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| Greeting Members! This notice only applies to members who setup accounts before 1/1/03 and have used their @Stories.Com email address with offsite resources. ** Please Remember To Update Email Addresses! ** If you are still using your OLD @Stories.Com email address anywhere, this is a reminder that email service for @Stories.Com addresses will end on 12/31/03. If other services have your email address in the @Stories.Com form, your time to update them is running out. We are turning these addresses off since the 12 month grace period will be over and the vast majority of incoming SPAM email is being sent to these old @Stories.Com addresses. Removing them from the system will eliminate hundreds of thousands of spam mails each month and save our servers a lot of work. We've been including this in each ANNOUNCEMENT for the last few months, but I wanted to take a moment to highlight it on its own since there is less than one month left! If you are using an @Stories.Com email address with any service, your time to update that to an @Writing.Com address is running out! Thanks and Happy Holidays! ~~ SM  ![Merit Badge in Visit WdC 7
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| Season's Greetings, Members! It's that festive time of year again and we're celebrating with you! Please read this entire email as it includes great news and activities. :: The World's Best "Job" :: Writers are getting paid to write about: white sand Caribbean beaches, wildlife sanctuaries in Borneo, Indian Ocean hideaways, Rome, Paris, London... If you ever dreamed about the romantic life of a travel writer, here's an unusual opportunity to get your first assignment. * * http://www.thetravelwriterslife.com/writing * * Please support our Sponsor and visit their site today! :: We've Decorated! :: For the entire month of December, Writing.Com will have the look and feel of the winter holiday season. Since not everyone celebrates the same holiday, we hope you enjoy our "Winter" theme. This change of scenery is like rearranging your workspace at home; it's fuel for your creativity and inspiration! Please enjoy and use it! :: Scrolling Message Gaming! :: A new gaming system has been added to Scrolling Messages. Any member can sponsor a puzzle. From the IM Console, click the "[G]" link to pop open a window where you can submit to sponsor your own puzzle. More information and complete details are provided on the game form page. Also, be on the look out for Frosties  on the Scrolling console. They have theirown games to play and plenty of Gift Points to give away! Happy gaming! :: Holiday Contests Swing Into Gear! :: This is the season for both giving and getting! In the spirit of the holidays, be sure to check out the following activities that are going on during the month of December! Writing.Com presents a brand new contest to support the Angel group: "RAOK Upgrade Brigade Group" 
The Angels Of Random Acts Of Kindness present to you a contest inspired by the very goodness in people. This is your chance to write about RAOK in your own life!
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:: New Emoticons! :: We've released ten (10) brand new emoticons for your creative use! We look forward to seeing these used all around the site. SnowFlakes  = "snow1" = "snow2" = "snow3"Arrows  = "down" = "up" = "left" = "right"Others  = "exclaim" = "note1" = "question"Example emoticon usage: {e:snow2} will produce: :: New Costumicon Subscription Period! :: Costumicons subscriptions are available for purchase! This month features our special Holiday section with costumicons themed for the Winter season, Chanukah, Christmas and much more. There's even one for the Humbugs of our community. In total, there are more than 500 different icons to choose from! A round of applause to The StoryMistress  for building such a vast selection. Thissubscription period will continue until January 3, 2004. http://www.stories.com/main/my_account.php?action=ea_form&type=costumicon :: Remember Writing.Com When You Shop For The Holidays! :: Don't forget to support your favorite online community (Writing.Com  ) by doingyour holiday shopping online! Visit Our Store for Writing.Com Products and Services. Or, visit Amazon.Com through the link provided in your Item Jumps pulldown menu and each purchase will support Writing.Com. :: Extension For Grandfathered Free Accounts :: On May 15th we announced some changes to our Free Membership, including a reduction in items to a maximum of 5. For full details please see: "Important Changes To Our Membership Plans" The grace period has been extended and will expire January 1st, 2004. At that time, Free members with more than 5 items will have items over this limit purged. :: ** Please Remember To Update Email Addresses! ** :: If you are still using your OLD @Stories.Com email address anywhere, this is a reminder that email service for @Stories.Com addresses will end on 12/31/03. If other services have your email address in the @Stories.Com form, your time to update them is running out. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- And don't forget to visit our sponsor: http://www.thetravelwriterslife.com/writing ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for your continued support of Writing.Com! ~~ The StoryMistress andThe StoryMaster 
