EmilyMiller
Vindicated Vixen
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Thank you. That made me smile. Not for the reason you think. But because I would be sneezing my head off. I have allergiesHere, have a picture...
Em
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Thank you. That made me smile. Not for the reason you think. But because I would be sneezing my head off. I have allergiesHere, have a picture...
Thank you
I don’t mind criticism. I like to improve. I’ve been writing just over a year; that’s it. I’m not very good. I’d like to be better. The problem is when nothing constructive is offered. Nothing to work on.Hang in there. Some people get off on being critical.
Me too! I started seriously writing in Nov '22.I don’t mind criticism. I like to improve. I’ve been writing just over a year; that’s it. I’m not very good. I’d like to be better. The problem is when nothing constructive is offered. Nothing to work on.
Em
Understood. This picture of a crochet octopus might be more appropriate...Thank you. That made me smile. Not for the reason you think. But because I would be sneezing my head off. I have allergies.
Em
That looks like a hexapus.Understood. This picture of a crochet octopus might be more appropriate...
Unless there's a couple of legs wrapped around the back...That looks like a hexapus.
Six for the pink, two for the stink.Unless there's a couple of legs wrapped around the back...
We are in the same boatMe too! I started seriously writing in Nov '22.
I've read @EmilyMiller's Coleoidphilia series. Those cephalopods are sneaky buggars...Unless there's a couple of legs wrapped around the back...
They had cuddly giant octopuses at the Camden Aquarium. I was so tempted.Understood. This picture of a crochet octopus might be more appropriate...
So dapper! Needs a cane.Understood. This picture of a crochet octopus might be more appropriate...
I so wanted to buy my daughter a knitted Cthulu hat, but my wife was a hard no on that one. Sad... The thought of the other parents at her school when their 7 year olds asked for one, too... stolen from me.They had cuddly giant octopuses at the Camden Aquarium. I was so tempted.
Em
Don't you bring that AI evil to this thread! We're all naturally dumb here and that's how we likes it!And in other news, I continue to avoid the AI hoodoo…
I’m not a good writer, and probably never will be, but I have fun. I hope - when it publishes - you have fun reading my Lily-themed Valentine’s Day story. It’s basically a sweet story, with some sex thrown in gratuitously.
Good luck to the other competitors.
Em
Will you stop this nonsense, Little Nerd? Speaking from a standpoint of an experienced teacher, I can tell you that this statement is a load of crap. Whatever your present skill level is (I honestly have no idea), you can get good in time and with the right mindset. Both of us have been at this for a little more than a year. It is ridiculous to think that a person can become a good writer in that time period, all the while having a proper day job and whatnot else. Talent plays a role, I guess, but same as everything else, becoming a good writer requires time and hard work.I’m not a good writer, and probably never will be, but I have fun.
Um, just be very careful who you ask, OK?Will you stop this nonsense, Little Nerd? Speaking from a standpoint of an experienced teacher, I can tell you that this statement is a load of crap. Whatever your present skill level is (I honestly have no idea), you can get good in time and with the right mindset. Both of us have been at this for a little more than a year. It is ridiculous to think that a person can become a good writer in that time period, all the while having a proper day job and whatnot else. Talent plays a role, I guess, but same as everything else, becoming a good writer requires time and hard work.
There is only one advice I would like to give you, once again, from the standpoint of a teacher with experience. People here like you in general, myself included, so they are unlikely to give you some honest truth in this particular sense. It is easier just to shower praise and I understand that. This is a fun place. But if you truly want to improve faster, find someone whose critical opinion you trust, and who is WILLING to be brutally honest with you and then heed his/her advice. The same goes for me and every other writer-beginner on this board.
Had a comment on a story once, the first one I posted I believe, it basically said, you wrote a report, not a story and outlined some pretty glaringly bad things I done from a writers perspective, and included the statement, I didn't score it because it was to awful to score.I don’t mind criticism. I like to improve. I’ve been writing just over a year; that’s it. I’m not very good. I’d like to be better. The problem is when nothing constructive is offered. Nothing to work on.
Em
I’m quite happy getting better organically. This is a hobby and not my only hobby. I think a big problem in this place is people who take themselves WAY too seriously.Stuff you said…
That is perfectly fine. I was just reacting to the tone in your post that sounded pessimistic to me, unrealistically so. Taking this place and our writing here in the right dosage is probably a smart and healthy approach.I’m quite happy getting better organically. This is a hobby and not my only hobby.
Watch the tiny penis shaming please...Had a comment on a story once, the first one I posted I believe, it basically said, you wrote a report, not a story and outlined some pretty glaringly bad things I done from a writers perspective, and included the statement, I didn't score it because it was to awful to score.
Others tend to disagree, it was actually scored fairly well, but it did get me to do some basic research on some things, and I think I've improved, so I thank him for pointing some things out and I hope the tiny penis he's overcompensating for works out for him![]()
Wait... We're not the epicenter of your very being, the core of your existence???I’m quite happy getting better organically. This is a hobby and not my only hobby. I think a big problem in this place is people who take themselves WAY too seriously.
Maybe the site should be renamed to Pompousrotica.
Em
Hey, I was being nothing but positive in my wishes for his tiny penis, no shaming, well, not a lot of shamingWatch the tiny penis shaming please...![]()