Recent content by BWFoster78

I'm really grateful for this conversation because it really crystallized the situation for me. The great thing about the internet is that, no matter what you're passionate about, you can find others who feel the same way. When I first discovered Mythic Scribes, I was passionate about becoming a...

This is my last post on this thread for a while. To anyone who finds it in the future, I hope that you get out of it that you absolutely can succeed financially in writing. Pauline is doing it. Greg is doing it. I'm on my way to doing it. Writing is not a get rich quick scheme. Heck, it may...

Greg, While I get your decision due to understandable fears, many other people, myself included, have made a different choice. I'd love to be able to make that choice here as well. Thanks. Brian

FifthView, Just to be clear (which I'm sure you probably understood but I wanted to make sure that everyone was on the same page), I don't think that we should use KBoards to create the BB code. My thought was that it looks like the links are fairly easy to create (though I could be wrong...

I didn't see that, so I'm glad you called my attention to it. I don't know about moderation issues or "clean looks" or whatever else. I really think, though, that, if this is doable, it really makes a lot of sense for a site for writers to give its members the ability to post thumbnails of...

That's kind of what I'm leaning toward. I just don't see a lot of point in fixing the issue. Thanks! Brian

Since images are allowed in posts now, the same "problem" currently exists. I'm assuming that the chief problem has something to do with storage space or something? I think that if you reduced the covers much smaller than that, it would be kinda pointless as you wouldn't be able to read the...

Like I said, I have absolutely no concept of what would be required to make such a change. It doesn't look like generating the code (meaning the "bbcode," whatever that is) is a big deal at all, so the issue seems to be if the system will allow images in the sig file?

I guess part of the question is, "What is MS and what does it want to become?" If it wants to be a place where published writers hang out, I think this is something that needs to seriously be considered. If it's a place where writers begin their journey or for writers who are primarily focused...

Steerpike, That's better than nothing, but I have to say that clickable thumbnails in the sig files is a really, really neat feature. I can't tell you how many books I've checked out from fellow kboard members because of it. I'll be browsing threads and a cover catches my eye. Much more...

Black Dragon, As far as I can tell (and I'm not very savvy with this kind of stuff), the software simply simplifies the process of generating code. For example, this is the code that it generates for my sig file: [br]Brian W. Foster | Website | Newletter | Facebook Would this code work in...

It's an app. Basically, you enter your book's Amazon number, and it grabs the cover for you. Super easy and cool. Fantastic presentation. EDIT: Here's a link about the "KB Author Signature Tool." KB Author Signature tool

First of all, keep in mind that I have no idea how difficult it is to make changes to the forum software or what's involved in running a forum. I understand completely if what I'm suggesting is too difficult or too expensive. I was just thinking that this is a forum for writers, and I'm...

The only reason I commented on this thread in the first place is because it sounded like you were asking about what it takes to sell books (which I admit that I found confusing because I can't remember you ever really being interested in that topic before). As far as I can tell, the issues you...

Devor, What you're describing doesn't seem to be the way that it works in practice. I don't know much about marketing theory, but this is how people are making money selling books: Step 1 - Write something that is similar to other books selling in a genre. Make sure that the cover is awesome...