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slavandria
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Didn't I say I thought you'd get in the top ten with The Contemporary Man!!! Well done!!  
Jen "There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts." Charles Dickens
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slavandria
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and then he was #11... go figure.
Jen "There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts." Charles Dickens
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Lawrence Poole
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Hi Jen, and thanks for the congratulations - albeit short-lived! Lawrence
This post was last edited by Lawrence Poole, 06 Oct 2008, 10:02
'Don't pay any attention to critics - don't even ignore them.' - Sam Goldwyn
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Lawrence Poole
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The story was too short for the Top Ten as it was less than 2000 words, and I had forgotten to attach a credit for about ten days anyway. Have added another story to fill up the word count, and attached a credit, so maybe it'll be back up there one day! Thanks again. Law
'Don't pay any attention to critics - don't even ignore them.' - Sam Goldwyn
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Lawrence Poole
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yay! I'm back at the top. I'd love to know why short stories have to be at least 2000 words, though. Was Dorothy Parker right, and literature is indeed measured by the yard-stick?
'Don't pay any attention to critics - don't even ignore them.' - Sam Goldwyn
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Quote: Lawrence Poole, Tuesday, 7 Oct 2008 16:03yay! I'm back at the top. I'd love to know why short stories have to be at least 2000 words, though. Was Dorothy Parker right, and literature is indeed measured by the yard-stick? Firstly congratulations. Secondly, I also find it puzzling that short stories have to be a minimum of 2,000 when many competitions specify a maximum of 2,000. It would be useful to get some feedback before submitting entries. On the other hand, it might contravene the other common rule that entries should not have been previously published. You can't win!!
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Lawrence Poole
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Quote: MLT, Tuesday, 7 Oct 2008 19:56Quote: Lawrence Poole, Tuesday, 7 Oct 2008 16:03yay! I'm back at the top. I'd love to know why short stories have to be at least 2000 words, though. Was Dorothy Parker right, and literature is indeed measured by the yard-stick? Firstly congratulations. Secondly, I also find it puzzling that short stories have to be a minimum of 2,000 when many competitions specify a maximum of 2,000. It would be useful to get some feedback before submitting entries. On the other hand, it might contravene the other common rule that entries should not have been previously published. You can't win!! I can win. Much as I hate it, I love this site. Admitedly the charts are a game, but they are part of the fun. The readers, though. They are what make it. Every time someone reads something I've read - and reacts to it - I have won. This site has done a great deal for me - probably made me as close to a winner as I'll ever be as a writer. I know publication seems to be the dream - but for me these small victories are all I will acheive. I'm not about to knock them. Still don't get the rules on Short Story length, though.
'Don't pay any attention to critics - don't even ignore them.' - Sam Goldwyn
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sophiemp
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Quote: Lawrence Poole, Tuesday, 7 Oct 2008 20:28I can win. Much as I hate it, I love this site. Admitedly the charts are a game, but they are part of the fun. The readers, though. They are what make it. Every time someone reads something I've read - and reacts to it - I have won. This site has done a great deal for me - probably made me as close to a winner as I'll ever be as a writer. I know publication seems to be the dream - but for me these small victories are all I will acheive. I'm not about to knock them. Still don't get the rules on Short Story length, though. wanker.
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HJW
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Quote: sophiemp, Tuesday, 7 Oct 2008 20:44Quote: Lawrence Poole, Tuesday, 7 Oct 2008 20:28I can win. Much as I hate it, I love this site. Admitedly the charts are a game, but they are part of the fun. The readers, though. They are what make it. Every time someone reads something I've read - and reacts to it - I have won. This site has done a great deal for me - probably made me as close to a winner as I'll ever be as a writer. I know publication seems to be the dream - but for me these small victories are all I will acheive. I'm not about to knock them. Still don't get the rules on Short Story length, though. wanker. Law has gone over to the Dark Side. But well done, Mr Poole. 
Oh blogger
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sophiemp
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Lawrence, You're at the top of the charts because the general consensus is that you've written a brilliant story and it should be published. If you appreciate having an audience, and your audience appreciates you, then you are indeed a WINNER, and it doesn't matter if you're ever published or not. If you need to be at the top of the charts to validate your worth as a writer, then you are a LOSER, and no amount of talent or success will ever be enough. As for the short story rules, I don't get them, either.
This post was last edited by sophiemp, 07 Oct 2008, 22:28
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Lawrence Poole
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Quote: sophiemp, Tuesday, 7 Oct 2008 22:27If you appreciate having an audience, and your audience appreciates you, then you are indeed a WINNER, and it doesn't matter if you're ever published or not. Quite. I think it is easy to forget the role of the reader/audience when sitting alone writing. To quote Raymond Williams: "When art communicates, a human experience is actively offered and actively received. Below this activity threshold there can be no art."
This post was last edited by Lawrence Poole, 08 Oct 2008, 08:46
'Don't pay any attention to critics - don't even ignore them.' - Sam Goldwyn
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NickP
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That's interesting. By that definition, ART is both an intention (the artist's) and a perception (a reader, viewer, er, a perceiver). If the artist dies the intention still exists in the work. But it only remains art while an audience responds to that intention. So art isn't art unless the perceiver says it is.
This post was last edited by NickP, 08 Oct 2008, 10:36
"...the likes of NickP can rant on if they like" I occasionally rant on at http://amonsterinthemirror.blogspot.com/
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Lawrence Poole
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I don't think it's a definition, Nick. Just a dynamic theory. If art is communication, it needs an active recipient. Like a tennis player serving an ace. Without a player at the other end, it may be skill, but it is not sport.
'Don't pay any attention to critics - don't even ignore them.' - Sam Goldwyn
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NickP
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Quote: Lawrence Poole, Wednesday, 8 Oct 2008 15:20I don't think it's a definition, Nick. Just a dynamic theory. If art is communication, it needs an active recipient. Like a tennis player serving an ace. Without a player at the other end, it may be skill, but it is not sport. Serving aces is a bit unsporting, isn't it? Not cricket, in fact.
"...the likes of NickP can rant on if they like" I occasionally rant on at http://amonsterinthemirror.blogspot.com/
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Congrats Lawrence Poole
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