How are you? Hope this msg finds you well! My deepest apologies for not being in touch sooner as I've generally been neglecting my space... :)) But now I'm back and updating my profile and everything, so please do check in anytime!!
Thanks for your friendship, it's great to have met you! Looking forward to reading more from you soon!
Take care and keep in touch... warm regards, ~nick
It is not work that kills men, it is worry. Work is healthy; you can hardly put more on a man than he can bear. But worry is rust upon the blade. It is not movement that destroys the machinery, but friction.
Thanks for the service - I'd only recently dug around and started to write some new stuff - I hope to contribute a good stream of writing to the page as often as I can spare it.
thanx for the message and i should of submitted something sooner but my life has been hetic and i apologise. i will be putting some poems on your web page soon and i hope you like them. i have a few friends that write poetry, i will be sure to let them know. take care, peace and love, xsammyx
wow, i wrote a story some hours ago and now there have been 2 votes that brought me 6,50 and at the moment it's the best of the top 50 stories...maybe i should write down more dreams...
1. Click on link www.storywar.com
2. Enter JOSHUA THOMAS (my pen name) in the search box
3. Click "search" button
4. A list of all my stories appears
5. Click a link are read
You can also do the same thing under the POETRY section. I have many of the lyrics for my songs there along with other encouraging poems.
OK, I have added the first part of my ongoing serial story to Storywar. Its a great service for us all, thanks for considering me. I hope you like the story!!!
Thank You for the add. I will certainly give this some thought and perhaps submit something later.It is a wonderful idea. Many Blessings and Happiness,
SpiritPoetry
Thanks for adding us! I checked out your site -- looks interesting. If I ever get some time, I'll try posting something just to see what happens. Meanwhile, feel free to check us out in return.
Hey story War!! The band are a big fan of your site.
I'm working on a short story myself. When I've got a bit of 'my time' to spare I'll start on the ending....it rocks man!!
thats for the add<br>
i will give some thought to submitting stuff tho at the moment i dont concider any of my pieces to be ready for public viewing at the moment
Hi, thanks for the add! Thanks also for your inquiry about posting chapters. I would encourage this as long as there is a disclaimer noting that the individual samples are meant to be viewed as works in progress, and not as final drafts. Anything submitted on the site will invite criticism, and I hope it won't take away from any of the fun. Otherwise I see this activity being a good thing because it could help struggling writers get noticed (hopefully in a positive way).
wow! lot of opinions here. i think it is an interesting tool and will investigate. of course, one would think a complete short story should work better than a chapter. btw folks, the limit has been raised to 3000 words. thanks for the invite.
-xtian the xpoet
U recently made a quick stop to my website & asked kindly to voice my opinion on Chapter Submissions. From
past experience & knowledge of issues
related to your question. I think it's fine as long as Each writer naturally retains all rights to his or her work. I don't see any harm in many submitting chapters, again...providing each writer retains
their rights to their work. From 1995
to the present time, I too have witnessed work from some authors used
by others because of the reason I mentioned, including me. Your idea is
Great, which would make a good book,
providing every author retains all rights to their own work...in all fairness. Again, that's just my opinion, one out of a billion. It doesn't really count, but I'm being polite in responding to your question. Congrats to all Contributers & keep up the Good Work--StoryWar.
Cheers, Geri
I've taken a look at the forum and have registered on there, although, having said that, I am not a short story writer.
I can not see any problem with people submitting short stories but I would be hesitant of any work that isn't copyrighted as you can get 'lurkers' who will pinch other writers' work. I have seen this happen before.
I haven't copyrighted my work yet as I'm still working on it so I doubt I'll be posting anything on there for some time yet.
In all honesty, I don't think my work would be accepted because the only thing I would be able to post are chapters to my novel. However, because I wanted my readers to be captivated and their interest held 100% throughout my novel, I have written my 'chapters' in a way that each chapter is very much like a short story in their own right. I also wanted the 'tempo' of my novel to be fast paced so my chapters are relatively short compared to what is considered the norm, infact I don't even refer to them as 'chapters' but more as sections (Is there such a thing as a norm? I think you get the gist of what I am trying, albeit poorly, to say?).
I did try to post on the 'newbie forum' but it's saying that my username & password don't match, so I'll try again later.