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| Greetings Members, Happy ThanksGiving! Gift Points are on sale until 11/27/2004! This is the last chance to grab GPs on sale before 2004! :: The World's Best "Job" :: Writers are getting paid to write about: white sand Caribbean beaches, wildlife sanctuaries in Borneo, Indian Ocean hideaways, Rome, Paris, London... If you ever dreamed about the romantic life of a travel writer, here's an unusual opportunity to get your first assignment. * * http://www.thetravelwriterslife.com/writing * * Please support our Sponsor and visit their site today! :: Gift Points Are On Sale! :: Gift Points are on sale until November 27th, 2003 (Thursday) @ 11:59pm. Pricing during this sale is as follows: 100,000 for $10.00 255,000 for $25.00 (2% Extra, Free!) 520,000 for $50.00 (4% Extra, Free!) 1,060,000 for $100.00 (6% Extra, Free!) 2,700,000 for $250.00 (8% Extra, Free!) 5,500,000 for $500.00 (10% Extra, Free!) http://www.Writing.Com/main/store With our automated order processing, Gift Points paid for through PayPal will be instantly credited to your account! And don't forget that we also accept checks and money orders sent via postal mail. Money orders can be purchased at many local convenience stores and the US Post Office. Please remember that your purchase of GPs supports Writing.Com, helping us to provide more tools, resources and readers to our community. Members can purchase GPs from "Our Store": http://www.Writing.Com/main/store :: Extension For Grandfathered Free Accounts :: On May 15th we announced some changes to our Free Membership, including a reduction in items to a maximum of 5. For full details please see: "Important Changes To Our Membership Plans" The grace period has been extended and will expire January 1st, 2004. At that time, Free members with more than 5 items will have items over this limit purged. :: ** Please Remember To Update Email Addresses! ** :: If you are still using your OLD @Stories.Com email address anywhere, this is a reminder that email service for @Stories.Com addresses will end on 12/31/03. If other services have your email address in the @Stories.Com form, your time to update them is running out. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- And don't forget to visit our sponsor: http://www.thetravelwriterslife.com/writing ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for your continued support of Writing.Com! ~~ The StoryMistress andThe StoryMaster
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| Greetings Members, The following email contains VERY important changes to the Writing.Com Content Rating System. Please be sure you read this email in its entirety! :: The World's Best "Job" :: Writers are getting paid to write about: white sand Caribbean beaches, wildlife sanctuaries in Borneo, Indian Ocean hideaways, Rome, Paris, London... If you ever dreamed about the romantic life of a travel writer, here's an unusual opportunity to get your first assignment. * * http://www.thetravelwriterslife.com/writing * * Please support our Sponsor and visit their site today! :: New Content Rating System :: This email is to inform you of an important and exciting change to Writing.Com's Content Rating System (CRS). For the complete details on our new rating system, please read, in its entirety:
When we opened the site and established our original content rating system over 3 years ago, we couldn't possibly conceive how much the site was going to grow. Originally, we based our content ratings on the well-known MPAA film ratings. It was the easy thing to do because most people were already accustomed to those ratings and there wasn't any type of system for rating online literature. It is now time to improve our system to best suit the present and growing needs of our readers and writers. We have completely redesigned our current content rating system to do just that. We have created a new system based on writing and words, not movies or films. The NEW Writing.Com Content Rating system is as follows: E : Everyone ASR : Adult Supervision Recommended 13+ : Recommended for Readers 13 Years and Older Only 18+ : Recommended for Readers 18 Years and Older Only GC : May Contain Graphic Content XGC : May Contain Extreme Graphic Content Also with this change, we are introducing a new rating: NPL: Not Publicly Listed This allows the Author to keep his or her item off of public listings for any reason, such as drafts, works in progress, etc. The setting is easy to use and it simply removes the item from public listings. :: Introducing Intro Ratings :: BRAND NEW: After deciding on your item's title and brief description, you will now assign one of the following ratings to it, so that the Writing.Com system can determine on which public listings to display it. E: Everyone of all ages Non-E: Not Everyone of all ages An E-rated Intro is suitable for everyone of any age. There are absolutely no references to sex (other than gender), drugs (legal/illegal), alcohol, violence, cursing (of any kind), derogatory names or any combinations thereof. These titles are displayed for members who have their rating preferences set to 18+ and below. A Non-E rated Intro is not suitable for everyone of any age. There may be references to sex, drugs, alcohol, violence, cursing, derogatory names or any combinations thereof. These titles are displayed for all members who have their rating preferences set to also include GC and above. This Intro rating is not displayed on public listings and is only used as a guide for the item's placement within Writing.Com's public listings. General members can only see an item's Content rating on public listings; the Intro's rating is only visible from within the item's header. :: Existing Items and Their Ratings :: The Content Ratings on all existing items will be automatically switched to their closest counterpart in the new system. After the conversion, members will be able to modify their item Intro Ratings and Content Ratings as normal. The automatic conversions are as follows: G -> E PG -> ASR PG-13 -> 13+ R -> 18+ NC-17 -> GC X -> XGC The Intro Rating on all existing items will start as E rated and should be adjusted by the item's owner where applicable.  