Winter Holiday Contest - the support thread
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dreampilot79
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and pretty stiff competition for the worst story too!!!
But alas.. I think you have it figured out... wait till the last minute!
and pretty stiff competition for the worst story too!!!
But alas.. I think you have it figured out... wait till the last minute!
English Lady
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woo hoo my story is posted (creeping in here when the sister isn't looking -AN's firmly switched off *L*)
Thanks all who've left me comments they are lovely and I really appreiciate them
I'll be back to banter with you properly on Monday - ta ta for now
Thanks all who've left me comments they are lovely and I really appreiciate them
I'll be back to banter with you properly on Monday - ta ta for now
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the most recent contest entries...
There were a bevy of contest entries posted today, pretty much all of which were worth reading. I think Rumple's made the biggest impression on me, it's a mini masterpiece and his best work to date. Then we have the "goofy trio"...Abs', Lou's, and my own entry. You can't say we aren't working hard to make you laugh! The English Lady's story was long, and a little slow to take root, but it grew to a huge jack-in -the beanstalk at the end. And there were others by authors I am not familiar with...Northern Lights was especially compeling, and logophile's entry is among her best work. The only submission that rendered me at a loss for words is the Christmas story about the dolls. I really don't know what to make of this. Is it supposed to be a joke? The length of a particular story doesn't usually bother me one way or another, but this entry seemed just an introduction or sketch of a longer story. Other opinions are welcomed here, that one went right over my head!
Sack
There were a bevy of contest entries posted today, pretty much all of which were worth reading. I think Rumple's made the biggest impression on me, it's a mini masterpiece and his best work to date. Then we have the "goofy trio"...Abs', Lou's, and my own entry. You can't say we aren't working hard to make you laugh! The English Lady's story was long, and a little slow to take root, but it grew to a huge jack-in -the beanstalk at the end. And there were others by authors I am not familiar with...Northern Lights was especially compeling, and logophile's entry is among her best work. The only submission that rendered me at a loss for words is the Christmas story about the dolls. I really don't know what to make of this. Is it supposed to be a joke? The length of a particular story doesn't usually bother me one way or another, but this entry seemed just an introduction or sketch of a longer story. Other opinions are welcomed here, that one went right over my head!
Sack
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carsonshepherd
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Lou. Your story has rendered me almost speechless. (Almost, but not quite )
Fucking wonderful. A breath of icy cold fresh air amidst all the touchy-feely mush. (mine included. Cringe.)
)Fucking wonderful. A breath of icy cold fresh air amidst all the touchy-feely mush. (mine included. Cringe.)
oggbashan
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In response to innumerable requests (er- 3. Thank you to all who asked) Ch.02 of Christmas Fairy has just been submitted. A brief 3,600 odd words with the emphasis on the 'odd'.
There might be a chapter 3 if I am asked but not before the end of the contest. I have the other two entries to finish.
Og.
There might be a chapter 3 if I am asked but not before the end of the contest. I have the other two entries to finish.
Og.
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I can't wait to read it.. and chapter 3.
As for me.. the world is still being protected from word pollution.
Still pending.
Damn I can hardly wait to get my loser into the worst story contest!
I can't wait to read it.. and chapter 3.
As for me.. the world is still being protected from word pollution.
Still pending.
Damn I can hardly wait to get my loser into the worst story contest!
Hey Ogg, my second story is submitted too. It is the second part to "The Grandma Gang." I had a few people who wanted the trios adventures to continue so I thought Christmas was the perfect time.
BTW...it is called "The Grandma Gang Does Christmas."
Now, whose stories haven't I read?
BTW...it is called "The Grandma Gang Does Christmas."
Now, whose stories haven't I read?
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Re: Re: ****!
ABS,
You have, by contributing to this thread.
In RL I'm suffering with too many people talking at me. Just because I'm quoted in the local paper doesn't mean that I want to hear from everyone who thinks 'something should be done about...' and does nothing themselves.
End of rant. Back to writing fifth entry.
for ABS.
Og
ABSTRUSE said:Because no one else will talk to you?
ABS,
You have, by contributing to this thread.
In RL I'm suffering with too many people talking at me. Just because I'm quoted in the local paper doesn't mean that I want to hear from everyone who thinks 'something should be done about...' and does nothing themselves.
End of rant. Back to writing fifth entry.
for ABS.Og
ABSTRUSE
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Re: Re: Re: ****!
Rants are a good thing, make you feel better. The solution is to just lock the door, but then your business will suffer...just hand them paper and tell them to submit all questions and comments in writing.
oggbashan said:ABS,
You have, by contributing to this thread.
In RL I'm suffering with too many people talking at me. Just because I'm quoted in the local paper doesn't mean that I want to hear from everyone who thinks 'something should be done about...' and does nothing themselves.
End of rant. Back to writing fifth entry.
Og
Rants are a good thing, make you feel better. The solution is to just lock the door, but then your business will suffer...just hand them paper and tell them to submit all questions and comments in writing.
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This is one of those, "I'll show you mine, if you'll show me yours," posts. For whatever reason, I 've gotten more than the usual number of PC's during this contest.
My first entry, "Seasonal Seduction," in Lesbian Sex, has been up since 11/13. While it's languishing around 4.35, it's gotten 19 PC's which makes it number one on my PC list.
My newest entry, "A Special Christmas Present," has only been up since 12/02, but already has 15 very kind PC's and, for a Romance story, a fair number of votes, 67. The score's around 4.55, so it's no contender, but that many votes and PC's is a real feel-good.
Okay, now it's your turn to show me yours.
Rumple Foreskin
My first entry, "Seasonal Seduction," in Lesbian Sex, has been up since 11/13. While it's languishing around 4.35, it's gotten 19 PC's which makes it number one on my PC list.
