Anyone else having problems this morning with trying to access the message boards? I don't have any trouble with other websites.

Eileen

Hi Karen, thank you so much for your wonderful review and bunch of 5's. It really cheered me up after the earlier fiasco this week. I'll have a quick look at the things mentioned. In answer to your question, about Ed's hair blowing about on the bike, it wasn't compulsary in those days to wear a helmet and Ed, being a bit of a rebel, would choose not to conform! Good luck with your story. Cheers, Pam.

I don't know about 'enlightened opinion.' Maybe when I've got a book out there in the marketplace and selling multitudes of copy, then I'll qualify. In the meantime I'll wait for your stories to hit my inbox. Some people say I'm quote: 'frank' but I'll give you my honest opinion.

In the meantime thank you for your honest and kind opinions on what for some is a challenging story to accept.

Best wishes

Joe 90

Might even pass me in Broadmead, standing outside Waterstones and just wondering what it takes to get my flattened tree with ink all over it on their shelves.

A couple of rules they won't tell you in the official blurb:

1) Don't post nice words and nasty marks. It gets noticed. Then you end up with your name and unkind things on the "No-Thankyou forum." What's more, kind, obliging Ted (grovel, grovel) removes the review and so everybody's time gets wasted.

This doesn't mean don't give nasty marks. Just make sure you can justify them.

2) Be honest. Some people won't like your remarks if they are honest, but if they are sincere and genuinely aimed at improving the writer in the spirit you would like them to help you, the majority of regulars on the site will accept it and many times I have found a forgiving attitude in return.

3) Personal this: please proofread first. A poorly presented work riddled with errors doesn't put me in a frame of mind to be kindly disposed. I don't mind suggesting improvements, but I refuse to sort out basic spelling mistakes.

4) Don't let coming from Bristol put you off. There's a few of us here who can spell our names.


Sorry, this sounds like a lecture. It's not. Welcome to a great site. Have fun, enjoy and let it help you

Best wishes

Joe 90

It's encouraging to know that a piece that revolves around music can hit the spot of someone who openly acknowledges ignorance on the subject.

Thank you for your time and kind appreciation. I hasten to post that that you weren't responsible for incubating this story for several days. (I mention that because the thread I started is close by, and you might seem like the perpetrator.)

Best wishes

Joe 90

Which is strange really. Agents get their income from...wait for it...finding and promoting promising writers. Now wouldn't that imply a baseline of simple courtesy towards the hand that might feed them? Let's see what a recession will do.

What a pleasant review! I seem to have struck a note so thanks for that. My man - well he is a hero, he gets a bit stiff from his old bad back days - is grumpy and intolerant of fools - smokes a lot - I thought to give him early failings with his claustrophobia which of course, as a hero he later has to overcome. He feels stranded and, like others in the new world, depressed at the mistakes that were made, the personal cost of losing loved ones and now the anger at revisited mistakes. All is revealed - I must upload a Book 2 if people are interested. Thanks again.

I'm glad I found this thread - I was getting sulky all on my own here especially as I had tried to send mine in as soon as I could in the hope of reciprocal brisk reviews. I fear the people who are being upbraided here will give blank looks and barely contain their indifference, so we preach to the converted again. It's the conversion we must work on. Still, I sent an exploratory email to an agent - want a look at my book - are you the right person/ agency? They didn't even acknowledge; which I thought rude. I don't bite my nails - I prowl about with lowering brow and growl at the people within reach

Helpful suggestions.

I thought I needed to add to the prologue, spreading the blue pills throughout the world because people did not know the effect was permanent and was passed down to sons. One of those "Oops" things of which I am so fond. And I need to write a better mini synopsi, something about the end of us -- which would be better for the rest of the world. Unless the chemicals get into the water. Then everything will die out.

Not through with the novel yet, so still deciding: should I kill off all life on earth or just let humans fade away, or let them have some hope?

It's sort of a comedy, I guess, but harsher than Kafka's humor.

Thanks for the thoughts.

Hi Ted

Thanks for answering so fast, your a star.

I have the original Email address I used at the start so I just send in the amended version is it and hope for the best.

I'd really like to fix the text, its a children's story of Christmas and its coming soon. I don't like to sell a copy without fixing it first.

I have people who want to buy the book but I'd rather do the few changes before they get their hands on a copy.

The title:- The Ugly'z, What a Christmas!

Thanks Ted for helping me.....Claris

Hello everyone

I have failed to notice if anyone has their work up as an E book for sale. I see there is a place to upload on the my page section but mine doesn't work.

Dose anyone have this option working, do you have E books for sale?

I have uploaded my work for the 5000 free publish etc... but want to upload as E book as well, any comments are welcome.

Thank you ....Claris

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Hiya Pinkie Hope it's not to early for a seasonal sheep I've been a bit busy lately so not much time for the boards, but I'm popping in for a lurk even if I'm not posting much at the moment. How's it going with you? Seems everyone's been busy becoming published authors round here lately!!!
JR
Stop the sketch - it's too silly

Hi, it's fine to quote from reviews on site for your book, but you should distinguish as per the comments above that the reviewer is not a staff member.

Hello.....Is there anyone there?

I cant find any of my posts once I upload, and they don't come up in search. I need to add them too the topic watch list or I'll never find them again, and still the topic watch list doesn't tell you where they ended up, or dose it?

I need help with my message board problem. Any suggestions?

I had a few questions but don't know if anyone has answered them because I cant find them....maybe they ain't even there.

Hope I get use to this site soon. Is there any plans to change the layout of this site....make it user friendly...lol

:tired

Thank you Claris....