Congratulations with a Twist
Contest winners will appreciate the bonus!22 total reviews
Comment from Mastery
Hi Liz. I have been aboard Fanstory nearly twenty years (2004) and can swear to you, the contests on this site are NOT rigged. LOL To say so without any proof sounds too much like our EX-president, and king of the cry babies Donald J. trump. Now there is a real sore loser. LOL bob
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reply by the author on 22-Feb-2021
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Hi Liz. I have been aboard Fanstory nearly twenty years (2004) and can swear to you, the contests on this site are NOT rigged. LOL To say so without any proof sounds too much like our EX-president, and king of the cry babies Donald J. trump. Now there is a real sore loser. LOL bob
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Comment Written 22-Feb-2021
reply by the author on 22-Feb-2021
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Bob, the piece is satirical. It is one in my infamous series of flashes on the system.
My tongue, alas, is super-glued to my cheek; as usual, I am being facetiously self-deprecating as regards my snarky sore-loser remark about contests being rigged.
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LOL LOL Good job. You had me convinced on this one, Liz. Bob
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LOL Bob
Comment from muffinmama
With your wicked humor, it's sometimes difficult to tell if you're kidding or not. But of course you are, because contests couldn't possibly be rigged, right? Were you kidding? Enquiring minds want to know, are dying to know! LOL
reply by the author on 22-Feb-2021
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With your wicked humor, it's sometimes difficult to tell if you're kidding or not. But of course you are, because contests couldn't possibly be rigged, right? Were you kidding? Enquiring minds want to know, are dying to know! LOL
Comment Written 22-Feb-2021
reply by the author on 22-Feb-2021
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My tongue, alas, is super-glued to my cheek; as usual, I am being facetiously self-deprecating as regards my snarky sore-loser remark about contests being rigged.
Check out the remarks of the guy who read this right after you.
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Where do I find them? I haven't figured that out yet.
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Go back to my piece (via my portfolio or your reviews-written tab) and view reviews.
Comment from royowen
I've won quite a few member sponsored contests and even POM contests, but never been placed in either a site contest or a reviewers contest, and I've been here since 2012, I don't enter contests anymore, my ego, (yes, I still have one) gets bruised, so I don't enter, fit of pique I guess, heh heh, well done though. Blessings. Roy, PS We could start a club for perpetual losers?
reply by the author on 22-Feb-2021
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I've won quite a few member sponsored contests and even POM contests, but never been placed in either a site contest or a reviewers contest, and I've been here since 2012, I don't enter contests anymore, my ego, (yes, I still have one) gets bruised, so I don't enter, fit of pique I guess, heh heh, well done though. Blessings. Roy, PS We could start a club for perpetual losers?
Comment Written 21-Feb-2021
reply by the author on 22-Feb-2021
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My tongue, alas, is super-glued to my cheek; as usual, I am being facetiously self-deprecating as regards my snarky sore-loser remark about contests being rigged.
Whether they are, as you say, I don't know--though I am often astounded by the decisions as to winners vs the honorable mentions.
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I don?t know if they?re rigged, it seems funny I can get great reviews, and no place, I don?t care really,
Comment from karenina
Feeling let down? Don't be. It's like a Junior High popularity contest! It's all who you know not what you know... UNTIL, (of course) YOU WIN, PLACE or SHOW----At which point you give a huge sigh of relief that fellow writers are AT LONG LAST applying their votes to the quality and merits of the contest entries...
Nah... That's a lie. It's all a scam.
Karenina
reply by the author on 22-Feb-2021
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Feeling let down? Don't be. It's like a Junior High popularity contest! It's all who you know not what you know... UNTIL, (of course) YOU WIN, PLACE or SHOW----At which point you give a huge sigh of relief that fellow writers are AT LONG LAST applying their votes to the quality and merits of the contest entries...
Nah... That's a lie. It's all a scam.
Karenina
Comment Written 21-Feb-2021
reply by the author on 22-Feb-2021
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My tongue, alas, is super-glued to my cheek; as usual, I am being facetiously self-deprecating as regards my snarky sore-loser remark about contests being rigged.
Whether they are, as you say, I don't know--though I am often astounded by the decisions as to winners vs the honorable mentions.
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I was joking about it being all a scam...
(I hope I don't get evicted)
Like you, though, I wonder sometimes how such and such got so many voted when the others were (to me) so much better!--Karenina
Comment from LJbutterfly
Oh No! Rigged? I posted my first piece in October 2019. So I'm fairly new. I won a contest last month. Rigged? . . . I'm not really upset. You are one of my favorite writers on this site because you creatively and humorously write truth. I will continue to post, and I will continue to enjoy Elizabeth Emerald. Well done.
reply by the author on 22-Feb-2021
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Oh No! Rigged? I posted my first piece in October 2019. So I'm fairly new. I won a contest last month. Rigged? . . . I'm not really upset. You are one of my favorite writers on this site because you creatively and humorously write truth. I will continue to post, and I will continue to enjoy Elizabeth Emerald. Well done.
Comment Written 21-Feb-2021
reply by the author on 22-Feb-2021
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My tongue, alas, is super-glued to my cheek; as usual, I am being facetiously self-deprecating as regards my snarky sore-loser remark about contests being rigged.
