Live it as long they don't haunt me forever. Lmao..
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I agree with that, but also keep in mind we all strive to improve and if you give out a three then you see there is room for improvement and can send a short pm to the author stating why and such. I am always looking for feedback. Positive, negative, random ramblings of how one idea worked nore then another. Hehe.
As long as it isnt about grammar, because that just annoys me.
Again, I agree.
It's the malicious and petty troll scores that are the issue. I am not too full of my self to not take constructive feedback from my peers. At least the majority of folks on this site have a better than average inkling of what they are talking about
Let's hope the mods are looking-in on this thread and taking note....
(blushes furiously and looks away quickly before anyone notices!)Some fifteen eyars ago now I self-published a collection of my stories and poems. It cost me around £100 all told for fifty copies of my book.
The problem was that the quality was not brilliant and my works were not edited in any way. What I ended up with was a book that looked as though it had been run-off on someones colour printer in their garage or garden shed! 'Amateurish' doesn't begin to cover it...
I know that my experince isn't unique and not anywhere near as bad as what other's have been through. It has not, though, put me off wanting to publish again.
I am realistic enough to accept that my work is not of a standard that is going to have agents from the big publishing houses beating a path to my door waving their cheque-books in my face. However, I believe that I am marketable on a small scale, which is where vanity publishing comes in.
I am sure that there are good, honest and conscientious publishers out there who have respect for the people who want to be published by them. How do I go about finding them and having faith that they will do a good job for me?
Does anyone have a good experience of vanity publishing? Can anyone point me in the right direction towards getting published again?
Thank you.
The problem was that the quality was not brilliant and my works were not edited in any way. What I ended up with was a book that looked as though it had been run-off on someones colour printer in their garage or garden shed! 'Amateurish' doesn't begin to cover it...
I know that my experince isn't unique and not anywhere near as bad as what other's have been through. It has not, though, put me off wanting to publish again.
I am realistic enough to accept that my work is not of a standard that is going to have agents from the big publishing houses beating a path to my door waving their cheque-books in my face. However, I believe that I am marketable on a small scale, which is where vanity publishing comes in.
I am sure that there are good, honest and conscientious publishers out there who have respect for the people who want to be published by them. How do I go about finding them and having faith that they will do a good job for me?
Does anyone have a good experience of vanity publishing? Can anyone point me in the right direction towards getting published again?
Thank you.
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I think I have mentioned this before and it would address both the dumping (giving a low score to drop average) and the pumping (stampeding high scores to friends).. dumping and pumping has always been an issue on both sites.. make all scorers leave a mandatory comment and place the score they gave next to their comment.. only authors can vote.. members who only read but don't post anything can only "like" (thumbs up) or "dislike" (thumbs down) another persons work.. just sayin'..
I could not agree more. Why should random visitors to the site screw up a member's standing by acting the ass?
I would go a step further: NOT allow new members to score at all until they have either published at least one story or poem in the first month of membership or until they have been a member of the site for a calendar month (minimum)
I believe that this sort of restriction will dissuade the sort of moron that comes to sites like this just to cause problems from bothering. I cannot envision any troll waiting a month to do his or her damage. It's all about instant gratification for that type of person...
Another quick point - a three score is not bad. 'Average' is just what it says: not poor, not exceptional. Not one of us here on this site can be brilliant all the time, no matter how much we might like to think we are
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I don't know where to put this, and I hate to complain about something so lowly about a score, but I haven't recieved any feedback from the readers asto why i keep getting threes, how does one expect me to progress as a writer if they dont tell me what they dont like about a certain piece, but i been constantly recieving threes the past several poems, i just dont get it.
If someone can help.me out or at least the readers who have been scoring my stuff anything below a four give back a reason as to why i been scored so low. I would appreciate it thank you much.
I don't know. Make comments mandatory when scoring.
Nothing you ever write is average.
Hugs xxoo
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Yes, but too lazy to put in the effort.
Would you ever fight someone to defend your friends even though you know you're at a disadvantage.
At one time I would have, definitely, especially if they were smaller and less able to stick up for theirself. Nowadays I am too bloody old, too slow and really could not give a rats ass! Hard? Maybe... but my big mouth has got me into too much trouble in the past to want to be putting my head above the parapet any more for anyone else...
Would you shoo Sue who was trying screw and sue you for a couple of sou?
