hippiechyck Posted October 13, 2011 Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 I downloaded the trial version for NaNo 2011...I see you need a forum for that I usually just write with my Pages, but I've recently been using OpenOffice for compatibility purposes; I STILL cannot get my novel in the right format for Smashwords and it's driving my batty In any case, I'm a homeschooling mom, working on my series; and this is my 4th year in NaNo...only made the 50K once, hoping to do it again this year! My first book published in August, it was quite exciting! (and I'm sure I've given away more than I've sold ) So, good to be here! Looking forward to getting to know you all and the product! (fair warning, I love technology, but I'm not always adept at using it!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted October 13, 2011 Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 Welcome hippiechyck! Congrats on the publication of your first book. Care to share a link? -Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippiechyck Posted October 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 sure! always happy to share! i see that Amazon still has not reflected my price change *grrr* Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Seasons-Life-D-H-Barbara/dp/1452844569/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1312567740&sr=8-1 Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/Seasons-Life-Lakeville-ebook/dp/B005FHOBCG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1312304525&sr=8-1 nook: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Seasons-Of-A-Life/Barbara-Haropolous/e/2940013192607 it's also on Smashwords, incorrectly formatted I see from my quick readings some of you also have issues with them, glad I'm not alone and the nook version has a few spaces where they shouldn't be...live and learn, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marguerite Posted October 13, 2011 Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 Welcome, Barbara, and congratulations on publishing your book. As Orren notes, if you want mostly Kindle and ePub files, you can get much better results with much less grief by exporting directly from Storyist. Even books that were once published professionally (I'm thinking of P.B. Ryan's Boston/Cape Cod mystery series) come out looking a bit unprofessional in their Smashwords versions. But if you have just text and a cover image, exporting from Storyist is a snap. Best, Marguerite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippiechyck Posted October 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 thanks Marguerite! I did post a question on it elsewhere happy to be here and learning Storyist! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve E Posted October 13, 2011 Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 Hi, Barbara/Hippiechyck. Do you prefer to be addressed by your forum/avatar name or by your post-signature name? Congratulations on publishing your book. And thank you for publishing your links. (Always a good idea.) Say hello to Isaac for me (he was the second person to join the forum, after Steve) if you see him around Denver, CO. Again, welcome. -Thoth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippiechyck Posted October 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 Thanks Thoth and either is fine although other online friends have been calling me HippieGrandChyck this week (our first grandchild was born last Saturday) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orrenm Posted October 14, 2011 Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 although other online friends have been calling me HippieGrandChyck this week (our first grandchild was born last Saturday) Nice! Congrats! Orren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve E Posted October 14, 2011 Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 YES! May good fortune and abundance be upon you and yours HippieGrandChyck. (So tiny, yet soon they'll be asking to borrow the car. ) -T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marguerite Posted October 14, 2011 Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 Oh, lovely. A real cutie! Congratulation on Baby Chyck, too. M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippiechyck Posted October 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 Thank you, thank you! and yes, soon enough for the car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted October 14, 2011 Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 although other online friends have been calling me HippieGrandChyck this week (our first grandchild was born last Saturday) Congrats! HippieGrandKyd? -Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippiechyck Posted October 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 hey i like that Steve! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whirlybird Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 Hi Hippiechyck. Congratulations on your new grand baby. So cute! I'll be checking out your book from your links. -Whirlybird (a newbie also) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippiechyck Posted October 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 Thanks Whirly! we used to live in Milford, in the Poconos, we loved it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whirlybird Posted October 19, 2011 Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 Hi HippieChyck, PA is a nice place to live. I've been on 209 a number of time en route to upstate NY many a time. I'm originally from Long Island but moved here for college and the resulting job. You really moved a long distance away. I've never been out to the Rockies but it looks gorgeous. Here's a wave from PA. -Whirlybird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve E Posted October 19, 2011 Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 Here's a wave from Da Glorious Bronx. -Thoth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippiechyck Posted October 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 Thoth, i'm an original Jersey girl (Bergen County, best pizza on the planet) and i ain't never seen a teddy bear in da Bronx Whirly, we moved from NJ (Paterson) to PA and we loved it! and we went yearly to Woodstock on our anniversary in August Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve E Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 Thoth, i'm an original Jersey girl (Bergen County, best pizza on the planet) and i ain't never seen a teddy bear in da Bronx Clearly you haven't been looking in the right places. They hold an annual picnic for them in Van Cortlandt Park. Of course, they can be very shy critters. (And it's Da Glorious Bronx. Sheesh! Jersey girls!) -T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whirlybird Posted October 21, 2011 Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 I was born in Brooklyn so it looks like we were all neighbors at one point. I didn't know they had such cute bears in Da Glorious Bronx. I once helped carry a tranquilized black bear into the game commissioner's SUV. I got to hold the ears. -Whirlybrid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippiechyck Posted October 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 stink! i forgot about that Teddy Bear Picnic i've only actually been IN Da Bronx 3 times...twice to Yankee Stadium and once to visit a priest in Fort Apache intersting...no teddy bears Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve E Posted October 21, 2011 Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 I was born in Brooklyn so it looks like we were all neighbors at one point. I didn't know they had such cute bears in Da Glorious Bronx. I once helped carry a tranquilized black bear into the game commissioner's SUV. I got to hold the ears. Excellent! And very brave. (The ears are the most dangerous part of a bear. Not a lot of people know that.) Always good to hear from another New Yorker. (Do you still have the accent?) -Thoth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve E Posted October 21, 2011 Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 stink! i forgot about that Teddy Bear Picnic Some of the Teddy Bears noticed your absence. We raised a cup of tea to absent friends. i've only actually been IN Da Bronx 3 times... The third times the charm. Now you are ours forever. ...twice to Yankee Stadium... Did you grab a souvenir? (Old Yankee Stadium: 1923-2006. RIP. New Yankee Stadium: 2009-????) ...and once to visit a priest in Fort Apache intersting...no teddy bears I'm not surprised, since the area (around the NYPD's 41st Precinct Station House at 1086 Simpson Street) has been so maligned in film and song. But that all stopped somewhere in the mid-80s. Only the crude and insensitive* still call the area "Fort Apache". (Apology accepted.) -Thoth * We don't even use the term "Hell's Kitchen" (a neighborhood of Manhattan between 34th Street and 59th Street and from 8th Avenue to the Hudson River) anymore. Now it's called "Clinton". Did you know that the Nero Wolfe novels and TV episodes place his detective agency there? The neighborhood was once at the height of fashion. Things change, and change again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippiechyck Posted October 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 YAY!!! I can claim Bronx 'tude!!! *arm pump ala Arsenio* i got no souvenirs from any games...i was able to act really obnoxious and tell Reggie Jackson he should be traded (because everyone listens to wisdom from a drunk 17 yr old NJ girl) the parish was in the very area the movie was filmed, and it was still pretty burnt out (1984-ish) i do humbly apologize we lived for 3 month with my hubby's grandfather on W 25th street between 7th and 8th...it was a trip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve E Posted October 21, 2011 Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 YAY!!! I can claim Bronx 'tude!!! *arm pump ala Arsenio* Okay. Just don't abuse the privilege, hippiechyck. i got no souvenirs from any games... When I was their last, people were ripping out seats! i was able to act really obnoxious and tell Reggie Jackson he should be traded (because everyone listens to wisdom from a drunk 17 yr old NJ girl) The entire fashion industry (and a great many ad executives) listens to the wisdom of drunk 17-year-old NJ girls. But you were probably right about Reggie. the parish was in the very area the movie was filmed, and it was still pretty burnt out (1984-ish) i do humbly apologize I understand. Even today there is a big push to preserve the low-rise (as opposed to high-rise) character of the area. Like it's some kind of forest preserve. Go figure. we lived for 3 month with my hubby's grandfather on W 25th street between 7th and 8th...it was a trip! I can imagine! The Sivananda Yoga Center. The High School of Fashion. The 511 Gallery. Was Whole Foods (corner of W 25th and 7th) there when you were? Peace & Love (or at least a nice slice of the profits) -T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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