alpha to Omega - Review Group)
It's a tough decision. It can be a trade-off between working on your own novel when inspiration hits and reviewing other stories. I try to balance these, but it isn't always easy. I went back to April and it seems that every month I'm averaging four reviews, sometimes spaced out, others close together. So, am I getting a review done every 20 days? Give or take a day, yes.
I'll go along with whatever the majority want, but I think our current program is working well.
794 2016-07-20 18:17:15
Re: A newbie saying hello (22 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Hello Iris, and welcome to TNBW! All of the folks who responded above are very friendly and have been a great support to me since I joined a year ago. I know they'll welcome you and provide guidance. Will check out your work. Regards, Randy
795 2016-07-15 02:19:58
Re: General Comments Section (281 replies, posted in Alpha to Omega - Review Group)
Fully agree. The more time we can spend creating our stories and not fixing issues, the better. But that take times, and every review helps us along the journey to improve.
796 2016-07-14 22:08:47
Re: General Comments Section (281 replies, posted in Alpha to Omega - Review Group)
Hey Jube,
The percentages above seem similar to what I spent on The Kurdish Connection, although there are some days I would have changed planning and writing to 20% each and 55% for editing.:)
Regards, Randy
797 2016-07-12 02:05:46
Re: Strongest Start 2016 Finalists (17 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Many congratulations to the finalists. Good luck to all!!
798 2016-07-05 12:59:18
Re: I GOT PUBLISHED AND/OR AN AGENT! (22 replies, posted in Alpha to Omega - Review Group)
Hi Cobber,
Many thanks! Yes, I've put a lot into this book and now the journey continues. In the meantime, I've started writing two more, although I'll probably work hard on one than the other but switch whenever I have 'writer's block.'
I'll be concentrating on your chapters so you'll be seeing more reviews from me.
Thanks again, Randy
799 2016-07-03 23:54:06
Re: Say the first word that comes to mind... (1,634 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Yardim edibilirmiyim (Can I help?)
800 2016-07-03 21:39:29
Re: I GOT PUBLISHED AND/OR AN AGENT! (22 replies, posted in Alpha to Omega - Review Group)
Hi Stefanie,
Many thanks! Yes, it's quite a thrill. But I couldn't have achieved this without the great folks providing reviews and help. The A-O Group will definitely be listed in my thanks-yous!