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Yes, but too lazy to put in the effort.
Would you ever fight someone to defend your friends even though you know you're at a disadvantage.
At one time I would have, definitely, especially if they were smaller and less able to stick up for theirself. Nowadays I am too bloody opld, too slow and really could not give a rats ass! Hard? Maybe... but my big mouth has got me into too much trouble in the past to want to be putting my head above the parapet any more for anyone else...
Would you shoo Sue who was trying screw and sue you for a couple of sou?
Still Haunting Me
I can feel you in the shadows, watching me silently.
You cannot speak but I know
You are missing me.
Perhaps it is my voice or
The place you once occupied in my heart.
I can feel the tiniest atoms changing
All around me, fine as the smallest particles
There ever was, or will be.
I sense it is you.
I can feel your energy searching
For me, if only in the tiniest way.
You still haunt me,
I wonder how you are.
What's new with you?
Do you ever think of me
The way I think of you?
I have missed you.
Will there be a day that I won't?
I still love and think of you.
You are still haunting me.
I can feel you in the shadows, watching me silently.
You cannot speak but I know
You are missing me.
Perhaps it is my voice or
The place you once occupied in my heart.
I can feel the tiniest atoms changing
All around me, fine as the smallest particles
There ever was, or will be.
I sense it is you.
I can feel your energy searching
For me, if only in the tiniest way.
You still haunt me,
I wonder how you are.
What's new with you?
Do you ever think of me
The way I think of you?
I have missed you.
Will there be a day that I won't?
I still love and think of you.
You are still haunting me.
They're emotional vampires, hon.
How can I make you see this?
What about you?
What about what you want?
I'm annoyed to death.
They see and spend time with you 24/7.
Then call and text and check up on you.
They don't care how you are, they're only checking up on you!!
It's so unhealthy. It makes me sick.
I don't know how to open your eyes so you can see this.
How can I make you see this?
What about you?
What about what you want?
I'm annoyed to death.
They see and spend time with you 24/7.
Then call and text and check up on you.
They don't care how you are, they're only checking up on you!!
It's so unhealthy. It makes me sick.
I don't know how to open your eyes so you can see this.
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What am supposed to do? How do I fix things... sigh, sometimes i know i am to evil for heaven and too good for hell. To limbo for me!
Do you know how right you are about that but for me I am going straight to hell. No questions asked.
: , because i purposely try to balance myself as such. And nope, you're not, even if you do, well... jail break?
Well I don't really know wither of you but I think from what I read you both are really caring people with a lot of love in your hearts.
Thank you dear that is kind of you.
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On my mind...
Andrew
I work an 8-hour shift tomorrow and it's the day before Thanksgiving... ugh.
I work Thanksgiving.
I work an 8-hour on Black Friday.
Holy.
Fucking.
Squirrels.
I'm gonna go insane and come home tired and bitchy and probably want to strangle some of the customers. Like, dumbass, buy your freaking turkey the week before not the day before.
Ugh.
Today was my last day off for a whole week. I repeat:
Holy.
Fucking.
Squirrels.
I'm gonna die.
"Holy. Fucking. Squirrels." Y'know, I might have to steal that.
On my mind:
Aria <3 (Always)
My Z button is knackered on my keyboard. Without that I can't type cool words like "snuzzle" and "snoozle" and stuff like that. That sucks.
My tendinitis is really sore, but I'm just going through the pain. I don't care any more. I'm not letting it get to me.
Aria <3
I got my hammer! It has interchangeable heads and just does exactly what I want it to do. Now I just need a hammering block and a kiln brick. Until I find a kiln brick, I'll just use a mono block.
I need a guitar cable, like yesterfuckingday. Also need a Jim Root Telecaster.
Fuck this shit.
I love Aria <3
Hope you get those, Andrew.
Can you trade something for a guitar cable?
Computer services?
Good luck hon.
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I'm fucking sick of it,
people stealing my shit.
Get a muse of your own
before I decide to cleave you in half
I'm not even kidding, your work is a laugh.
There's no substance to it,
it's totally shit,
yet you don't realise...
You're a fucking twit.
Fuck off.
Where is it? I'm sorry.
I'll complain and comment.
Thats so low life.
My stuff may never be the best but it is mine.
I don't care about best. I just have to put it into the universe.
I should try different mediums.
My personality is all about feelings.
My heart and head, very seperated.