Completed an inline review of Jube's The World of Phyries, chapter 39.
151 2020-11-14 10:38:45
Re: Review Rotation List--Updated + post here for completed reviews (8 replies, posted in Alpha to Omega - Review Group)
152 2020-11-03 09:08:11
Re: Enhacement request for reciprocal reviewing (3 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Dirk B. wrote:
It sometimes take me two to three weeks to reciprocate all incoming reviews. I'm too addle minded to track that much information for any length of time. I want to make sure everyone who is supposed to gets a recip.
Don't know if it will help, but I keep an acknowledgements log for those who have read my work (and where I'm at with them). This also provides me with the names of those I want to acknowledge when I'm ready to publish.
153 2020-10-27 08:59:00
Re: Council vs council (2 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
This is the best example I can find in the Chicago Manual of Style:
the cardinal; John Cardinal Dew (in formal contexts) or Cardinal John Dew; Cardinal Dew; the sacred college of cardinals.
Based on this, it appears it should be Pope's council of cardinal advisors. Perhaps some others will chime in, but that's what I would be using.
154 2020-10-22 08:44:44
Re: Review Rotation List--Updated + post here for completed reviews (8 replies, posted in Alpha to Omega - Review Group)
Completed an inline review of CJ's Final Conflict, chapter 4.
155 2020-10-19 10:03:00
Re: Review Rotation List--Updated + post here for completed reviews (8 replies, posted in Alpha to Omega - Review Group)
Completed an inline review of Matthew's Humanity's Abyss:The Girl Who Lost the Earth, Book 2, chapter 3.
156 2020-10-18 07:47:02
Re: Review Rotation List--Updated + post here for completed reviews (8 replies, posted in Alpha to Omega - Review Group)
Will be getting to the revised list shortly. Just finished my first edit pass of Xavier Sear: Angola and sent it to my ARC team. My goals is to send it to my publisher the beginning of December. In the meantime, back to reading, reviewing, and writing.
157 2020-10-17 21:12:31
Re: Welcome (264 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Elizabeth WILD Roberts wrote:
Hello everyone ... I just joined today & I'm looking forward to sharing my poetry/prose
Hello Elizabeth,
Welcome to the site! Plenty of helpful folks here, so I hope you enjoy the experience.
Regards, Randll
158 2020-10-15 13:06:18
Re: General Comments Section (281 replies, posted in Alpha to Omega - Review Group)
njc wrote:
Note to Randall K.: I'm planning on reviewing your next two chapters. I stopped to think about the first of the two and other events overtook things I may do both non inline and inline.
No worries. I see you've competed some reviews. I'm just getting Xavier Sear: Angola ready to send out to my ARC team and then I'll begin catching up.
159 2020-10-14 14:53:57
Re: Hello to you all (5 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Marilyn Johnson wrote:
Oops... I wrote the above message and then went to his account to see if he'd posted anything. ACCOUNT CLOSED. That's odd.
I saw the same (after my welcome). Guess he changed his mind.:)
160 2020-10-14 14:14:41
Re: Hello to you all (5 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Welcome, Mark!
161 2020-10-11 17:21:15
Re: General Comments Section (281 replies, posted in Alpha to Omega - Review Group)
One thing for everyone to keep in mind is many publishers won't take on exceedingly long manuscripts, so word count is something to keep an eye on. I know for awhile, one of my publishers refused to accept any manuscript more than 99K words, regardless of genre. If you're finding they're too long, perhaps find a good place to end one novel and start another one, if that makes any sense.
Late last year, I helped a writer with a manuscript about his father's life during the Great Depression. He had it polished and sent to a publisher. It was just over 135K words. The publisher told him to break it into two volumes and they would consider it.
Everyone in this group has written a great story and I hope to pick up my reviewing by the end of the month. Xavier Sear: Angola will be going out to my ARC team around the 20th. While I'm waiting for their feedback, I'll resume my reviews of everyone who is active in the group.
162 2020-10-02 09:35:36
Re: Contest Winners (11 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Many congrats to all!
163 2020-10-01 07:51:39
Re: Alkemi's novel - The Souring Seas (35 replies, posted in Alpha to Omega - Review Group)
The other thing you suggest in your comments is that I ignore your comments for this novel and try to apply the principles you describe in my next one. I'm not comfortable with that suggestion because I don't want to abandon this damn book I've been working on for years, and I'm not sure I'll ever write another one, at least not one with the sorts of HEROES and VILLAINS you describe above. Maybe I'll go back to my mystery stories, they seemed easier.
Finally, I think I should say thank you for trying to read, understand, analyze and comment on my Environmental Armageddon story. I don't think, in retrospect, I ever had it well enough constrained to make it a good candidate for your alpha to omega review group. I fear that has made it an intractable task for you and others.
I've enjoyed your story, Alkemi. Hope you keep going with it!
164 2020-09-28 14:11:47
Re: Carnage in Singapore - First in Category Winner! (21 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Lawrence Burdick wrote:
Congratulations! It’s a well-deserved victory.
Many thanks, Lawrence!
165 2020-09-27 20:24:50
Re: Carnage in Singapore - First in Category Winner! (21 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
j p lundstrom wrote:
Congratulations, Randy! When does the movie come out?
LOL! Many thanks, JP!
166 2020-09-25 21:42:54
Re: Carnage in Singapore - First in Category Winner! (21 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Many thanks, MJ!
167 2020-09-25 07:55:32
Re: Carnage in Singapore - First in Category Winner! (21 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Many thanks, Don, Maurene and Ann!
168 2020-09-24 18:36:08
Re: Carnage in Singapore - First in Category Winner! (21 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Many thanks, S.L., Memphis and Jack!
169 2020-09-24 07:44:28
Re: Carnage in Singapore - First in Category Winner! (21 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Many thanks, everyone!
170 2020-09-23 18:01:43
Topic: Carnage in Singapore - First in Category Winner! (21 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Hi everyone,
Just found out Carnage in Singapore is one of six First in Category winners for the 2019 Chanticleer International Book Awards (Global Thrillers category).
Many thanks to everyone who helped me with your reviews--couldn't have done it without you. Regards, Randall
171 2020-09-11 07:36:32
Re: Please post here regarding a completed review (671 replies, posted in Alpha to Omega - Review Group)
Completed an inline review of NJC's The Sorcerer's Progress, Book 2, chapter 22.
172 2020-09-11 07:25:19
Re: Please post here regarding a completed review (671 replies, posted in Alpha to Omega - Review Group)
Completed an inline review of Alkemi's The Road to Environmental Armageddon, chapter 6.
173 2020-09-11 07:18:47
Re: Please post here regarding a completed review (671 replies, posted in Alpha to Omega - Review Group)
Completed an inline review of CJ's Final Conflict, chapter 3.
174 2020-09-11 07:03:37
Re: Please post here regarding a completed review (671 replies, posted in Alpha to Omega - Review Group)
Left an inline review of Jube's The World of Phyries, chapter 38.
175 2020-09-08 14:58:09
Re: General Comments Section (281 replies, posted in Alpha to Omega - Review Group)
alkemi wrote:
Randall, what about your Angola story. I notice you have posted the final chapter. Will you be leaving it up hoping for more reviews? Or will you soon be taking it down and starting a new story?
Yes, I'll be leaving it up until the end of October. There's another one already under way: Revenge. The first nine chapters of this one are posted. his is the sequel to Colombian Betrayal. Whichever one you want to go for is fine with me.:)
Regards, Randall