We encourage all members to peruse their portfolios and take a close lookat their ratings to be sure they have rated their items correctly. With our more detailed quidelines, most members should be able to rate their items much more accurately. If Writing.Com Moderators find inaccurate Intro or Content Ratings on items, they do have the ability to correct them. If you have questions regarding the Content or Intro Ratings for your items, please visit and post in:
:: New Item Header Released! :: With the release of our new Content Rating System (CRS) comes a new Item Header format. It is full of enhancements and more information for our readers. The Content Rating is more clear and obvious. The Intro Rating is also clearly visible to the right of the title and description. Clicking on either of the ratings launches a pop-up with more information about that particular content rating. That pop-up also includes links to all other content and intro ratings. Further, the "Content Rating Notice" for higher rated items is more compact, but more visible at the same time. Last but not least, this new header provides the item's size and to the item's owner, it shows the total number of views the item has received. :: Don't Forget To Read The Documentation :: Once again, for complete details on our new Content Rating System, please see the following item:
We appreciate your patience as we make final changes to the rest of Writing.Com's documentation. It may take us up to a few days following this ANNOUNCEMENT before all updates have been completed. :: Extension For Grandfathered Free Accounts :: On May 15th we announced some changes to our Free Membership, including a reduction in items to a maximum of 5. For full details please see: "Important Changes To Our Membership Plans" The grace period has been extended and will expire January 1st, 2004. At that time, Free members with more than 5 items will have items over this limit purged. :: ** Please Remember To Update Email Addresses! ** :: If you are still using your OLD @Stories.Com email address anywhere, this is a reminder that email service for @Stories.Com addresses will end on 12/31/03. If other services have your email address in the @Stories.Com form, your time to update them is running out. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- And don't forget to visit our sponsor: http://www.thetravelwriterslife.com/writing ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for your continued support of Writing.Com! ~~ The StoryMistress andThe StoryMaster
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| Greetings Members, It's November and the holiday season is quickly approaching. We wanted to remind you of a few features on the site that are useful and suppportive during your holiday shopping. :: The World's Best "Job" :: Writers are getting paid to write about: white sand Caribbean beaches, wildlife sanctuaries in Borneo, Indian Ocean hideaways, Rome, Paris, London... If you ever dreamed about the romantic life of a travel writer, here's an unusual opportunity to get your first assignment. * * http://www.thetravelwriterslife.com/writing * * Please support our Sponsor and visit their site today! :: Shopping This Season Through Writing.Com :: AMAZON.COM Do you shop at Amazon.Com? When you shop using our direct link, you support Writing.Com at the same time! Use the #9. Shop At Amazon link provided in your Item Jumps pulldown menu; Writing.Com earns a commission on any of your purchases. This makes supporting your favorite online writing community easy and convenient! The direct link to shop @ Amazon.Com through Writing.Com is: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home?tag=storiescom NEED GIFT IDEAS? Then be sure to look through the community's more than 1,300 Product Reviews! Find a book, CD or movie for a family member or friend and purchase it using the link provided in the product review. The link will take you directly to buy the product from Amazon.Com, and Writing.Com earns a small percentage of any sale. We sincerely appreciate all of your support this holiday season. The listing of Product Reviews can be accessed from its icon at the top of any page or via its "Item Jumps" link. The direct link to Product Reviews on Writing.Com is: http://www.stories.com/main/list_items.php?type=product_reviews WISH LISTS Want to send another member a gift this holiday season? Check his or her Writing.Com Wish List! Is there something you want? Add it to your own Wish List. Then, tell your own family and friends about your Wish List @ Writing.Com! Wish Lists provide a convenient, organized way for each