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| Literary Maneuvers "Fortnightly" write-offs, competition, feedback 'n' fun. |
05-22-2005, 12:49 PM
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Penguin-in-Chief
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LM Coffee Shop
General LM discussion, questions, spam, harmless flaming and the like welcome here.
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06-04-2005, 04:55 PM
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Best Seller
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can we do more than one?
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06-07-2005, 08:10 AM
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Nope.  |
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07-11-2005, 02:44 PM
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Prolific Writer
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I hope you mean we won't do more than one at a time? But if, for example, we participate in June's LM we can still participate in July's, correct?
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07-11-2005, 03:21 PM
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I hope you mean we won't do more than one at a time? But if, for example, we participate in June's LM we can still participate in July's, correct?
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07-27-2005, 07:24 AM
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Well, after botching it all up and messing up the thread, I finally got what a sonnet is and iambic pentameter means. Sorry guys - but at least I learned something. I'm off to have a little breakdown till I recover. huni.
(I still can't make those weird codes work.)
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07-27-2005, 12:18 PM
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Ink Slinger
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Don't worry about it, Huni. While LM is a little more structured than Writing Challenges we don't demand absolute perfection. Everyone is entitled to a few mistakes (or, if you’re as bad as I am, dozens) and like you said, at least you learned something. That's one of the reasons why I chose sonnets in the first place - to get the members to try something a little different than what they are used to and maybe learn in the process.
As for the codes, have you read this?
--DM--
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08-08-2005, 06:11 PM
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What's the next LM?
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08-08-2005, 06:46 PM
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Ink Slinger
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I'm assuming that you're asking whether it will be a prose or poetry competition because the actual theme is a secret until the big day. 
It really depends on who runs the next comp. If I'm the one to do it, we've talked about letting each entrant choose between writing a short story or poem based on a particular subject. If Pawn is back in time, he may go with that or he could have something else in mind already.
Edit: Never mind. It looks like the next LM will be a prose competition. 
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09-11-2005, 05:12 PM
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In case anyone was wondering, yes, this thread did used to be randomly named 'Free Love,' and yes, I have shamelessly repurposed it. I felt the addition of a few beanbags and a coffee machine would enhance the ambience, eh. So, how's everyone doing?
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09-11-2005, 07:10 PM
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At least it has wifi.
I haven't even had time to look at the recent LM. I don't think I'll never be busy.
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09-11-2005, 09:20 PM
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I don't think I'll never be busy.
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A double negitive?
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09-11-2005, 09:35 PM
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*sits back, sips coffe, splutters & sprays fluid over napkin*
"what's this stuff?"
* gets up & wanders behind counter & starts stripping & cleaning espresso machine*
"real coffee available in a few minutes folks..."
If your eyelids don't get bruised as they snap open at the first mouthful, it ain't really coffee.
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*Thank you for sending me a copy of your book; I'll waste no time reading it - Moses Hadas
*He can compress the most words into the smallest idea of any man I know - Abraham Lincoln
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09-12-2005, 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by eggo
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I don't think I'll never be busy.
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A double negitive?
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I have no idea what you're not talking about.
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09-12-2005, 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by eggo
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I don't think I'll never be busy.
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A double negitive?
Ilan , I'm shocked. |
A neg Itive?
Eggo, I'm shocked. |
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