I'm not opposed to chapter submissions, but there should be a word count limit. I'm personally hesitant about submitting longer bodies of work online. But to each his own. Make sure your work is copywritten!
Alone in this place that surrounds me on this night
Nothing but the wetness of the misty air as I shiver from it on this dark beach
Gathering the warmth from the sand like a blanket to enclose me
Everywhere around me, I smell the rain and think of you
Listening to your voice with that muffled tone in your simplistic way
As I taste the salty water from my lips and I look into the endless sea
The mermaids play their violins to give me peace of mind
I hear the notes as they drop for me with the rain on my face
Thoughts of you at this moment fill my emptiness
Your smile and wet hair on your face with the rain, washing away our vanity
I try and find the rhythm in the music to speak my words to you, but
My strength seems to leave as the wind now blows from inside of me
Thinking of your smile seems to warm my heart from the ocean winds
But it takes from inside of me my thoughts and passion
Does he hold you in the night as I do in my mind
Can you feel me as I feel you here by the fire on this beach
Will you show me how to love you from what I see in your eyes
It hurts me inside to love you and you not knowing<br>
I’d like to thank ‘StoryWAR’ readers for the fan mail and exposure generated from their venue… Keep in mind that the story was adapted into a graphic novel series, which is also available… If you like the story, you’ll love it with images… A short film is forthcoming (currently in post-production), and many of you have joined the worldwide ranks of ‘Villikonians’ at 'myspace.com/villikonchronicles’
It seems the style of serialization has sent ‘haters’ into tailspins. But not to worry for those who craft, read, and enjoy episodic delights. The melodramatic serial in which each episode can end in some sort of suspenseful situation or revelation is an art form… and now, I present positive commentary from fans at StoryWAR regarding the THE VILLIKON CHRONICLES…
“All in all it was a good beginning to what seems to be one hell of a story! I'm going to pass it around my office and get others hooked. This wasn’t your standard Sci-Fi piece. Star Wars is too cartoonish. The Villikon Chronicles is the future!”
“…can't wait to finish the series!”
“Hi there! I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed The Villikon Chronicles. This series is addicting!”
“I can't tell you how much this story is reflecting the state of our world to me right now. The corruption and greed of government, the will of individuals. The sickness and disease is a mirror for the greed we (humans) are stabbed with. (This could also be a parody of aids/cancer.... imperial greed, or even Vietnam. I have not been able to stop reading. The life patterns of the characters e.g. Enkryptus and his love for Adonia; he loves, he mourns, he's loyal. These are positive enforcements to keep believing in what you know feels right, and you can manifest your dreams - maybe Enkryptus is an awkward example depending on where the story ends up... Villikon has not been questioning himself - this is why he is succeeding. He is listening to his instincts without prejudice although others wou
I think if one goes into the process trying to please folks he/she has never met they've already lost. Forget about what we "think" the publishers want because for each one who says "no" there's another who says "yes." I think chapter submissions are good. It's like screenwriting. Often a screenwriter will be asked to submit his first 10 pages or the first 30 pages (Who wants to read 500 pages of an awful novel or 120 pages of an awful script?). Does this except denote what the rest of the scriptor book is like? No. But it does offer specific insight into the writer's style, abilities and visual language. And the publishers, or whomever, can always ask to see more.
While chapters are incomplete works (as opposed to short stories), it is a good sign of the strength of your writing if a chapter can convey a complete message. As long as the message (content) is conveyed, the length or form is irrelevant. Chapters should be viewed as equal to short stories, and receive the same scrutiny.
I'd say that putting up chapters is kinda silly since they're incomplete works and can't be judged properly. And a publisher doesn't want work out there before the book is even picked up... Thanks for the comment. I've been too busy to write anything for the Story War... Sorry...
Thanks for sending me the link mate, I've favourited the site and when I have more time I'll register on there.
Althought I do feel that submitting chapters are a good idea, I'd also been concerned of plagiarism and copyright theft?
Wow, I really need to check back with the site then. I think adding chapter excerpts is a good idea for those of us who write more novels than shorts. Thanks for the heads-up! TTFN
Thanks for the add, D. This looks like a lot of fun... On-line publishing is like performance art... One shot and it's out there, forever... no rewrites, no do-overs...