member to keep track of products and services that he or she wants, such as mugs, t-shirts and Basic, Upgraded and Premium Memberships. The system is secure; it safely allows your on-line friends to send gifts to your off-line residence without ever sharing your personal information with them. You provide us with your confidential ship-to address and only Writing.Com staff will see it. Your address is only used so that we can ship a product if one of your wishes is filled. Any registered Writing.Com member can fill your wishes using Gift Points. Tell your friends and family to sign up for a free account, purchase Gift Points and then fill your wish! Members can provide a direct link to their Wish List by adding /wish_list to their public portfolio URL. For example, The StoryMistress would give out:http://www.Writing.Com/authors/storymistress/wish_list Wish Lists are also linked from within Members' public portfolios. You can access your own Wish List to add or delete wishes by selecting "My Wish List" from the "Member Tools" pull down menu. Please remember that the purchase of any Writing.Com product helps to support the site! Don't be shy... fill out your Wish List and spread the word. GIFT POINTS Don't forget about giving good, old Gift Points to your online friends! Gift Points are like a gift certificate to Writing.Com. Send members a chunk of GPs and put the spending decision right in their hands! They can purchase memberships or if they're looking for exposure and a some extra feedback, they can sponsor their own items throughout Writing.Com. With Gift Points, the choice is theirs! :: Extension For Grandfathered Free Accounts :: On May 15th we announced some changes to our Free Membership, including a reduction in items to a maximum of 5. For full details please see: "Important Changes To Our Membership Plans" The grace period has been extended and will expire January 1st, 2004. At that time, Free members with more than 5 items will have items over this limit purged. :: ** Please Remember To Update Email Addresses! ** :: If you are still using your OLD @Stories.Com email address anywhere, this is a reminder that email service for @Stories.Com addresses will end on 12/31/03. If other services have your email address in the @Stories.Com form, your time to update them is running out. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- And don't forget to visit our sponsor: http://www.thetravelwriterslife.com/writing ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for your continued support of Writing.Com! ~~ The StoryMistress andThe StoryMaster ![Merit Badge in Contests
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| Greetings Members, This Announcement notes a few handy site improvements; don't miss a word! :: The World's Best "Job" :: Writers are getting paid to write about: white sand Caribbean beaches, wildlife sanctuaries in Borneo, Indian Ocean hideaways, Rome, Paris, London... If you ever dreamed about the romantic life of a travel writer, here's an unusual opportunity to get your first assignment. * * http://www.thetravelwriterslife.com/writing * * Please support our Sponsor and visit their site today! :: Improved Signatures :: We've enhanced signature block editing and moved it to its own section within your "My Account" page: Change Signature(s). This new area allows members to test view their signature in a small pop-up window, a big time saver! Also with this change, Premium Members now have the ability to set different signature blocks for individual forums and books. This feature is very convenient for members who are active in any number of different forums and groups. Find out more about Paid Memberships: "Compare Free and Paid Membership Benefits" :: Survey Form Links Added :: To make editing your Survey Forms easier, "Edit Field" links have been added just below each question on the form itself. These links are only shown to and usable by the item's owner. Full survey management is still available using the "Manage Survey" link from the Item Tools lines. Don't forget that Survey Forms can only be created by Upgraded and Premium Members. Find out more about Paid Memberships: "Compare Free and Paid Membership Benefits" :: Review Email Format Updated :: The review email format was updated to be more consistent with the site's look. Most of you have noticed this, as it happened about two weeks ago, but we didn't get a chance to announce it until now! The new format notes whether the review was left in private or is listed on the public reviewing page and reminds members that the average rating is 3.0 stars. :: Members With Expiring Memberships - More Shown :: We've increased the amount of advanced time that expiring members are listed in the "Angel Resources" section from 31 days to 60 days. This gives friends and families of members who are soon to expire additional lead time to send a smile and gift a membership. This listing is always available from the "Angel Resources" link in your "Gift Point Tools" pull down menu, or you can access it directly at: http://www.writing.com/main/authors.php?action=expiring :: Extension For Grandfathered Free Accounts :: On May 15th we announced some changes to our Free Membership, including a reduction in items to a maximum of 5. For full details please see: "Important Changes To Our Membership Plans" The grace period has been extended and will expire January 1st, 2004. At that time, Free members with more than 5 items will have items over this limit purged. :: ** Please Remember To Update Email Addresses! ** :: If you are still using your OLD @Stories.Com email address anywhere, this is a reminder that email service for @Stories.Com addresses will end on 12/31/03. If other services have your email address in the @Stories.Com form, your time to update them is running out. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- And don't forget to visit our sponsor: http://www.thetravelwriterslife.com/writing ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for your continued support of Writing.Com! ~~ The StoryMistress andThe StoryMaster ![Merit Badge in Portfolio
