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| Greetings, Members! Once again, we have tons of exciting new features to tell you about! Don't miss a single part of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *~*~* Attention Writers! *~*~* http://www.FreelanceWriters.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Turn your rating stars into $$$ as a freelance writer!!! Follow your stars to the revolutionary website where writers register their types of writing skills and topics of expertise in a global directory of freelance writers available for hire. Take the next step as a rising star and register today at: http://www.FreelanceWriters.com/writers_faqs.cfm ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :: Introducing Public Reviews :: Reviewing is an extremely important part of the Writing.Com community. Helpful, honest reviews assist our authors to improve their talents. Members now have the option of having their reviews included on the Public Reviews listing page. This page can be found by clicking Reviewing from within the site's main navigation or "Public Reviews" from within your Item Jumps pulldown menu. :: Rewarding Reviewers :: There is no doubt about it, high quality feedback is invaluable to writers and beneficial to everyone involved. If you see feedback on the Public Reviews page that was helpful to you or you appreciate the time spent helping another Author, you can recognize and reward the Author for a job well done! To award Gift Points to a Reviewer, simply choose the amount of GPs you'd like to award and click "Send!" This will produce a small popup window allowing you to include a comment with your awarded Gift Points. If you would like to send the reward anonymously, just click that option. When a member awards a reviewer with Gift Points using the Public Reviews page, Writing.Com also assigns 1 to 9 Reviewing Credits to the recipient. The amount of credits assigned is based upon the size of the Gift Point award. For more information, please see "Reviewing @ Writing.Com"  .:: Top 50 Reviewers :: By tabulating the Reviewing Credits of our members, Writing.Com ranks and displays the Top 50 Reviewers within our community. This list can be found from within the Public Reviews page. From the Top 25 Reviewers listing, you can view all Public Reviews that each member has given. Ranking is determined by combining the credits earned and the Reviewer Influence of those awarding Gift Points. Our Top 50 list consists of the most active and influential Reviewers on Writing.Com. :: Reviewer Influence :: Writing.Com has adopted a real world system of influence. Members who have received more Reviewing Credits than others are treated as having a higher influence within the system. In other words, members who have been awarded Gift Points for helpful reviews will have more influence than members who have not received an award. Essentially, we are automatically giving more credit to their opinion because other members have already assigned credit to them. For more information, please see "Reviewing @ Writing.Com" .:: New Requirement For Promotion :: In line with our goal to promote reviewing within our community, we've added a new requirement to the future attaining of Preferred Authorship: - a minimum of 50 quality reviews given to a good mix of other members For more information regarding promotions to Preferred Author, please see: http://www.writing.com/main/faq#become_pref This new requirement applies to future promotions only and will not effect existing Preferred Authors. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- And don't forget to visit our sponsor: http://www.FreelanceWriters.Com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for your continued support of Writing.Com, ~~ The StoryMaster   & The StoryMistress   
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| Greetings Members! This is a quick reminder that our 7 day Gift Point sale ends tonight at Midnight! Thanks again for your support of Writing.Com! ~~SM
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| Greetings, Members! :: Gift Points Are On Sale :: Gift Points are on sale until January 27, 2003. Our sale pricing is as follows: 100,000 for $10.00 252,500 for $25.00 (1% Extra, Free!) 510,000 for $50.00 (2% Extra, Free!) 1,030,000 for $100.00 (3% Extra, Free!) 2,625,000 for $250.00 (5% Extra, Free!) 5,350,000 for $500.00 (7% Extra, Free!) Don't miss this opportunity to stock up on Gift Points! Please remember that your purchase of GPs supports Writing.Com, helping us to provide more tools, resources and readers to our community. :: Stories.Com Product Going... :: All Stories.Com products are 50% off! Update: Only 2 Caps Remain & Writing Kits are SOLD OUT! http://www.Writing.Com/main/store We thank you for and appreciate your support of our Store!  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- And don't forget to visit our sponsor: http://www.FreelanceWriters.Com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for your continued support of Writing.Com, ~~ The StoryMaster & The StoryMistress |
