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12-13-2004, 09:09 PM
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Wordsmith
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Location: New York
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Do you post your moderate work?
I was wondering if people were post work they don't like on this forum. I know I try to limit myself to my better poetry, but it gets hard to find enough variety. Do you only post stories and poetry that you're proud of, or do you suck up your pride and post your less impressive work?
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12-13-2004, 09:11 PM
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Ink Slinger
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Canada
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Suck it way in, and post them up. This is a place to improve your writing, not just to show everyone your polished pride.
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12-13-2004, 10:35 PM
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Ink Slinger
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Melbourne Australia
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I prefer to give people what I personally like of my writing, despite it being good or bad.
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12-14-2004, 03:13 AM
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Writing Machine
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: UK
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Re: Do you post your moderate work?
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Originally Posted by Ilan Bouchard
I was wondering if people were post work they don't like on this forum. I know I try to limit myself to my better poetry, but it gets hard to find enough variety.
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That's exactly what the "File 13" section of the forum is for. If it's stuff you're not really happy with, but would still like feedback on, post it there.  Sometimes we can learn more from our not-quite-so-good work as we can from our best. |
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12-24-2004, 01:36 AM
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Prolific Writer
Join Date: Nov 2004
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Re: Do you post your moderate work?
In which case I would post anything and everything in File 13.
Seriously, I understand what FIle 13 is for. But sometimes there are posts in there that are way better than initially esteemed vice versa, referring to the other forums. Who is the final judge of what is best is debatable and fair game.
SO as Farror said earlier, "suck it up" and post 'em all!
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Originally Posted by Ilan Bouchard
I was wondering if people were post work they don't like on this forum. I know I try to limit myself to my better poetry, but it gets hard to find enough variety.
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That's exactly what the "File 13" section of the forum is for. If it's stuff you're not really happy with, but would still like feedback on, post it there. Sometimes we can learn more from our not-quite-so-good work as we can from our best. |
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12-24-2004, 03:09 AM
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Adept Writer
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Sure. Posting the occasional bomb makes your good stuff look better than it actually is. 
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12-26-2004, 07:32 PM
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Prolific Writer
Join Date: Nov 2004
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LOL! Couldn't have said that better myself :_)
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Sure. Posting the occasional bomb makes your good stuff look better than it actually is. |
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12-31-2004, 11:16 AM
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Scribe
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: South west of England
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Everything that I'm happy with I post up onto the writing forums. For me when I become to close to the story I cant see the mistakes within it, a little like not being able to see the forest for the trees. It's then essential to get some honest critism of the piece from someone other than freinds and family.
So my golden rule is if you're happy with it then post it.
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