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| Greetings Members, With the release of our Book Item type complete, we have some important updates and new tools to let you know about! :: Can You Write A Simple Letter? :: If yes, you could be in big demand, earning big money, writing just a few hours a day from anywhere in the world you choose to be. Here's how you can learn the secrets of this little-known, lucrative business: http://www.thewriterslife.com/wc Please support our Sponsor and visit their site today! :: Updates To Static Items :: To help better organize Writing.Com and limit the size of items that need to be downloaded by readers, Static Items for Upgraded and Premium Members are now limited to 200k maximum. The recently released Book Item can store up to 2,048k (2 Megabytes). Any writings that do not fit into a Static Item should be split up and stored in the entries of a Book Item. Less than 1% of the existing 100,000+ Static Items are above this new limit. Those items will be left "as is" by the system, though we encourage their owners to transfer them to Books or break them into smaller static items for better presentation and ease of use for readers. The limit for Free or Basic Members remains at 50k per Static Item. :: New Static Item Sub Types :: To better assist those members utilizing Static Items to build their books, we have added the following new Static Item Sub-Types:  Preface - Any remarks that may come before the chapters of a book. Chapter - A main division of a book. Appendix - Supplementary material that comes after a book. Sample - A part or a single item from a larger work.:: Added Tools For Book Item Entries :: To increase the usability of Book Item entries, the following tools that were previously only available for Static Items have been added: Spell Check - Can now be run on any entry more easily. To HTML - Allows one to export an entry to HTML. Word Count - Provides word count information.These new tools can be found in the "Entry Options" line located both above and below each book entry. Please note these tools are not presently available on Books with "No Listing" Entry Formats. :: Costumicon Subscription Available! :: This costumicons subscription will last through noon on November 2nd, 2003. Subscribe to or change your costumicon from the "My Account" area or at: http://www.Writing.com/main/my_account.php?action=ea_form&type=costumicon As usual, you can preview any of the larger portfolio images by clicking on the small image within the costumicons Store. Don't Forget: You can GIFT costumicons to others! This is a great way to support your favorite online Writing community and put a smile on someone else! Send one to a friend from your "My Gifts" page TODAY! http://www.Writing.Com/main/my_gifts.php#spend :: Extension For Grandfathered Free Accounts :: On May 15th we announced some changes to our Free Membership, including a reduction in items to a maximum of 5. For full details please see: "Important Changes To Our Membership Plans" The grace period will expire November 15th, 2003. At that time, Free members with more than 5 items will have items over this limit purged. :: ** Please Remember To Update Email Addresses! ** :: If you're still using your OLD Stories.Com email address anywhere, this is a reminder that email service for Stories.Com addresses will end 12/31/03. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- And don't forget to visit our sponsor: http://www.thewriterslife.com/wc ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for your continued support of Writing.Com! ~~ The StoryMistress andThe StoryMaster ![Merit Badge in Newsfeed
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| Greetings Members, Writing.Com begins this year's tribute to the Horror/Scary genre during the month of October. :: Can You Write A Simple Letter? :: If yes, you could be in big demand, earning big money, writing just a few hours a day from anywhere in the world you choose to be. Here's how you can learn the secrets of this little-known, lucrative business: http://www.thewriterslife.com/wc Please support our Sponsor and visit their site today! :: Did We Hear You Scream??? :: The ghouls have taken over Writing.Com! They've decorated our logo and turned the lights out. Be careful, be aware... be alert! We've heard some reports that Ghosties have taken up home in Writing.Com's scrolling message system. Information is sketchy, but it seems as though they are looking for attention and have some games to play. If you see a Ghostie in the Scroll, click on them to see if you can be the first person to comfort them; they may have some Gift Points for you! If you have the IM