11.10.2008 -
Brand New Features
Our server upgrade continues and it comes along with some exciting new features. The Manage Books section has been revamped. Manage the books you are writing and the books you are reading from one screen.
Each book also displays the length in words next to the title. You will now be able to check the length of your Quillpill stories without exporting. This is just one more step in improving the drafting tool to be as easy to use and full-featured as possible and it came to us as a user suggestion. We have a lot planned for the next iteration of the drafting tool, but please contact us with your feedback. We love to hear from you and your suggestions help us know how the site is used and make improvements that matter to you!
In particular, let us know how writing on Quillpill affects your style, your speed, and your enjoyment. What can we do to make the experience even easier or more fun? Right now is a critical time in development of the full release, so do not be shy.
We have gotten a lot of great feedback regarding Quillpill's use as a drafting tool, and now we have introduced a feature that will make it much easier to edit your works; post insertion.
Simply click the arrow next to your post to insert a new post above it. With delete and insert, you should find it much easier to revise large portions of works, whether you are polishing the language and spelling or re-tooling the character development.
The format is the same as posting which means you can revise from your mobile phone just as easily as you draft.
Keep those thumbs going. The zero issue of Quillpill Quarterly was a great success and we are excited about the next one. We are watching the site and reading a lot of great work, but feel free to point out your favorite authors if you think they should be in the new issue.
In the next few months we will be seeing a lot of progress on the release version of Quillpill. There will be a ton of new features and we will be releasing it here in the closed beta before it is publicly launched. Stay tuned for more updates on that.
Thanks again to everyone who's using Quillpill and everyone who has sent in feedback, bug reports, or information on how they use Quillpill and what they would like to see! Keep it coming. (
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TruHeart - By Arcadia And she followed Monique as she went to my room to check out the dress. Monique touched the russet fabric."It's SO gorgeous! I want this."
Monique bought her dream dress, and then we went to my house. My sister wasn't exactly happy to see Monique. She actively despises her.
"It reminds me of the gown I'm making."
Monique gasped. "You design dresses?"
"Yeah-I guess." Just a hobby. ^_^
"Can I see it?"
"Sure."
She posed at the fitting room door.
"Perfect," said Yvette.
"Awesome," sighed Hector while staring at the ceiling.
"It's nice," I said.
Having a break put Monique in a much better mood. At the first store we walked into, she found a dress she loved. "So how does it look?"
at the end of the day - By notebook girl 1/4/09
Started self on hiragana today. Can now write "Sailor Moon" in katakana: セラムン. Slightly dreading going up to WMHS tomorrow.
TruHeart - By Arcadia She rarely leaves the library and is constantly made fun of.
Finishing the last cup of coffee, we were ready to continue the dress hunt.
"She's so defective."
Edna is the creature that lives in our school's library: pale with clipped back black bangs and windshield glasses.
As we ordered, I noticed Edna Niles sitting at a table, reading while sipping coffee.
"Ew. Who let her out the library?"said Monique.
She wanted the best and tried on every dress she touched. 10 dresses later: still nothing. We all took an overdue break at StarBucks.
Chapter 2
The mall. Bustling shoppers and 50% off signs. Monique wouldn't consider buying a gown on sale even though they were pretty.
Cornwall - By petservant50 expected until the short wedding announcement brought her up short. It had been a simple matter to find out about this new family: inlaws,
Daughter - By noisyequestrian She glared at the Maryland countryside as it zoomed past. 5 hours ago, she had been enjoying her last day at work -
at the end of the day - By notebook girl 1/3/09
Dinner with the English teachers and friends. Now trying to decide whether to apply to Speaking Partner and Home Visit programs...
TruHeart - By Arcadia But she did have plans. As we left school I saw her getting in Techie's BMW. Strange, considering his reputation. Isn't he girl shy?
I'm an outsider, fortunate to be taken in by Monique & her friends. As I rode in the backseat of Yvette's car, I wished Deena was with us.
Total disappointment. Maybe some other time then. She left after she finished eating. Although surrounded with people, I felt alone.
Cornwall - By petservant50 waiting. She hadn't known she was waiting, of course. She'd had lovers, therapy, relationships; her life seemed to be marching on much as
at the end of the day - By notebook girl 1/2/09
Yay sleep, new shoes, and Inuyasha. I wish I had it on DVD. Boo Utah, the psychotic weather, and the Internet sucking away my life.
TruHeart - By Arcadia "Deena, we're going to the mall after school. Wanna come?"
She smiled warmly. "I wish I could but I can't. I have other plans for today."