twinklepoems: Wanted to enter the ABC poem, I know the deadline is today, but it is still today and I can't find it any where! :( Can any one help me? I don't quite understand the new format. |
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twinklepoems: Has any one heard from Ine? Robina? She hasn't posted for a couple of weeks. Does any one know if she is OK? |
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![]() twinklepoems: WOOOHOOOO! GO BRONCOS! Sorry folks, I'm a native Coloradoan...gotta root for the home team! |
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twinklepoems: Hey Shelley Kaye, I took off out of Long Beach. I live in Torrance. Nor84, Catalina has changed! No cattle! Cars are now allowed.. smart cards and mini coopers and the shops are pretty upscale! Beautiful views! |
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![]() twinklepoems: Wow! I was gone all day to a place called Catalina Island, it was great fun and then I came back to all these Birthday Wishes and the cute graphics!Thank you all so much! It really adds to my page and my birthday! Thank you! Hugs and kisses!! |
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where'd ya catch the boat? newport or dana point? (i'm next door to dana point) happy birthday!! - | ||
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twinklepoems: It's my birthday but I don't know how to put up any of those cute anima things or glitter bombs...if someone does I would love some!! |
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twinklepoems: Thank you all for your kind wishes and congratulations! I appreciate it! Terri |
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twinklepoems: I always love being reviewed by someone who has been on here only since this month, who has posted nothing, who has no fans and is following no one. Ghost FanStorians....ooooooo! Interesting how the reviews are never...ummm...substantial...constructive....Oh, well! |
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![]() My congrats for tying for second place in the Day at the Circus prompt contest. - | ||
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twinklepoems: I miss squid, if anyone knows him/her tell them Twinks says "Hi". |
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twinklepoems: Thanks Shelley Kaye for sponsoring the 6 word story contest and thanks to all who voted for me! |
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twinklepoems: Just want to give a shout-out to all the my fellow poets in the "Help define senryu contest. It was an honor to be with all of you and to read your work. Also a shout-out to Sue for sponsoring such a great contest! |
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twinklepoems: Thanks everyone who voted for me in the Naani contest. Tuesday would have been my Mother's 93rd birthday and this is my second year with out her. What a fitting way for me to be able to honor and remember her. |
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I just read your beautiful naani. A well deserved win. My deepest sympathies for your loss. Congratulations. So nice to meet you today. Hugs - Lovi xoxo - | ||
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twinklepoems: Hi, I am doing my own informal poll. If you review someone's work would your rather they send you a thank you or review your work? (If you could only pick one) |
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twinklepoems: Hi I was wondering if anyone can contribute to Missy's book or how to contribute or? It is a lovely tribute. Twinkle |
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twinklepoems: I recently received this review (no name revealed on this post) You are bound to get many hight ratings if you pay in dollars rather than cents and if you have a large fan base.Unexplainable is better rendered as inexplicable. So, someone please tell me how this review in any way provides helpful and or constructive criticism or makes any sense? |
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Just yesterday i had a writer on here ask me to stop promoting my story as he intended retaining the number one position until his base certificate expired. What a cheek!! I was polite and diplomatic in my response of course. - | ||
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twinklepoems: Dis...it's in the mail! ;) |
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twinklepoems: Ok, thank you! |
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twinklepoems: so writing on my profile is writing in the forum? ( I wondered how that worked.) Ok, well, that is interesting. Not arguing with you redrider just thinking it out in my own head. |
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twinklepoems: Well, if no one says anything then how does any one learn how to be a better, reviewer or poet or author? I thought learning was one of the main reasons for this sight? |
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twinklepoems: Not sure why "me of all people" redrider. I have only been on here a few months. Voicing my opinion wasn't nice? I neither swore or used obscenitites or called names. |
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twinklepoems: Dear Fanstorians, This is my four month anniversay on the site. When I count my blessings this site is one of them. The site and Fanstorians have given me a chance to do some healing through writing, the feed back has added to myself esteen, yes, I have something to say and I can use my words to say it and it has given me an opportunity to "learn my craft" as they say, through the reviews and the classes. Thank you all, I appreciate you! |