Console open, some Ghosties may try to strike up a conversation with you. Unlike their Scrolling friends, these Ghosties can not be soothed or comforted. If they get the best of you, make them go away by clicking the "No More Ghosties" link found in any of their messages. Don't be so hasty to do that, though, since you never know what a Ghostie will say. (Writing.Com highlights special times throughout the year because variations in the norm spur on creativity and imagination. Writing.Com prides itself on providing both the tools and the atmosphere for your inspiration. We hope you enjoy the activities that this month brings... Muuuhahahahaha!) :: New Costumicon Subscription Available! :: This costumicons subscription will last through noon on November 2nd, 2003. Subscribe to or change your costumicon from the "My Account" area or at: http://www.Writing.com/main/my_account.php?action=ea_form&type=costumicon As usual, you can preview any of the larger portfolio images by clicking on the small image within the costumicons Store. Don't Forget: You can GIFT costumicons to others! This is a great way to support your favorite online Writing community and put a big smile on someone else's case! Send one to a friend from your "My Gifts" page TODAY! http://www.Writing.Com/main/my_gifts.php#spend :: Extension For Grandfathered Free Accounts :: On May 15th we announced some changes to our Free Membership, including a reduction in items to a maximum of 5. For full details please see: "Important Changes To Our Membership Plans" The grace period will expire November 15th, 2003. At that time, Free members with more than 5 items will have items over this limit purged. :: ** Please Remember To Update Email Addresses! ** :: If you're still using your OLD Stories.Com email address anywhere, this is a reminder that email service for Stories.Com addresses will end 12/31/03. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- And don't forget to visit our sponsor: http://www.thewriterslife.com/wc ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for your continued support of Writing.Com! ~~ The StoryMistress andThe StoryMaster ![Merit Badge in Needs More Cowbell
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| Greetings Members, We're very excited to release our newest item type: the Book :: Can You Write A Simple Letter? :: If yes, you could be in big demand, earning big money, writing just a few hours a day from anywhere in the world you choose to be. Here's how you can learn the secrets of this little-known, lucrative business: http://www.thewriterslife.com/wc Please support our Sponsor and visit their site today! :: Introducing the "Book" Item Type :: Writing.Com is excited to release our newest item type: Book. This latest improvement fills the gap in the portfolio options that are available to our writers. Now an Author's entire novel or collection can be displayed as whole Book, rather than in pieces. The Book item replaces the existing Journal item type. (All existing Journals will be automatically converted to Books.) Books have five (5) different sub-type options: Collection, Journal, Novel, Novella, and Short Story. Each sub-type has a specific purpose. "Collections" can house a variety of works, such as poetry or articles, while a "Novel" holds its chapters within it. All Books converted from Journals will be pre-set to the "Journal" sub-type and can be changed by the author at any time. The number of entries a Book can hold is based on its selected sub type. For example, "Journals" can have up to 500 entries , while "Novels" can have up to 100 entries. You can learn more about each of these new sub-types by reading the following: Book Item Sub TypesThe Book's "Entry Format" setting determines how the Book's entry listing page will be displayed to visitors. Three new additions have been added to the existing three options. These include: an Abridged Listing, a Table Of Contents Format and an Entry Summary Format. For the complete details on these new options, please see: Book Item Entry FormatsThe Manage Book page is a new tool that allows an author to set the order of the entries within a book. Detailed information about each entry in the book is conveniently listed in this section. The "Manage Book" link can be found in an Author's Private Portfolio and in the "Your Item" line at the top of the Book Item. Books are regular items, just like Journals, and are stored in a member's portfolio with an Item ID. The WritingML tag is still the "item" ML tag; entries within books still use the "entry" ML tag. The use of Books are limited by Membership type. Upgraded Members can create and house up to 10 Books. Premium Members can create and hold up to 25 Books.Book items have a maximum size of 2 Megabytes (2,048k). Once a book reaches the maximum size or maximum number of entries, it is considered full and a new Book would need to be created to add new entries. Information on the size of a particular Book and its individual entries can be found within the "Manage Book" tool. This change is brand new, so there may be some bugs here and there. If you find anything that appears to be working incorrectly, please post in:
