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Help subjects by Category:

  1. General
  2. Premier Features
  3. Authors

General:

  1. I don't understand those little codes attached to each story listing, what do they mean?
  2. Download limit reached prematurely!
  3. Some stories have a yellow background behind the story number in the listings, why is that?
  4. How is the score calculated? And how does scoring work in general?
  5. I just logged in to the site and when I first clicked a link I got a message that I already have reached my limit for the day, why?
  6. What is this foreign currency fee that I was charged?
  7. The site isn't being updated, why?
  8. Can I use Paypal for subscription?
  9. Some stories have no voting mechanism to allow me to vote, why?
  10. How can I submit reviews for stories?
  11. I'm using Firefox and visited links are not changing color, why?
  12. Mail/Feedback system
  13. Why do I get email confirmation messages repeatedly?
  14. Visited story/author links don't stay in a different color, why?
  15. How do I turn off the scroll toolbar?

Premier Features:

  1. What are 'Tags' and how to use them?
  2. How can I put stories from the site on my Kindle?
  3. How do I use ePub files on a Windows CE device?
  4. How do I use the site's ebooks with the kindle/Other e-readers?
  5. How does the complex category search work?

Authors:

  1. How do I post my stories on the site here?
  2. How do I delete some or all my stories from the site?
  3. How do I go about protecting my privacy?
  4. What type of files are accepted for submitting stories?
  5. What's the difference between series and serial? How do I choose?
  6. How do I edit the text of an already-posted story?
  7. What are the building blocks available to authors?
  8. Can I have more than one pen name on the site?
  9. How to upload MS Word files through the submission wizard
  10. What is a Universe?
  11. What is an author Blog? And why would I need one?
  12. Can I have story versions? How do I change/maintain story versions?
  13. How do I edit my story's name, description or attached codes?
  14. How do I create a series?
  15. How are the story/chapter stats gathered?
  16. How do I insert a note at the beginning of a story?
  17. How do I create a Universe?
  18. How do I change the email address where I receive readers' feedback?
  19. I have a Blog on another site, how do I set up my account to link to my Blog?
  20. What is a series?
  21. How do I submit a story or chapter with images?
  22. How do I add my stories to a public universe?
  23. How to structure submissions' text for best result
  24. How do I hand-format HTML files for correct results while posting?
  25. How to turn off MS Word's autoformat