My newest entry, "A Special Christmas Present," has only been up since 12/02, but already has 15 very kind PC's and, for a Romance story, a fair number of votes, 67. The score's around 4.55, so it's no contender, but that many votes and PC's is a real feel-good.
Okay, now it's your turn to show me yours.
Rumple Foreskin
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I only have one Xmas submission. It has a 4.84 with 57 votes and 16 PCs. The most I've ever gotten was on my one group sex story, which was 24. Also, this is my highest rated story. Thanks to everyone who read it and voted.
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my contest entries are all over the place....
I have a dumb troll that 1 bombs every new story I post, so Attack of the Uni-Tits is still recovering, with 17 votes, 6 PC's and 3.88 (last place in the contest....WOO-WOO!!) The Eight Nights of Hanukkah vacillates, around 4.41 with 27 votes and 8 PC's(also needs 1-bombs removed). The How To Write a Holiday Contest Story Entry is at 4.69, 9 PC's and 26 votes after a double 1 bomb attack yesterday. Last but not least, The Little Candle Girl has been anywhere from 4.70 to 4.91, depending on how fast Laurel removes 1 bombs. It has 15 PC's and 41 votes, making this my most commented on story ever! (thanks, guys!) What astonishes me is how these 4 entries are so completely different....was I bi-polar in a past life??
(and maybe in this one??)
Sack
I have a dumb troll that 1 bombs every new story I post, so Attack of the Uni-Tits is still recovering, with 17 votes, 6 PC's and 3.88 (last place in the contest....WOO-WOO!!) The Eight Nights of Hanukkah vacillates, around 4.41 with 27 votes and 8 PC's(also needs 1-bombs removed). The How To Write a Holiday Contest Story Entry is at 4.69, 9 PC's and 26 votes after a double 1 bomb attack yesterday. Last but not least, The Little Candle Girl has been anywhere from 4.70 to 4.91, depending on how fast Laurel removes 1 bombs. It has 15 PC's and 41 votes, making this my most commented on story ever! (thanks, guys!) What astonishes me is how these 4 entries are so completely different....was I bi-polar in a past life??
(and maybe in this one??)
Sack
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Rumple Foreskin
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Re: my contest entries are all over the place....
Rumple Foreskin
Probably. But that just keeps things interesting.sack said:What astonishes me is how these 4 entries are so completely different....was I bi-polar in a past life??
(and maybe in this one??)
Sack
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Rumple Foreskin said:This is one of those, "I'll show you mine, if you'll show me yours," posts. For whatever reason, I 've gotten more than the usual number of PC's during this contest.
My first entry, "Seasonal Seduction," in Lesbian Sex, has been up since 11/13. While it's languishing around 4.35, it's gotten 19 PC's which makes it number one on my PC list.
My newest entry, "A Special Christmas Present," has only been up since 12/02, but already has 15 very kind PC's and, for a Romance story, a fair number of votes, 67. The score's around 4.55, so it's no contender, but that many votes and PC's is a real feel-good.
Okay, now it's your turn to show me yours.
Rumple Foreskin
Well, my orginal (poorly edited) story, Christmas Pictures is sitting with a score of 4.46 after 46 votes. It's had 10,869 views, which is interesting because that means that it's been viewed about 1000 times in the last 90 minutes. It has 5 PCs.
At this point, I'm pretty sure that if I had managed to correct my errors BEFORE I submitted it, it would be doing much better. As it is, I am grateful to Rumple for taking a look at it and helping me get it ready for resubmission. The errors are so obvious that it's painful to me! I'm hoping that most of you real writers are waiting to read, vote and PC until the finished version is up!
Oh, and thanks to Abs, Rumple, Sack and anyone else who has managed to overlook the typos and missing words and left me lots of nice words as public comments!
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Thank you Rumple for reading my story and leaving me such positive feedback... I feel so honored to have people who generally don't read Gay Male stories checking out my work.
Logophile, just let us know when the edit is up... I'd like to see the final version, I know I'm so embarrassed when I spot typos after posting.
Logophile, just let us know when the edit is up... I'd like to see the final version, I know I'm so embarrassed when I spot typos after posting.
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ABSTRUSE said:I see typos as a minor thing, it's content I look at...and you did very well.
I don't!!
your.. you're..... piss me off to no end.
It seems mostly a yankee thing.
It distracts from a good read. Editor me kicks in.
I never let it distract from my vote if i make it all the way through a story, but it's distracing.
your = yours.. ownership
you're... abbreviated version of 'you are'
Okay, my pet peeve lol
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about typos....
Well, it depends. I am very critical of structural problems/typos in poems since many poems are quite short and such "problems" are quite glaring. In a longer story, I'm much more forgiving. Logophile's I loved, despite the little "smudges' here and there....I was babbling under my breath for a few hours. (Rumple's had the same effect on me too!). It's harder to notice mistakes in a long story, and if I start concentrating on them, the story is losing its spell on me. I have a revised version of The Little Candle Girl in the works. Lots of little problems as this was written in 3 hours in the white heat of inspiration. The new one is MUCH better, should be appearing in a day or two.
Sack
Well, it depends. I am very critical of structural problems/typos in poems since many poems are quite short and such "problems" are quite glaring. In a longer story, I'm much more forgiving. Logophile's I loved, despite the little "smudges' here and there....I was babbling under my breath for a few hours. (Rumple's had the same effect on me too!). It's harder to notice mistakes in a long story, and if I start concentrating on them, the story is losing its spell on me. I have a revised version of The Little Candle Girl in the works. Lots of little problems as this was written in 3 hours in the white heat of inspiration. The new one is MUCH better, should be appearing in a day or two.
Sack
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