If people go to the trouble of reading, commenting and discussing, they will already have their vote in mind. It takes a moment. From previous feedbac...
This is a creative writing event. Do what you wanna do and enjoy. I wouldn't let anything said here kill your aspirations at all. Glad that you found ...
I don't follow this at all :chin: It sounds a bit too complicated and unnecessary. The problem with the 5 point score was that everybody was using the...
I don't think anything needs to be codified as rules. A general criteria guidance form would suffice. To suit the aims of the 'Contest' whatever they ...
I wouldn't expect you to answer all of my comments :wink: Glad you found them useful. Appreciate the feedback to me and the rest of the gang. :sparkle...
Yes! I knew it woz the kids wot dunnit :smile: Shoulda stuck to my guns :wink: Very well done to keep us all guessing. Good luck with the bigger story...
Yes, and your story did just that :sparkle: '... others will dream of me from time to time when i'm dead' The importance of memories and dreams. Pain,...
Well, the results will soon be in! I look forward to all authors' feedback on their experience and evaluation by readers. What was helpful, surprising...
I like to be clear about what is meant. Perhaps not cryptic but I see 'aesthetic response' as including 'indifference'. Not just a positive or negativ...
Hah! That takes me back to the hoots of laughter when my friends and I spotted the M&S sign: 'Vegan-friendly shoes'. We were in Edinburgh passing the ...
This story is the best. As is its most perceptive and talented author. There is so much depth to this. Each time I read it, I see more. This is a gem ...
Thank you. In another world, my feedback would or will be different. Reading and writing can energise but it can also tire, in a nice way but still......
This is an issue that comes up every single year. Part of the problem is this contest is a half-breed. It doesn't know whether to be serious and have ...
There are different kinds of feedback and criticism. Also reasons for praising and not being willing or able to offer - not negative - but positive co...
This was the first story I read at the start of the year and the competition. It's now the 15th January 2024 and I'm back for more. Having warmed up a...
You are far from dense. Your posts stimulated thinking. This is not an easy story to engage with, given the nature of its characters. And changing per...
Paying another visit: I believe that the narrator is a male and there is a gender issue. From this: She looks and sounds exactly like the narrator. Wh...
:heart: Absolutely. Well done. You've put the case to rest. Yay! :sparkle: Only one thing: Why leather and why 'of course'? What if dear Lawrence is a...
The term or concept of 'aesthetic response' has been repeated and bolded enough to elicit more than one kind of a response. Intellectual curiosity. Ho...
Yeah. Unfortunately, I'm beginning to ask that of a few stories... We are given a list of authors. The question arises: If stories have been 'enhanced...
Rowing back upstream to this: Wondering about 'the Bardo', and your intriguing question, I've just looked it up. There's a lot to read but this excerp...
1. This is not just a 'list of events'. Please clarify, if you will, what constitutes a report (in linguistics). Other than pointing to this story. Th...
Revisiting this with an eye to its strangeness. The mix of different forms and style. I called it a: I am now wondering if ChatGPT has been used a cre...
Interesting but wrong I think. Anyway, there's a dedicated thread for speculation. I might join in later: https://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/14...
Read carefully. You are the one that brought morality (your moral duty) into the discussion. I am suggesting no such thing. Behave yourself. Stop bein...
No. I didn't. I understand perfectly the reason you were trying to 'help' them. To change their views. So as to make an informed choice before casting...
Yes. But then you felt the need to add: Tobias needs no help. Neither does Vera. Both have given you the most honest, helpful and intelligent feedback...
Yes, I know. I've commented about the happenings in the surreal church. I was thinking about the house. Yup. I agree about the uncle. He left the mans...
Yes. The 'safely filed away as make-pretend' and 'leery monsters' - *shivers* Does everything scary happen on the second floor? The first floor sounds...
I think the point is that most readers will have seen that play out as between boys. Because of your continuing concern, I tried very hard not to use ...
Part III 7-9 Lord, Wanderer, Thing Bringing it to a close. 7. Lord Again from Valmira's POV. The day had finally come. War grabs everyone's attention....
Part II 4-6 Lord, Wanderer, Thing Mid-story. 4. Lord From a female perspective. Valmira and Matron. Women in their place as subsidiary characters. Obs...
Thing. Is this the THING of the title? Hmmm... A thing not human. Hanging around in space. A human as Moon. Ouch! Pierced by Cosmic rays. The author's...
Starts with an italicised flashback to W as an 'impaled figurehead', a 'living totem', victim of bald-headed barbarians. But all things must pass. He ...
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