http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ Web Fiction Guide Forums » Tag: fiction - Recent Posts en Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:59:58 +0000 http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/special-people-design-opinions#post-7630 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:38:02 +0000 Tim Sevenhuysen 7630@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>I've updated the About page to make that aspect of the stories more obvious. Thanks for the suggestion. </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/special-people-design-opinions#post-7629 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 04:26:36 +0000 Miladysa 7629@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>"There are multiple stories, yes, but they share characters and setting, and will probably eventually share plot elements, so I want to have them all in one place. They're intended to run in sequence, not be completely independent."</p> <p>Just the kind of story I like. I had not picked up on that though from my previous visits to the site. I think it might be an idea to make that a little clearer somehow for new readers without any previous knowledge of the story, i.e. those who have not been referred from a source such as WFG.</p> <p>Hope it helps.</p> <p>M :) </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/special-people-design-opinions#post-7627 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 11:20:42 +0000 Tim Sevenhuysen 7627@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>Thanks for the thoughts, Miladysa, and I'm glad you enjoyed what you read!</p> <p>I changed the Home page now so it has an excerpt from the most recent story on top, and the News posts underneath that. I have a link that drops down from the "Read" button to go to the start of the current story. Is that button too hidden, you think?</p> <p>I've taken most of the inspiration for my navigation from web comics, so I'm still working out the best way to adapt that to web fiction.</p> <p>What would your suggestion be instead of the current "Chapter List" page? There are multiple stories, yes, but they share characters and setting, and will probably eventually share plot elements, so I want to have them all in one place. They're intended to run in sequence, not be completely independent. Just trying to get a clearer sense of what your feedback is on this point. Thanks. :) </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/special-people-design-opinions#post-7626 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 06:16:01 +0000 Miladysa 7626@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>I like it.</p> <p>I agree with M.E.Traylor regarding the home link leading to the story rather than the News page. However, I would prefer to land at the Prologue rather than the current chapter.</p> <p>Also, I would change the "Chapters" tab as you have more than one story on there. Chapters made me think that the link was leading to the chapters for that particular story, when in fact it led to the Chapters for all the stories on the site.</p> <p>Enjoyed the prologue -- intriguing :) </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/special-people-design-opinions#post-7625 Sat, 10 Dec 2011 23:27:29 +0000 Tim Sevenhuysen 7625@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>Thanks for the thoughts on the link colour.</p> <p>I've struggled back and forth between having story or news on the home page. I think you're probably right that the story could be more directly accessible. What I might try to do is have an excerpt from the most recent chapter appear at the top of the home page, with a link to read the full chapter, and then put news / blog posts underneath that. It'll take some code work, but it should be doable. </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/special-people-design-opinions#post-7623 Sat, 10 Dec 2011 22:33:56 +0000 M.E.Traylor 7623@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>The TwentyEleven theme is pretty clean, and your color scheme works with the exception of the blue links. I remember that you can change that in the theme settings. That shade of blue just feels really jarring, very cheerful and bloggish. Also, I tend to like seeing the latest update on the front page, rather than blog posts, so I don't have to search for the link. It might also be a way to garner new readers, so they can get right into the material. </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/special-people-design-opinions#post-7622 Sat, 10 Dec 2011 17:26:55 +0000 Tim Sevenhuysen 7622@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>I launched my new web serial, <a href="http://specialpeople.timsevenhuysen.com">Special People</a>, a few weeks ago. I'd appreciate feedback on the site design.</p> <p>I've kept things really simple. It's the newest default WordPress theme (TwentyEleven), but customized and with a bunch of modified CSS.</p> <p>Thanks in advance for any thoughts or suggestions! </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/crossover-experiment-anyone#post-6989 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 16:29:55 +0000 Gavin Williams 6989@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>That would be fun as well! </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/crossover-experiment-anyone#post-6985 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:35:22 +0000 Alexander.Hollins 6985@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>Who would be up to creating a new world/story as a collab? </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/crossover-experiment-anyone#post-6961 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:35:46 +0000 Gavin Williams 6961@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>I'm making a new thread about this to revise the idea, just so everyone knows. </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/posting-fiction-online#post-6906 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:48:12 +0000 M.C.A. Hogarth 6906@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>Glad to help! I highly recommend the other articles in the series also. </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/posting-fiction-online#post-6905 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:58:39 +0000 noodles 6905@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>Thank you M.C.A., for that link.<br /> That article was a revelation. </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/posting-fiction-online#post-6904 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 19:15:30 +0000 AeliusBlythe 6904@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>I love this part:</p> <p>"Just because the book is bad doesn’t mean someone will come to your house and arrest you if you mail it or publish it. Editors do not talk about manuscripts that don’t work and readers never buy or read them. And honestly, no one can shoot you for publishing it."</p> <p>That's a great article. I like that he also makes the distinction between editing and revision and rewriting. That's important. Just because something hasn't been rewritten doesn't mean it's completely unpolished. </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/posting-fiction-online#post-6903 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:40:24 +0000 M.C.A. Hogarth 6903@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>Dean Wesley Smith went after the 'You Must Rewrite' myth in his "Killing the Sacred Cows of Publishing" series here: <a href="http://www.deanwesleysmith.com/?p=4398" rel="nofollow">http://www.deanwesleysmith.com/?p=4398</a></p> <p>In basic, he thinks it's a myth. That the more you practice, the cleaner your first drafts will be, until really all they need is copy-editing/typo/wordo-correction.</p> <p>In my experience, he's correct. The more you write, the better you get at telling stories the way you tell stories, and the less you need to rewrite. In some cases, if you take on something new--you've never done a six-novel fat fantasy series, or you've never written a murder mystery--then you'll probably end up revising, because you're back to practicing something you're not good at yet. But in general... I'm with him on that. All the things I've sold to traditional publishers have been "first drafts," and editorial suggestions were always very minor.</p> <p>Doesn't mean I don't indulge in revision, just that I think it's overrated. :) </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/posting-fiction-online#post-6899 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 10:32:24 +0000 AeliusBlythe 6899@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>Heinlein himself admitted that he rewrote. You're absolutely write that it's about getting stuck in the pursuit of perfection. The major problem is getting stuck on one thing and ending up producing less rather than more. Because I don't think there's necessarily anything wrong with striving for perfection, or having a project that you keep reworking until you're glowingly proud of it. I've got a project like that. It's my first novel that did the rejection rounds when I first started out. But I love it and I think it's a good idea and I can't let go of the belief that as I become a better writer it will become a better book, and maybe eventually become readable. However, I haven't gotten stuck on it. It's my little side project that I do for fun, or when I can spare the time. I spend most of my time working on my later manuscripts--a handful of novels and a truckload of short stories. </p> <p>I think it's also true that the more you write the better you become. So if you continue to rip apart one thing instead of writing more, your skills may stall. </p>