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NEW SHORT STORY WRITING CONTEST! 3 years ago
Posted by Storystar Admin, News & Information
Please see the Contests page for all the details!
More Points for Members! 3 years ago
Posted by Storystar Admin, News & Information
Storystar is FREE for everyone, but those who join Storystar (also FREE) earn points they can use for purchases, gifting, etc.... Best of all, your points never expire so you can save them up for spending any time in the future. Recently we DOUBLED ALL POINTS you earn for participating on Storystar, so now you can earn points faster and for more things. Join Storystar for free, start participating by rating, commenting, nominating, sharing, and replying to comments on the stories you read, and watch how quickly your points accumulate. Then you can spend your points like cash on the things you want, like upgrading to Premium Membership, getting e-books for free, entering contests, gifting to your favorite writers or readers, pinning your stories to the top of pages, etc..... Now Storystar membership is more rewarding than ever! :-)
NEW Story PIN Feature - Boost Stories to the TOP of the page! 3 years ago
Posted by Storystar Admin, News & Information
As you may have already noticed, there are now stories featured at the top of many pages on Storystar. They will each be highlighted there for one week, and will then be replaced by other stories, either newly added, or waiting in the queue.... YOU can PIN your own stories to the featured top of the page spots too! And you can use your earned points to do it! It's a great way to spend the points you've earned through participation on Storystar. Those who enhance Storystar for everyone, through their comments, ratings, and the stories they share, earn the most points and therefore have the most story PINS available to them. But everyone can earn points, so everyone can boost their stories. And if you don't want to wait to earn the points, or just don't have the time to spend earning them, you can also purchase points via Stripe or Paypal. Points never expire, so if you purchase more than you spend, unused points are added to your points total and can be used at any time you choose in the future. Happy pinning everyone! :-)
Want AUDIO ? 3 years ago
Posted by Storystar Admin, News & Information
IF you would like someone to read stories to you, there is a great FREE Google Chrome extension that will READ OUT LOUD any text you wish it to. I just tried it myself and it worked beautifully. The only thing I would say is that, because it is an 'automated' reader, it was a bit robotic sounding, and the voice missed a lot of the nuances of the written story. However, if you understand that going in, and you enjoy listening to stories, rather than straining your eyes to read them, this is a good solution. Go to: naturalreaders.com, choose the FREE version, add the app as an extension to Chrome on your toolbar. It will create a little puzzle piece icon in the top right corner of your toolbar. Then any page you are on, when you click on the icon and press the play arrow, it will read the text on that page out loud for you. It also allows you to choose from one of several different voices, either male or female. I listened to them all, in US English, and my favorite was the last one provided, named Laura. Her voice and reading style sounded the most natural to me. Give it a try! : )
Storystar's BRIGHTEST STARS Anthology is available NOW! 4 years ago
Posted by Storystar Admin, News & Information
In celebration of our ten year anniversary, our first publication is now available as an e-book, or softcover, on a very limited first come first served basis. You can purchase the book with your earned points, or make payment via Paypal. Please see the anthology page for further details. You can access it via the pink "Brightest Stars" box near the top right corner of the front page, right of the story star of the day feature. Or just copy/paste this link: https://www.storystar.com/brightest-stars
Celebrating 10 years! 4 years ago
Posted by Storystar Admin, News & Information
Storystar went 'live online' on June 30, 2010, so today we are celebrating our ten year anniversary! Thank you to all the wonderful readers and writers who made it possible!
Want to learn to write better stories and market your work? 4 years ago
Posted by Storystar Admin, News & Information
There's some great new helpful articles recently posted in the WRITING TIPS section of this blog, for those who want to learn and improve! :-)
New Comment Flagging Option 4 years ago
Posted by Storystar Admin, News & Information
Due to recent abuse of the comments feature, we have now added the ability for all comments to be flagged, if whoever reads them believes they are abusive or offensive in some way. When you flag a comment, it will be temporarily removed from view so that admin has a chance to review it and determine whether it should be permanently deleted or edited for content and returned to its original placement.
Warning: Please only flag a comment if you are sure it needs to be reviewed. Abuse of the flagging feature will not be tolerated and could result in the removal and blocking of anyone who uses the flagging feature in an abusive way.
BE SAFE, BE WELL, ENJOY LIFE.... 4 years ago
Posted by Storystar Admin, News & Information
Storystar is FREE for everyone, and open online 24-7, for your enjoyment. There are so many outstanding stories which have been shared here by writers around the world, for the pleasure of readers everywhere. If you're stuck at home during this worldwide crisis, now may be a good time to catch up on reading all the great short stories that Storystar has to offer. Enjoy....
NEW Thumbs Up Emoji icon for everyone.... 4 years ago
Posted by Storystar Admin, News & Information
The new THUMBS UP emoji will work for ALL Storystar visitors, whether they are registered or not, logged in or not. It is meant to provide a way for readers to show appreciation to the writer of the story, without having to become a registered user, and/or without having to login to Storystar, in order to give the story a thumbs up. This way writers can know that their story is being enjoyed by readers even if they are not receiving a lot of comments and ratings for it, which require users to register and login first.
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