Who wants to enter a poetry contest ??(The Poetry Contest Discussion Thread)

Started by Fëanor18 pages

so am i! far easier to read when compared to the short story competition.

Laziness, pure laziness 😛

Originally posted by Syren
Laziness, pure laziness 😛
If it were that, then yes I'd agree with you. But truthfully, I'd rather not say, lest I piss off a lot of them.

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I may have to mosey on over there and take a look for myself 😉

oh god! prepare yourself though, not say i'm a great writer...but good god!!! half my brain cells are dead thankyouverymuch!

I just offered to judge, not necessarily during this competition but perhaps the next. I love reading, my grammar's perfect and I do a great critique 😂

I'll read all the stories later on when I get the chance to concentrate. I'm sure yours will be the best 😉

hahahaha. spank you 😊

actually, it wouldn't be so bad to read if they'd actually take the time to do a spell check and a grammar check. and a few other technical aspects to writing stories. it'd make it an easier read.

You're right, of course. But obviously we expect too much 😬

but we're not wrong in that, though. it only makes sense to correct one's work. to get in the habit, should they ever want to go beyond KMC.

Because KMC is where we all start 😂

Originally posted by Syren
Because KMC is where we all start 😂

haha yeppers 😛

Originally posted by Syren
Because KMC is where we all start 😂
true....yet i can't ever understand why it is that a little constructive criticism gets taken all wrong.

I appreciate constructive criticism ✅ However, I don't appreciate derogatory comments without validation. I hate that, makes me wonder why said person has the right to comment negatively if they're not going to take the time to back themselves up - it's pointless. It's all very well saying whether a piece of work is good or not so, but why? What could be improved? What was good/bad? Seriously, it makes all the difference.

i've tried that approach at zoetrope.com...90 percent have been receptive to my critique...but not so the others, saying things like i'm a hack for even saying their work needed improvement on this or that. good god! what was i suppose to say?

Carry on doing what you're doing. The bottom line is that these people wouldn't be posting their work if they didn't want responses. You're probably one of very few, like me, who actually make the effort to give a fair and constructive critique. Far as I'm concerned if people can't handle advice, they're in the wrong game.

that's my feeling exactly. if you're so vulnerable to whatever is thrown at you, especialy when it comes to ones work...well, then, be off with you. so long as the critique is in a positive light and not so harming. but on balance...little good can be had when one says, "You're shit is awesome!!" (insert eek smilie here)

😆 Spot on fella, spot on cheers

I agree with you two 😊

Originally posted by Coldfire
I agree with you two 😊
yes...but what are your thoughts, you know?

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J, don't wind her up. Either we said enougn between us or she's winding us up 😛