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. (...)

The Daily ADHD Bipolar - By James Herbert
Says I: Everybody out of the pool!

Says Lao Tzu - Who can (make) the muddy water (clear)? Let it be still, and it will gradually become clear.

Says I: I don't know if I'm comin' or goin' but I sure am makin' good time

Says Lao Tzu -The sages got their knowledge without traveling; gave their (right) names to things without seeing them

Conversations with the Boy in the Mirror - By Aldwine Larme
I remembered then how it felt all those years ago, and flinched. He saw it and said, "Yup, just like old times, eh? Be careful, stay away."

"Maybe this won't be like last time," I said. "Maybe he's different." He sadly shook his head. "Maybe that's what you want to think."

"Remember last time? All you did was text him and check up on him and be a best friend to him, and he broke your heart. Don't try again."

"Well, I sent him a text to check up on him." His eyes grew wide. "That was a mistake. That is how it started last time, EXACTLY how."

"Oh, really? Dude, I'm a reflection but I can see right through you. You still did something today that I wouldn't approve of," he accused.

7/31/08: "Before you say anything, I didn't see him today, alright?" I held up my hand to forestall his questions. He looked skeptical.

He gave a mirthless laugh. "Oh trust me. He knows the signs and the tricks. Hell, he probably knows how you feel, but he just doesn't care."

"Maybe I'm too careful! Maybe it's time I took a chance again! He's old enough to figure out the signs. It's not like I'm making it easy."