| Greetings Members! This email comes with news of improvements to our Campfire Creative system, User Polls and Author Table Of Contents pages. An update on our recently ended contest, "Dear Me: Official WDC Contest" , is also included.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Turn your rating stars into $$$ as a freelance writer!!! http://www.FreelanceWriters.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow your stars to the revolutionary website where writers register their types of writing skills and topics of expertise in a global directory of freelance writers available for hire. Take the next step as a rising star and register today at: http://www.FreelanceWriters.com/writers_faqs.cfm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :: My Polls :: Our newest addition, the My Polls page, contains links to polls you have taken that have been recently updated by the owner or answered by other members. Included on the page are the detailed results of the 4 most recently taken or modified polls along with links to 26 more, for a total of up to 30 recent polls. You can find My Polls in your "Member Tools" pull down menu. :: Improvements To Campfire Creative Management :: Sometimes with busy schedules, members miss Campfire turn emails. To help keep track of a Campfire's flow, the Leader of a Creative can now be CC'd on each new turn. More importantly, we have moved the invitee management of Campfire Creatives to a separate Manage Campfire page. This split allows for the HTML pages to be much "lighter" and work more efficiently on your web browser. In the new Manage Campfire area, you'll find you can add new invitees and edit existing ones. The ability to change the order of the invitees within the Campfire is a brand new addition, as well. Leaders can also randomly re-order their invitees with two clicks. This helps to add to the variety and energy within a Campfire. :: New Table Of Contents Look :: The style of our Authors' Table Of Contents (TOC) pages has been dramatically improved. Using the black-bar heading we have implemented around the site, folders are more distinctively separated throughout the page. Using red links for Portfolio Folders and blue links for all other items makes navigating a TOC much easier. Remember that you can access any member's TOC from their public portfolio and you can access your own from your private portfolio. :: A "Dear Me: Official WDC Contest" Contest Update ::Our contest closed as scheduled with over 100 entries. All entries are currently being judged and we expect to announce the winners by January 31st. :: Motivation :: As the New Year presses onward, we hope our flurry of site enhancements serves as inspiration and motivation for you. One of our resolutions was to provide our members with even more tools and features so that you can follow through with your own writing resolutions. We hope you enjoy these latest changes! :: Stories.Com Product Going... :: All Stories.Com products are 50% off! Update: Only 5 Caps Remain & Writing Kits are SOLD OUT! http://www.Writing.Com/main/store We thank you for and appreciate your support of our Store! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- And don't forget to visit our sponsor: http://www.FreelanceWriters.Com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for your continued support of Writing.Com, ~~ The StoryMaster & The StoryMistress
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| Greetings, Members! We've opened our Newsletter Archives, added an option to Journals and more! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *~*~* Attention Writers! *~*~* http://www.FreelanceWriters.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Turn your rating stars into $$$ as a freelance writer!!! Follow your stars to the revolutionary website where writers register their types of writing skills and topics of expertise in a global directory of freelance writers available for hire. Take the next step as a rising star and register today at http://www.FreelanceWriters.com/writers_faqs.cfm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :: Introducing The Writing.Com Newsletter Archives! :: Our official newsletters were started almost 2 years ago in June 2001. During this time, The StoryMistress kept each and every newsletter in herportfolio as a private static item in the hopes of opening an archive at some point. We are pleased to announce that this gigantic project is finished and she has transferred every single one of the 844 issues to individual journal entries! Want to find a Newsletter issue that you missed? Check here first. Each newsletter archive contains an abundant amount of helpful information, thought-provoking opinions and creative inspiration! The archives are accessible from the "Newsletters" link found in your "Member Tools" pull down menu or directly at:
:: Journal Format Setting :: Now Authors may choose a different format for journals if they want a different look. Choose either the traditional entry listing with one entry per page or our new format that displays 10 to 20 entries on a single page. If you're not sure which look you like best, try both! This setting is available in the Item create / edit area of Journals. :: Recycling Bin Click-To-Purge :: Get rid of those old and unused items in just a few seconds! Premium Members can now purge their Portfolio Recycling Bins with just a couple of clicks. The Recycling Bin's purge link can be found at the top of its page. The bin itself can be access from the bottom of your Private Portfolio pages. Find out more about Premium Membership ----> Invalid Item ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- And don't forget to visit our sponsor: http://www.FreelanceWriters.Com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for your continued support of Writing.Com, ~~ The StoryMaster & The StoryMistress |
