Deadman

Sadly, I don’t have access to such a transplant option and most of my fandom examples would be terrible ideas. Could you input your knowledge into an AI software of some kind so it can do it for itself? Like you, I have some knowledge of HTML and website building but my focus is too much on writing.

One of the many. I think it probably does exist that some domain registrars probably offer the option, but it would cost a monthly fee or something. Unless you build it entirely yourself. Naturally, building it from the ground up would take up much more of Manta’s time. I would prefer for them not to have more effort than is necessary.

I can imagine that it would be difficult to implement. They’d have to create an automated system that would involve linking to other people’s profiles. That might take some doing or it might cost them something to purchase it if it exists. Which it probably does.

Okay, I thought I might have had a previous account although I don’t think I posted anything for that account. It was mainly used for reviews, if I did that. I will try and update my profile for the detail.

I tried the same thing and got the same result, which is weird. But here’s the thing I’m talking about: https://members.adult-fanfiction.org/profile.php?no=1296980093&view=story&zone=buffy My story has been recommended by one person. But I have no way of knowing who that person is. I would like to show my appreciation for them recommending my work.

I’m liking the new format of the archive and how you see people are recommending your story. However, one of the things I was wondering was whether I can see who has recommended me. It doesn’t have to be a publicly available thing, but maybe the author’s could know who is recommending them. I can imagine that there are still things to fix because of how the archive was attacked, so maybe it’s not something to do right away. But maybe something for the future. Does any other author want this?

I appreciate that and it sounds like a workable solution in the short term, but I do hope there’s a long term solution that can emerge. It would be unfair of me to be constantly asking for this type of thing. Also, I might run out of passwords to change to if I have to constantly change it each time.

I got them and it seems to have worked to get access to my account. However, I had this happen previously and the problem returned so I will try it again in a few days, probably early next week. As to the issue around browser cache and history, I have my default to delete cache and history when I close it. So I don’t think that’s the issue.

Okay, looks like I’m having the problem again. It was fixed on Monday after having it updated by an admin, but today I tried to login and the problem returned. I think it’s because I’m using public wifi.

I appreciate that, but I do have concerns about free VPNs. It’s the same thing that people have often said about social media platforms. If you’re not the customer paying for the product, you’re the product. Free VPNs are probably selling your data that they claim they’re keeping safe from being tracked.

I’d like to but they cost too much for me. Which is part of why I’m using public wifi in the first place, ironically.

New chapter is up, known as “Rules are meant to be remembered”. It’s all about Veronica learning the new rules Kendall has set forth and making sure the idea is really “driven home”… in fun ways.

As it turns out, I had a problem with what my password was. I included things that I shouldn’t but when I didn’t use them, it all worked out.

Nope. I am using a public access wifi system. But I went to look at my IP address and it hasn’t changed. Maybe the public wifi is the issue?

Is there still issues with getting things working? I had a problem logging in a little while ago and @BronxWench was nice about helping me reset. However I tried to log in today into the main archive and it’s not working again. Might be an issue with the IP address changes.

I definitely don’t think it would make sense to do that. What happens in Chapter 2 doesn’t make as much sense without Chapter 1. In fact, the end of Chapter 1 sets up Chapter 2 and the next ones. It’s just a question of how to fix my lack of work on the early part of Chapter 1.

Yeah, maybe that would be a better way to go about it. I do think there is some rather obvious reasons why it happens in Chapter 1. I probably want to add a few more sentences to Chapter 1’s tackle scene. It’s not the only point where this comes up but it is the most obvious way in which it could be a glaring difference. Give a few details on the circumstances but not do a whole page on what happens.

I appreciate it, although maybe I should be a little more clear. I just did a review of the first chapter a few days ago and added some stuff to it. But here’s where it becomes an issue. Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 both have a scene where one character tackles another. In chapter 1 it’s more antagonistic, whereas in chapter 2 it’s more playful and fun. However, in Chapter 1, the tackle/struggle is less than a quarter of a page long and the description of basically amounts to “Buffy tackles Harmony and they struggle. The struggle is broken up by Spike.” with some dialogue involved. In Chapter 2, the tackle/struggle is over a page long and details what arm was used by which character to play with each other. It’s quite detailed about how they do what to each other. So I look at the difference between the tackle/struggle in chapter 1 and the tackle/struggle in chapter 2 and I wonder if I should detail out the tackle in chapter 1 and how much more detail I should do. I get that it’s partly just a question of choice.

The draft is already done. The problem is the draft was done in a different headspace. For additional context, when I first started writing the draft, I only had access to a tablet to write. And because I couldn’t type traditionally, I focused on just getting the story going. So I wrote it in point form. Then I bought a laptop and could do more. So I transferred the file over to the laptop and started writing in more detail because I could. As I mentioned elsewhere, it’s a 7 chapter story and I wrote all 7 chapters, with the first chapter being done like I just outlined. Now I’m looking at publishing and I’m somewhat frustrated that I didn’t think to go back earlier and fix chapter 1.

Well partly both. I feel like I more accurately portrayed emotions of the characters in later chapters. Where this comes in is, the story involves a character getting some of her female friends involved in her relationship with a guy. When I finished the first chapter, I felt like I had properly given justification for the future chapters. She was in an emotional place where it made sense. However, I didn’t think about going back and making sure the first chapter made it work. I now worry that the first 7 pages of the first chapter doesn’t justify where the story ends by chapter 1. I was emotionally invested in the story at the time. Not so much anymore. So I worry that the adding to the first 7 pages that I just did, isn’t getting the emotions across.

I haven’t posted the story yet, but it’s chapter 1 so I have to make sure it works because I want it to the best version, not necessarily perfect. Also worried about not being emotionally connected to the story.

For sure, I think it was partly that rewrite is a bad way to describe what I’m doing. I just worry about how to add stuff to it. In later chapters and later in the first chapter, I have paragraphs which are 5 sentences long or more. Whereas most of the stuff in the first 7 pages is literally one line in bullet point form to get the point across. So I’m worried about how much I should add.

Yeah, it’s a bit of a problem in part because in general I write like the second quote. My early writing as more like the first quote, so we have that in common. But I wrote it more bullet point form for what was essentially the first time. I didn’t even have punctuation like periods after sentences because I was thinking “I’ll fix that later.” I’m just only getting back to it now and my head space is much different now. Especially because I finished the rest of the story and it feels complete in my head.

Oh I don’t think that it’ll be a necessity to move things around. My issue is more along other issues. Here’s how it looked when I wrote the first few pages: Whereas later pages would be like this Most of chapters 2-7 look like the second quote. Which I only got into detailing like 7 pages into the chapter 1. Mainly because of technological limitations. I don’t want to have to reread the other chapters to really get into how to fix the first 7 pages.

I’m having a somewhat new problem in the same vein. I finished a story but the opening chapter was written in bullet point form originally for the first few pages, then I got more in depth later. I had it in my head that I would add to the bullet point version of the story. Now I’m going through the first chapter to try and get in shape and I’m trying to figure out how much detail to add. I want it to be consistent with the later chapters which are more detailed. But I don’t know how much to add in.