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twinklepoems: First, I want to thank everyone who reviewed me and gave me constructive criticism for improvement and you were the majority and much appreciated. Now my grrrr, people who don't read the quantifiers to writing prompts before you review the work, not reading up on the structure of the poetic form before reviewing (sometimes there is more than one way to skin a cat and write a poem) and not liking a particular word or phrase because you don't understand. (your free to dislike it but if you don't understand it how about a dictionary.) I probably shouldn't rant on here....it will ruin my image (if I have one). Just remember it is October and the werewolfs are out! |
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twinklepoems: Just wondering, is it fanstory practice to be reviewed and then be told by the reviewer that I should take their class and buy their book! Lol, I had to laugh! |
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twinklepoems: Seems like a lot of people in the contests have started making their entry and then removing it from view? As a newbie I am just curious as to what that is about? |
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twinklepoems: Is there ever a class on how to write query letters and if not does anyone have a suggestion on good books or sites? Thank you! |
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twinklepoems: today's thought from twinkle- does any one beside me think that the same 30 people vote over and over again on the writers prompt contests? for no particular reason I started counting up votes on the site prompts and it almost always adds up to around 30. |
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twinklepoems: I guess I am still a newbie with sooo much to look forward too! :) |
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twinklepoems: Revenge review? Are those the ones where they tell you your writing is great and then give you a 3 or they just score you low with no explanation? |
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twinklepoems: Thank you for your comments. It's interesting because some Fanstonians' :) have a been on awhile and haven't posted while others post quite regularly. |
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twinklepoems: So, how long do you have to be on here before your not considered a newbie? |
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twinklepoems: Testing, testing...is anyone out there? Hello, hello! |
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twinklepoems: Ok, thanks the reviewer sent it to me. |
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twinklepoems: Hi, Can someone tell me what the form of a triolet is? A reviewer is telling me that each line has to have the same number of syllables. I didn't see that on any of the directions, nor does it say that on the triolet description of Poetry Dances. I am interested in learning and attempting correct forms of poetry so, I'd appreciate if one could direct me to a written description. Thanks, Twinkle |
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twinklepoems: Going to my first Bookwriter's Conference today! I have had so much fun on Fanstory that I am curious to see what else is out there!! |
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twinklepoems: I want to give a big shout out and thanks to donaldww for letting me know about anaphoric verse. Based on feedback it would appear that many of us were uninformed about this form of poetry. Thanks so much Donald for enhancing our education! |
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twinklepoems: Ok, guess it is one of those days. Reviewed for NOT writing the work the reviewer thought I should write. I wrote a certain form of poem and they thought I should write a different style of poem. For some silly reason I thought form and subject were writers choice. I am soooo naive! |
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twinklepoems: Hi, I am curious what people use for syllable counts. I have been using the online syllable counters but they appear to be inaccurate. Is Ye Ole Dictionary the best choice? |
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twinklepoems: Hi, Has any one ever been to the Society of Children's Bookwriter's conferences? If so how are they. There is one coming to Los Angeles the first weekend of August. Is it a good one to go to? Thanks, twinklepoems |
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You will meet a lot of writers both new and experienced and make new friends . If you check out SCBWI.com you can find out more about this year's conference and who the faculty will be. Hope you go. It's a great experience. Nancy - | ||
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twinklepoems: Today is my one month anniversary on FanStory. I have written more and gotten more feedback in one month than in a lifetime of writing! Despite the warnings (Dis-illusioned and shelley :) ) so far so good.(Although I notice I no longer rush to my facebook but to my fanstory page. Thank to all of you who have reviewed me and voted for me! Looking forward to more! |
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twinklepoems: Hi, For my next question...what does the leaping frog on my ranking mean? I looked through the FAQ's and found no leaping frogs? Am I now a polliwog in the Lily Pad pond? |