| Greetings Members! The Writing.Com Convention 2003 will be held August 15-18 and space is filling fast! Please join us for three creative and memorable days! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *~*~* Attention Writers! *~*~* http://www.FreelanceWriters.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Turn your rating stars into $$$ as a freelance writer!!! Follow your stars to the revolutionary website where writers register their types of writing skills and topics of expertise in a global directory of freelance writers available for hire. Take the next step as a rising star and register today at http://www.FreelanceWriters.com/writers_faqs.cfm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :: Register NOW; Space is limited! :: As you may have heard, our first Writing.Com convention was a huge and memorable success! Our conventions are unique to Writing.Com, different than any other you've attended. We have a fun-filled, creative and inspiring time planned for all who attend the Writing.Com Convention 2003. Imagine a three-day celebration in a beautiful hotel with dozens of real-life Writing.Com members. There will be parties, entertainment, creative outlets, mingling with new and old friends... You won't want to miss this memorable event. For complete and updated details on this event:
:: Location and Accommodations :: We've chosen the Sheraton Park Ridge Hotel & Conference Center for this year's convention. This newly renovated property is located in King of Prussia, PA, minutes from both city attractions and rolling countryside. The warm and inviting ambience is felt the minute you walk into the lobby. The hotel is easily accessible to all major highways, close to Valley Forge National Park, and just 20 miles from Philadelphia International Airport. For complete details on the Sheraton:
:: Registration and Payments :: Our registration period will only last until 85 people have signed up and begun their payments. We will then close regular registration and late registration will begin. Late registration will end once we reach approximately 100 signups; registration will then be closed. If you are going to pay for your convention registration using our monthly payment plan, it's best to sign up as soon as possible to get started on your payments. If you sign up now, you have 5 full months to pay your registration in installments! For complete details on registration, please see:
We'd love to have you there; if you're thinking of attending, please don't wait until it's too late! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- And don't forget to visit our sponsor: http://www.FreelanceWriters.Com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for your continued support of Writing.Com! ~~ The StoryMaster |
| Greetings, Members! To keep up the motivational swing of the New Year, in this email, you'll find a few "Ease Of Use" updates to Writing.Com! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *~*~* Attention Writers! *~*~* http://www.FreelanceWriters.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Turn your rating stars into $$$ as a freelance writer!!! Follow your stars to the revolutionary website where writers register their types of writing skills and topics of expertise in a global directory of freelance writers available for hire. Take the next step as a rising star and register today at http://www.FreelanceWriters.com/writers_faqs.cfm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :: FULL SCREEN EDITING! :: If you're tired of scrolling around within that small 50 column wide by 20 rows tall body edit box, just wait until you hear about this! Our new Full Screen Edit opens into its own window and provides up to 85 columns of width and up to 35 rows of height. Best yet, there's no scrolling to get to the "Save and Edit" button. Members can set the size of the Full Screen edit window by updating their "Screen Resolution" setting, found on the "Change Preferences" page of "My Account". Full Screen Edit is available to Premium Members only! Find out more about Premium Membership ----> Invalid Item :: Share Images With Others :: We're doing our part to save portfolio space by now allowing members to share images with each other. You will no longer have to download images to your computer and then re-upload them into your own portfolio to share them. The owner simply sets the new Image Sharing option on any image in your portfolio. Other Upgraded and Premium Members can then use the image within their items, posts, entries, etc with a normal WritingML {image:######} tag. Try it out for yourself...
:: Mass Update Item Access Restrictions :: From your private portfolio or folder view, you can now quickly reset the access restrictions on multiple items. Simply choose the item's new access restrictions from the selection boxes on the page and click the update buttom at the bottom. This mass update tool is available to Upgraded and Premium Members only. Find out more about Upgraded Membership ----> Invalid Item :: Reminder: "Dear Me..." Contest With 1,000,000 GPs In Prizes :: Do you have big plans for yourself this year? Will you finally finish that story that's been haunting you for so long? Will you take that first step toward self-publishing your latest masterpiece? Set goals and resolutions for the new year and you could win big prizes!