Whether they are, as you say, I don't know--though I am often astounded by the decisions as to winners vs the honorable mentions.
Thanks for the compliment! Stop by anytime! Cheers. LIZ
Comment from Raffaelina Lowcock
Surely you jest! How can any of these contests be rigged? When the committee votes? Is that possible? You must be joking, Liz. I cannot for the life of me see that happening.
Rallf
reply by the author on 22-Feb-2021
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Surely you jest! How can any of these contests be rigged? When the committee votes? Is that possible? You must be joking, Liz. I cannot for the life of me see that happening.
Rallf
Comment Written 21-Feb-2021
reply by the author on 22-Feb-2021
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My tongue, alas, is super-glued to my cheek; as usual, I am being facetiously self-deprecating as regards my snarky sore-loser remark about contests being rigged.
Whether they are, as you say, I don't know--though I am often astounded by the decisions as to winners vs the honorable mentions.
Comment from phill doran
Arf, arf, arf...
A very clever ending - the truth will out, indeed!
You write well Elizabeth, you have a very casual and witty style, as I have mentioned to you before. I think it would be prefect for an on-going blog on your day-to-day trials and very sharp observations.
I think you will find that - like me - lots of people read you all the time, even if we do not comment.
The measure of success comes from within...
I wish you well with your well-regarded writing
cheers
phill
reply by the author on 22-Feb-2021
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Arf, arf, arf...
A very clever ending - the truth will out, indeed!
You write well Elizabeth, you have a very casual and witty style, as I have mentioned to you before. I think it would be prefect for an on-going blog on your day-to-day trials and very sharp observations.
I think you will find that - like me - lots of people read you all the time, even if we do not comment.
The measure of success comes from within...
I wish you well with your well-regarded writing
cheers
phill
Comment Written 21-Feb-2021
reply by the author on 22-Feb-2021
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My tongue, alas, is super-glued to my cheek; as usual, I am being facetiously self-deprecating as regards my snarky sore-loser remark about contests being rigged.
Whether they are, as you say, I don't know--though I am often astounded by the decisions as to winners vs the honorable mentions.
Thanks for the compliment! Stop by anytime! Cheers. LIZ
Comment from Seshadri_Sreenivasan
Interesting observation. I really like your tongue-in-the-cheek comments. Rigging? Tell me where it doesn't happen? I can tell you that on the Fan ArtReview site, many of my artworks were 'sprinkled with sparklers' as you put it. Max no of 7-stars, recognized status etc. But when the results were announced they didn't even find an honourable mention. These things happen in all fields I think. Glad you give it back in your inimitable style. Cheers!
reply by the author on 22-Feb-2021
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Interesting observation. I really like your tongue-in-the-cheek comments. Rigging? Tell me where it doesn't happen? I can tell you that on the Fan ArtReview site, many of my artworks were 'sprinkled with sparklers' as you put it. Max no of 7-stars, recognized status etc. But when the results were announced they didn't even find an honourable mention. These things happen in all fields I think. Glad you give it back in your inimitable style. Cheers!
Comment Written 21-Feb-2021
reply by the author on 22-Feb-2021
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Thanks for the compliment! Stop by anytime! Cheers. LIZ
Comment from Ric Myworld
I stopped entering contests a long time ago, but entered my share early on. I think they have turned into more of a popularity contest, and those aren't sour grapes because I've won my share. Surprisingly. I just worry that contests can frustrate young writers when the same eight or ten often win. Thanks for sharing.
reply by the author on 22-Feb-2021
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I stopped entering contests a long time ago, but entered my share early on. I think they have turned into more of a popularity contest, and those aren't sour grapes because I've won my share. Surprisingly. I just worry that contests can frustrate young writers when the same eight or ten often win. Thanks for sharing.
Comment Written 21-Feb-2021
reply by the author on 22-Feb-2021
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My tongue, alas, is super-glued to my cheek; as usual, I am being facetiously self-deprecating as regards my snarky sore-loser remark about contests being rigged.
Whether they are, as you say, I don't know--though I am often astounded by the decisions as to winners vs the honorable mentions.
Comment from padumachitta
hello
ah yes, the reading of and congratualting of all the contests here.
I often read them, when I have time. But, I have enough trouble trying to read those on my fan list, the work that comes through my inbox.
I congratualte you on trying to keep up with the congratualations...and PS...I have had stuff that did crap here, actually get taken by other sites ...
reply by the author on 22-Feb-2021
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hello
ah yes, the reading of and congratualting of all the contests here.
I often read them, when I have time. But, I have enough trouble trying to read those on my fan list, the work that comes through my inbox.
I congratualte you on trying to keep up with the congratualations...and PS...I have had stuff that did crap here, actually get taken by other sites ...
Comment Written 21-Feb-2021
reply by the author on 22-Feb-2021
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My tongue, alas, is super-glued to my cheek; as usual, I am being facetiously self-deprecating as regards my snarky sore-loser remark about contests being rigged.
Whether they are, as you say, I don't know--though I am often astounded by the decisions as to winners vs the honorable mentions.