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twinklepoems: Hello out there in FanStory Land! Today I am curious about how the price is set to enter a contest. It seems the average cost is $5.00 and then I see one for $25.00 to enter. Is this to keep out the riffy or the raffy. or only the rich may enter? Just curious because it seems like a wide discrepancy! |
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twinklepoems: Hello, wondering, how do you get fans? solicit, beg, pay or wait to be discovered? Also, it sorta seems like the people who vote in contests are not necessarily the ones who review your work. Is this a correct perspective? Curiouser and curiouser! |
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twinklepoems: Thank you to all who are reviewing me. I am sweating out in Kansas for a week for a family reunion (more grist for the mill as they say!) and don't always have computer access! Be back next week. Twinkle |
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twinklepoems: Hi, I have a couple of questions but I am not sure how to ask them.Lol. Can you only enter your work in one contest or can you enter the same work in different contests? Is promoting best done when you have entered a work or when you want feedback or both? Does promoting help your work in a contest in the sense of getting more people to read the pieces in a contest? Finally, this contest that says "poem of the month" yet the poems are dated as far back as 2011and none of them are for the month of June...wondering how that works? Thanks to one and all who answer me! Twinks |
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I never post anything without at least a certificate and a few MCPs. Promoting doesn't really improve your chances of winning the contest, but it does get you more reviews. I always promote contest entries. The poem of the month contest is for poems posted in that month. There shouldn't be any entries from last year. Have you found the forums? If you go to "Profile" at the right hand end of the list across the top, you'll find "Forums". There's usually someone hanging around who will answer questions. - | ||
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twinklepoems: Thank you for everyone who took their time to read and review my poem Kaleidoscope! I enjoyed writing it and I really appreciate the feedback! Also, thank you to everyone who voted for me and to every one who voted! You all rock! (well, a few don't but you know who you are.) Ok, kidding had to be a it silly! Twink |
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twinklepoems: I wonder if people read my posts cause no one seems to read my Facebook! lol Anyway, have some questions if anyone reads this, I gave some one a lower review than they would like and they asked me to rereview after they made changes. I don't know how to go back and find the reviews I made vs. the reviews people have made to me. Secondly, if I enter a contest and what to reply to reviews people have left me how do I know if the name of the poster is showing or not (like if I enter a blind contest...do I need to wait until the contest is over to respond to the reviewers?) Ok, DIS, still happy I found the site. Haven't written this much in years! |
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Answer: You don't have to go back and review again. That's up to you. If you decide to do it, look at the top of this screen, upper left, "MY MENU." If you pull down, you'll see various options, one of which will be the reviews you gave, the replies you received, and the reviews you received. You may have to look carefully, but it's there. Read the reviews you gave, and then click on title of the one in question. That will let you review again, and your review will be updated. Question: Secondly, if I enter a contest and want to reply to reviews people have left me how do I know if the name of the poster is showing or not (like if I enter a blind contest...do I need to wait until the contest is over to respond to the reviewers?) Answer: You can respond to reviews as they appear in your inbox, just don't sign your name or acknowledge you realize who sent it. You don't have to wait for the contest to end, but you mustn't mention that you are in a contest or ask for a vote. - | ||
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twinklepoems: Entered a contest, won a couple of awards. Read other writers great works. Te low continues! |
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twinklepoems: Twinkle reporting here. Day 3 and I am still enthused. Having this site is so much better than sitting in a room alone, writing, with no feedback (at least for me!) I am learning soooo much and enjoying writing sooo much more! |
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twinklepoems: Hi all, It's been an exciting 24 hours here on FanStory...How is it I am just now finding this site!! Thanks so much to all of you who took the time to read and review my poem. Your feedback is welcome and appreciated!! Kisses,Twinkle |
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twinklepoems: Hi, Twinkle here. My first day on this site! I am so glad to have found this site. I am looking forward to learning and sharing on this site. My first day has been great! Thanks so much to every one who reviewed me, I can see that the input will really "up my game." |
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