:: Reminder: We're having a MOVING SALE! :: All Stories.Com branded products are now 50% off! http://www.Writing.Com/main/store Supplies are limited and going fast! Buy them now, because once they're gone... they're gone. These will be collectibles! Update: Writing Kits are now SOLD OUT! :: Reminder: Find and Replace Stories.Com with Writing.Com :: To help you quickly change references to Stories.Com within your portfolio, we've created an automatic Find and Replace function: http://www.writing.com/main/my_portfolio.php?action=port_fnr ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- And don't forget to visit our sponsor: http://www.FreelanceWriters.Com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We wish you and your family the best during this holiday season, ~~ The StoryMaster & The StoryMistress |
| Greetings, Members! We want to be the first to welcome you to 2003 @ Writing.Com! Please take a moment to read through this email as it is filled with important information on changes and improvements throughout our site. :: Writing Off A Few Changes :: As you'll notice, there are plenty of changes, with our new logo being the biggest. We've removed the bookshelf of "stories" and replaced it with a working desktop incorporating both writing and reading. The "Read" and "Write" pages have been replaced with easier to understand Reading and Writing screens. We have organized the Item Types on these pages to better help new members and visitors navigate and understand Writing.Com. We have also updated the coloring of itemicons, removing the old purple in favor of our new Red and Green. Item Types with Red icons are Writing.$ non-interactive formats. Green icons signify interactive items that are sure to involve the reader, in most cases getting them to do a little writing of their own. For a cleaner look, we moved the Site Navigation pulldown menus to the left side of the screen. For quicker access to the utilities you need, we've separated Authors Tools+ into its own pulldown. In addition, the IM Console link has been moved to its rightful place in the "Member Tools" menu. You will notice many other enhancements around the site. An improved color scheme, more uniformity among different areas on the site and an updated Gift Point and My Account area, just to name a few. Look around and you're sure to find many more! :: "Dear Me..." Contest With 1,000,000 GPs In Prizes :: Do you have big plans for yourself this year? Will you finally finish that story that's been haunting you for so long? Will you take that first step toward self-publishing your latest masterpiece? Set goals and resolutions for the new year and you could win big prizes!
:: Automatically Find and Replace Stories.Com with Writing.Com :: To help you quickly change references to Stories.Com within your portfolio, we've created an automatic Find and Replace function. This utility will search through your portfolio finding the five (5) most common references to Stories.Com and StoriesML. It will change them to Writing.Com and WritingML where applicable. You can run this utility by visiting the following URL: http://www.writing.com/main/my_portfolio.php?action=port_fnr Note: This function will not change the last modified time of any items. :: Don't Forget To Visit Our Sponsor :: http://www.FreelanceWriters.Com/ :: Thank you again for your support of Writing.Com :: We wish you and your family the best during this holiday season, and look forward to an exciting 2003, ~~ The StoryMaster & The StoryMistress |
| Greetings, Members! Stories.Com has grown a lot in the year 2002; we thought it would be nice to rehash those memories with you! Below, you will find a timeline of 2002 at Stories.Com. Enjoy! A Look Back... 2002 @ Stories.Com J A N U A R Y 8: Premium Memberships are announced. 13: Awardicons are introduced. 14: Fast Forums are launched. 26: Motivation for Publication contest is announced. F E B R U A R Y 1: Large Portfolio costumicons are created and small ones begin to show in your email inbox. 4: Memorial Portfolios are introduced. 7: New Bitem Feature attaches Awardicons and Itemicons. 11: The Portfolio Organization System is introduced, including Folder Management Utility, Default Folder Order and Recycling Bin. 19: Sending Gift Points through email is announced. M A R C H 5: Group Editing Settings are launched. 10: The BidClick System is updated with a new interface. 16: The first Stories.Com Convention is announced. A P R I L 11: Web Pages and Custom Links are added. 12: Free Membership Limitations are announced. 13: My Feedback and Word Count features are introduced. 13: The Ideanary tool is released. 19: Stories.Com introduces The Classifieds. 19: StoriesML to HTML Converter is announced. 19: Up to 250 Group Members are announced for Premium. 28: In&Outs and Survey Formsare improved. M A Y 8: New Database Server is in place. 31: Linkable Images are released. 31: Content Rating Change Emails are added. 31: Genres are displayed under items in portfolios. J U N E 1: Review Return Mail System is added. 1: Public Portfolios receive a makeover. 3: Private Portfolios are updated. 3: RtoR Ratio is released. 8: Edit Points are introduced. 12: The New Item Header, Total People Counter, and Items by Favorite Author feature is added. 