Poetry is not autobiography, but art; not intention, but invention; not confession, but creation.
I am always free to chat/discuss anything I left in a comment. Feel free to invite me into a chatroom, or IM me.
pet peeves:
Puh-lease, stop with the excuses.
If you have the urge to say -
-- "Well, this is just a really really old piece."
-- "I knew that already but thanks."
-- "I made this years ago."
-- "Thanks but everyone else loves this."
-- "So and so said it's awesome, so nyah."
-- "I totally won 3272361 prizes/contexts/awards with this!"
-- "I just made this for fun, lol."
-- "It's my style, kkthnxbai."
- just don't. I couldn't care less, and it makes you sound petulant. Take responsibility for your art, or don't post it on a critical website or for critique.
An opinion is just that; no need for an essay explaining how someone's opinion is invalid, especially as you are under no obligation to agree with said opinion.
I am always free to chat/discuss anything I left in a comment. Feel free to invite me into a chatroom, or IM me.
pet peeves:
Puh-lease, stop with the excuses.
If you have the urge to say -
-- "Well, this is just a really really old piece."
-- "I knew that already but thanks."
-- "I made this years ago."
-- "Thanks but everyone else loves this."
-- "So and so said it's awesome, so nyah."
-- "I totally won 3272361 prizes/contexts/awards with this!"
-- "I just made this for fun, lol."
-- "It's my style, kkthnxbai."
- just don't. I couldn't care less, and it makes you sound petulant. Take responsibility for your art, or don't post it on a critical website or for critique.
An opinion is just that; no need for an essay explaining how someone's opinion is invalid, especially as you are under no obligation to agree with said opinion.
- Member since August 11, 2005.
- Visit my homepage at storywrite.com/Nocturne
- I have 175 comments, 4 archived poems, 1 poem, 5 stories, 4 journals
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You know you'd want to read this. - Column: Common Relationship Myths at storywrite
Because some things you shouldn't have to learn through experience. - Blue Five at storywrite
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January 19, 2009, In A moment, My own personal thoughts, Personal, Prompt, Random, Thoughts. 500 words. → 20 comments, Add one?
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January 3, 2009, In Family, Friendship, Love, Nonfiction, Society, Teen, Young adult. 1,000 words. → 5 comments, Add one?
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- we often do things that we wouldn't otherwise. Like write this list. (Blame Hekate) 2009 resolutions and things to be resolved: 1. I will discover a pattern in what kind of cat food makes my cat throw up, throw up on my carpet, throw a hairball up, or not throw up. 2. I will endeavor to buy only the kiDecember 26, 2008, In Goals, Life, Nonfiction, Personal, Resolutions. 400 words. → 13 comments, Add one?
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on First Episode by gingerhall1976, on December 18, 2008"suggestions welcome but the story cannot be altered"? Why are suggestions welcome, then? It seems a tad contradictory to ask for how to alter something if it's not to be altered.
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on Dream Girl of the Week by marcusmoore, on December 18, 2008This is a very quaint story/poem of a dream girl and a nice tribute to her. However, after reading this, I'm not really grabbed by the concept or ensnared by her eyes. See, the poem doesn't really tell me about her; it just tells me very abstract information. It's likely that you see her vividly and clearly, however, I only have the words to go by and lines like:
"There is no face, no laugh, no smile.
That matches her chameleon style."
are just a sort of summary. What I want isn't to be told that you're in love - I want the poem to make me fall in love with her too. Perhaps some more figurative language (a focus on specifics and on the senses) as well as some similes and real concrete descriptions? I want to know her, not be told about her.
Good luck with this and keep typing!
