Petriesan: almost done with the first set of edits after collecting notes from first readers. I had forgotten how hard it is to do that. I have now read the book four times and with any luck will send it to a copy editor within a week and get ready to start marketing it...


Petriesan: oddity of the day: two chapters are at the 1st and 2nd spot today?unusual and not likely to last another 24 hours. (Actually, the first time at either spot too. . .I never use that many points, just a fluke


Petriesan: Any thoughts on buckley v valero?


Petriesan: What good is a song 25 reviews in21 hours... justt tracking things


Petriesan: 1.17.14. High of sbort to date...7


Petriesan: 24 days in and got the jumping frog on short writing. . .#98. Boy do I feel empowered :)
    Alena Smith: You deserve it. You are a great writer, as I told you before.
    Congratulations, you should be pretty proud of yourself -
    Lovinia: Ribbit Ribbit!

    Congrats. I love that painting btw. :))) Lovinia xoxo -


Petriesan: just a little over three weeks in, two pieces "all time best", which, I think means it got a lot of ratings without too many fours...

eye opening so far. SOme of the pieces I loved get so-so welcomes. . .and the ones I was not sure of were the two with the all-time" notations...

will need to consider this information
    AnonymousWisdom: All-time best ratings are based on the number of reviews you receive. -
    DIS-illusioned: The race is seldom to the swiftest here, but mostly to he who pays out the most in promotions.
    What's in your wallet? .... -
    crystal brandon: hi petriesan my name is crystal Brandon,.i just got an notification in my inbox on fanstory that youre an new fan of mine,.now that's cool,.did you read my poem yet called longlost princess of Scotland its on my portfolio and my profile on fanstory and I wrote an love poem called true loves first kiss,? -


Petriesan: I have a +/- 6,000 word piece and am trying to figure the best wy to put it up here. SUggestions?
    adewpearl: Divide it into 3 sections. When people post 6000 word pieces many people just hit skip and won't read at all. Others give it a skim read and don't bother to give it a good edit. You really improve your chances of getting useful reviews with three 2000 word installments. -
    Petriesan: but how do I link them all together so there is not confusion that part 2---which may have trouble walking in its own---is not unfairly criticized? -
    adewpearl: I don't write prose, so I'm not used to doing this, but I know the site has a way to link sections, like linking chapters in a book. If you don't know how to do it, post a question in the General Forum, where it is most likely to be seen by people who use this function all the time. -
    Celtic~Soul: You need to start a novel. Even though it's not a novel, by using the novel feature you can link each section as a "chapter" of the larger story. When you post he individual sections you can still mark them as stand-alone short works so your reviews will apply to your short works ranking.

    So you to your portfolio (I think that's where it is), or wherever you find the Create a Novel option, and set it up then you can add chapters (or your long-short's) sections to it. to add a chapter to a novel, esp. the first chapter, post the chapter and then in your portfolio you'll see it and there will be an Add to Book option to find the novel you created and add the chapter. It's pretty self-explanatory. After the first one's in there it's easy to add more just click Add a Chapter from the novel's listing in your portfolio list.

    I haven't one this for a while so the button names and stuff may have changed but the general method should be the same. -
    Celtic~Soul: @Brooke - It's basically just the same way you'd set up a book of poems. -


Petriesan: I am still trying to get the hang of this place, but then, tomorrow is my 14th day. . .so, I guess it will come with time.

To those whose work I have left comments on, I am trying to learn how to do that. To those of you who have commented on mine and especially those who have shown me error,thank you.


Petriesan: Day 12 of this experiment. She has Bette Davis Eyes got All Time Best Status. . .may be no biggie, but it gave me a warm fuzzy to see it


Petriesan: milestone: broke the top 200 in short writing. . .


Petriesan: News ( for me anyway): Why is the Red Fish Being Bad was just awarded with "Recognized" status---first time, one week after joining. Made me happy


Petriesan: Just got notices that my piece "Paul McCartney's Hairline" was placed on the well-received listing. How often does this happen?
    Celtic~Soul: Pretty often. That listing constantly rotates based on number of reviews new posts receive. It does means you got a number of high-star reviews in a short period. That's great! -
    Sankey: Yes very good. Dunno how many of us have gone that far in such a short time. I am getting some recognition now but been a long haul. I appreciate al my reviewers they keep me straight. -


Petriesan: As bad as this will make me look, the first several times I posted an essay---non fiction---I flat could not find the non-fiction tab on the site. I guess I am older than I had previously thought. But now that I have found it and corrected all my misteaks, all should be well
    Selina Stambi: Welcome to Fanstory, Petrie. You're going to love it here.

    p.s. Will you be eating all those "misteaks" with potatoes and gravy?? :) -
    humpwhistle: Brown gravy? Are you sure you're not from Rhode Island?

    The well-received notice means your piece has been put on the front page. You need at least five excellent reviews to get there, but, depending on the other posts of the day, it could take more. It's a good place to be if you want reviews. If you keep getting good reviews, you can stay on the front page for as long as 24 hours. -
    Petriesan: Rhode Island is one of four states I have not spent the night in. The other three are Vermont, New Hampshire and Oregon. . .love that brown gravy -