18: The Email System is upgraded with new features. 21: The Change Username utility becomes available. J U L Y 10: Now What? area and Related Items are added at the bottom of all items. 10: Printer Friendly Pages are released. 12: The Angel Resources tool is added. 12: Read a Newbie area is released. 22: Quick Pops for Favorites and Survey Responses are introduced. 22: IM Console is updated. A U G U S T 2: Print On Demand (POD) & Self Publishing Showcase is announced. 5: Scrolling Messages are introduced. 11: In Reply To is added to Message Forum posts. 16-18: The first Stories.Com Convention is held in Baltimore, MD. 29: Many StoriesML updates and additions are made. S E P T E M B E R 1-7: Stories.Com celebrates its 2nd Birthday. 10: Gift Point Payouts are increased. 17: Convention 2003 Pre-Registration is opened. O C T O B E R 9: Private Journal Entries and Quick Favorite features are added. 13: Halloween Costumicons are released. 14: Passkeys are introduced. 15: Short Stories and Contest newsletters are added. 17: The Submission Tracking tool is launched. 17: The Next & Previous paging system is introduced for items. 18: Unrateable Items are introduced. 24: Community Notes (cNotes) are released. N O V E M B E R 6: Record Breaking Login Numbers are reached. 11: Survey Management Area is released. 19: Passkey Rings and Public/Private View Links are added. D E C E M B E R 1: Holiday Costumicons become available. 4: New Portfolio Limits are announced. 10: Emoticons are introduced. 12: Stories.Com announces the name change to Writing.Com. 18: Group Gift Point Spending is released. And that brings us to this point... tonight... as we change from Stories.Com to Writing.Com. We're not slowing down, folks, we're moving full speed ahead! Welcome to 2003! If you'd like to read more information about any of these events, features or tools, visit "Site News & Announcements" and find the corresponding date. This itemis located in your My Account or My Favorites area at all times.  |
| Greetings, Members! Gain extra GPs for logging in on New Year's Day, start planning your New Year's resolutions and much more! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Attention Writers! Visit: http://www.FreelanceWriters.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Turn your rating stars into $$$ as a freelance writer!!! Follow your stars to the revolutionary website where writers register their types of writing skills and topics of expertise in a global directory of freelance writers available for hire. Take the next step as a rising star and register today at: http://www.FreelanceWriters.com/writers_faqs.cfm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :: Earn Extra GPs New Year's Day :: Start your new year off write and login to your Writing.Com account on New Year's Day! We're giving 5 times the normal login Gift Points for each member that logs into their account on January 1, 2003. :: New Year's Resolutions! :: What are your New Year's resolutions going to be this year? Do you want to finish that story that's been haunting you? Will you try your hand at a brand new genre? Do you want to read and review a certain number of items by April? Will you take that first step toward self-publishing a certain item? Start thinking about and deciding on those resolutions now! We'll be announcing the very first official Writing.Com Contest on New Year's Day; you'll want to have those resolutions ready! :: costumicons Still Available! :: Don't forget that our current costumicon subscription period will last through January 3, 2003. Our special New Year's section contains icons just right for a changing year. http://www.stories.com/main/my_account.php?action=ea_form&type=costumicon :: Stop By New Year's Eve! :: Please be sure to visit the site for the New Year's Eve unveiling of our brand new Writing.Com Logo at Midnight (EST), December 31, 2002! Also at this time, the switch over from Stories.Com to Writing.Com will take place. We look forward to ringing in an exciting new year with all of you! :: Reminder - Small Increase In Premium Membership Price :: The Premium Membership price will be increasing on January 4, 2003. Until the price is increased, members may purchase up to one (1) additional year of Premium Membership at its current price. The price changes will be as follows: Current --> Beginning January 4th, 2003 1 month $15.00 --> $20.00 (GPs only) 3 months $35.00 --> $45.00 ($15.00 per month) 6 months $60.00 --> $75.00 ($12.50 per month) 12 months $110.00 --> $120.00 ($10.00 per month) Find out more about Premium Membership ----> Invalid Item :: We're having a MOVING SALE! :: All Stories.Com products are now 50% off! http://www.Stories.Com/main/store Supplies are limited and going fast! Buy them now, because once they're gone... they're gone. These will be collectibles! Update: Writing Kits are now SOLD OUT! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- And don't forget to visit our sponsor: http://www.FreelanceWriters.Com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We wish you and your family the best during this holiday season, ~~ The StoryMaster & The StoryMistress |
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