:: Extension For Grandfathered Free Accounts :: On May 15th we announced some changes to our Free Membership, including a reduction in items to a maximum of 5. For full details please see: "Important Changes To Our Membership Plans" While the Grandfather period for pre-existing free memberships has elapsed, we have decided to extend the Grandfather Period. The new grace period will expire November 15th, 2003. :: ** Please Remember To Update Email Addresses! ** :: If you're still using your OLD Stories.Com email address anywhere, this is an early reminder that email service for Stories.Com addresses will end 12/31/03. This will, for the most part, remove a lot of the SPAM being sent to our servers. To ensure yourself a smooth transition, it is important that you update your contact information anywhere you are still using a Stories.Com email address before the service is turned of. (For our newer members: We changed our address from Stories.Com to Writing.Com 1/1/03... this note is only intended for members with accounts started under our Stories.Com domain name.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- And don't forget to visit our sponsor: http://www.thewriterslife.com/wc ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for your continued support of Writing.Com! ~~ The StoryMistress andThe StoryMaster ![Merit Badge in Reviewing
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| Greetings Members, We celebrated Writing.Com's three year birthday with party decorations, community contests and great style! Now, we'd like to announce the winners of our sitewide contests. :: The World's Best "Job" :: Writers are getting paid to write about: white sand Caribbean beaches, wildlife sanctuaries in Borneo, Indian Ocean hideaways, Rome, Paris, London... If you ever dreamed about the romantic life of a travel writer, here's an unusual opportunity to get your first assignment. * * http://www.thetravelwriterslife.com/writing * * Please support our Sponsor and visit their site today! :: Contest Results: "Limericks! Limericks! Limericks!" ::Our annual Limerick contest asks members to write a G rated rhyme about Writing.Com's Birthday, Writing.Com in general, writers or writing. There were dozens of great entries and picking our winners was a daunting task! First Place: 250,000 GPs to:winklett  There once was a site ‘twas da bomb known as stories (then writing) dot com. Just this week we turned three, ever squelching ennui… creativity ripe with aplomb. StoryMaster and soon-to-be-Ma’am shaping contest, and badges, and slam, have a long look about and, extinguishing doubt, see their baby has outgrown the pram! With a couple like them at the helm, we’ve a whole online family realm shaping futures, and friends, and the fun never ends - writers grasping at words, overwhelmed. Second Place: 100,000 GPs to:Joy-Happy 25, WdC!  Third Place: 50,000 GPs to: (a TIE!)nanaborg and rickysgranny Honorable Mentions: 5,000 GPs to:pbsa, Vixen  , animatqua,greenfrog, auric and writetight For a complete listing of all the winning limericks, visit:
:: Results For: "Good Deeds Go Noticed" ::This contest promised the awarding of two prizes of 250,000 Gift Points to random winners whose reviews were helpful and followed our rules. Because we received 110 entries, I decided to throw in one more winner and added a third prize of 250,000 Gift Points. The winners and their survey response numbers, in the order they were drawn are as follows: Entry #14: jslk81781 Entry #110: Elizebeth  Entry #50: ydubel:: Contest Results: "It Was A Dark and Stormy Night..." ::Entrants to this contest were supposed to grab a few buddies and start a campfire! The topic was totally up to their group, we simply requested that it BE CREATIVE! There was only ONE entry and that winning group will evenly divide the 500,000 Gift Point first place prize amongst themselves. First Place:
:: A Special Thank You! :: A special Thank You to all our members who participated in our contests. We enjoyed receiving and reading your entries and we hope you had a fun and creative time during our Third Birthday Week! :: Extension For Grandfathered Free Accounts :: On May 15th we announced some changes to our Free Membership, including a reduction in items to a maximum of 5. For full details please see: "Important Changes To Our Membership Plans" While the Grandfather period for pre-existing free memberships has elapsed, we have decided to extend the Grandfather Period. The new grace period will expire November 15th, 2003. :: ** Please Remember To Update Email Addresses! ** :: If you're still using your OLD Stories.Com email address anywhere, this is an early reminder that email service for Stories.Com addresses will end 12/31/03. This will, for the most part, remove a lot of the SPAM being sent to our servers. To ensure yourself a smooth transition, it is important that you update your contact information anywhere you are still using a Stories.Com email address before the service is turned of. (For our newer members: We changed our address from Stories.Com to Writing.Com 1/1/03... this note is only intended for members with accounts started under our Stories.Com domain name.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- And don't forget to visit our sponsor: http://www.thetravelwriterslife.com/writing ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for your continued support of Writing.Com! ~~ The StoryMistress andThe StoryMaster
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I am thrilled to have been chosen for Third Place!
Congratulations reviewers! Well done! 
Congratulations winners!!
