Writer
2-D acrostic poem.11 total reviews
Comment from Sarah Tummey
I enjoyed this. Of course, the title drew me in, and I liked the line about how editing reduces waffling. I think I tend to waffle more when I speak than when I write!
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I enjoyed this. Of course, the title drew me in, and I liked the line about how editing reduces waffling. I think I tend to waffle more when I speak than when I write!
Comment Written 17-Feb-2024
Comment from SimianSavant
Hey nice work on this! This was the most ambitious attempt in the contest measured in sheer length. I think the misordered text in the final line can be written off as artistic license as you obviously did it purposefully to improve flow, and it would work without the reordering. Thank you very much for participating and congratulations on your win. We'll have to host another contest like this one in the future.
reply by the author on 19-Mar-2022
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Hey nice work on this! This was the most ambitious attempt in the contest measured in sheer length. I think the misordered text in the final line can be written off as artistic license as you obviously did it purposefully to improve flow, and it would work without the reordering. Thank you very much for participating and congratulations on your win. We'll have to host another contest like this one in the future.
Comment Written 19-Mar-2022
reply by the author on 19-Mar-2022
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Thanks for initiating the contest and for your comments, although I'm not sure what you mean by my disordered final sentence.
The entry was challenging to get right with the sequence of letters... an intriguing brain buzz.
I thought the CEC committee was supposed to check entries for eligibility and clearly the entry called Puppy didn't follow the rules of letter sequence for the 2-D acrostic.
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You are right; puppy should have been disqualified but this was not a CEC moderated contest so it was not actually possible to disqualify anyone. I really wish they would change how the site works to allow the contest creator to disqualify entries, though I suppose there are some contest creators who would take advantage of that to unfairly disqualify their competitors. Since I could not disqualify it, I gave it and another contest entry a two star review, offering both the opportunity to revise their entries and receive a revised review. One of the entries withdrew but puppy did not.
In your last line, the order of letters should have been:
r.. w.. r.. i.. t.. e..
But yours goes:
r.. i.. t.. e.. r.. w..
It's a pretty easy fix for you since your last line words are in doubles.
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aah I see. Yes, the rules should be changed to allow for disqualifications. It it was abused by contest initiators there should be repercussions.
I see now where I went wrong with my letter sequence - I counted off from the first R instead of the last R.
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An easy mistake to make - - and many probably didn't even realize it. I don't think it in any way affected your win
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Comment from Rosemary Everson1
I like your poem. It contains several words that we like to hear as a writer. Respect, trust, imagination, entertained, talent, triumph, rich, and many of us do waffling sometimes, too.
reply by the author on 14-Mar-2022
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I like your poem. It contains several words that we like to hear as a writer. Respect, trust, imagination, entertained, talent, triumph, rich, and many of us do waffling sometimes, too.
Comment Written 14-Mar-2022
reply by the author on 14-Mar-2022
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Thanks for reviewing; I appreciate your comments.
Comment from Gypsy Blue Rose
Excellent entry for the 2D Acrostic Challenge writing prompt contest. The rules are complicated but you followed them well.
I like your presentation.
It's interesting to compare British English to American English.
Well done. Good luck in the contest.
reply by the author on 14-Mar-2022
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Excellent entry for the 2D Acrostic Challenge writing prompt contest. The rules are complicated but you followed them well.
I like your presentation.
It's interesting to compare British English to American English.
Well done. Good luck in the contest.
Comment Written 14-Mar-2022
reply by the author on 14-Mar-2022
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Thanks for reviewing - I appreciate your comments. It took me a while to work out what the rules actually were.
One of the entries hasn't followed the rules at all and is simply an acrostic, so I don't know why that wasn't checked by the CEC committee and not accepted for voting. Some people who vote never read the contest requirements.
Comment from lyenochka
What a great definition of a Writer and this contains very helpful suggestions and habits for a good writer to adopt! I'm not sure what a 2D acrostic is but I hope you do well in the contest!
reply by the author on 14-Mar-2022
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What a great definition of a Writer and this contains very helpful suggestions and habits for a good writer to adopt! I'm not sure what a 2D acrostic is but I hope you do well in the contest!
Comment Written 14-Mar-2022
reply by the author on 14-Mar-2022
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Thank you so much. I wasn't sure what a 2-D acrostic was, so I contacted the contest initiator but got no reply. On studying the examples I deduced it to mean that each word of the line making up the poem had to begin with the title letters in sequence.
Therefore, for WRITER
the words following each letter would begin with
W R I T E R
R I T E R W
I T E R W R
T E R W R I
E R W R I T
R I T E R W
I see that one contest entry, Puppy, is just an acrostic and doesn't follow the instructions as they are written. It seems to happen quite often that entries sometimes remain in for voting when they shouldn't be eligible. I've seen that happen in supernatural contests also. I wonder what the process is for checking by that mysterious CEC committee?
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Oh my! That would make the contest so much more difficult. I am even more impressed with your poem and hope you win. You have my vote!
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Thank you so much for your support.
Comment from Wendy G
Well done, and meaningful. Good advice and message, and you met the constraints, which I imagine was no easy task. I send you my best wishes for your entry in the contest.
Wendy
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Well done, and meaningful. Good advice and message, and you met the constraints, which I imagine was no easy task. I send you my best wishes for your entry in the contest.
Wendy
Comment Written 14-Mar-2022
Comment from Mickamus J
Thank you for sharing. It is a challenge to stop writing when you want to write. It is an addiction in diction that could be lost if not tried or tested. Clear points through your words. Cheers!
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Thank you for sharing. It is a challenge to stop writing when you want to write. It is an addiction in diction that could be lost if not tried or tested. Clear points through your words. Cheers!
Comment Written 12-Mar-2022
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
Playing with words is what writers do and I love putting together a collection of words to amuse and ruffle a few feathers, a fine acrostic with some wise advice within, much enjoyed, love Dolly x
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Playing with words is what writers do and I love putting together a collection of words to amuse and ruffle a few feathers, a fine acrostic with some wise advice within, much enjoyed, love Dolly x
Comment Written 12-Mar-2022
Comment from Kerry L Batchelder
Excellent composition with flair. Very eye catching. Love the red letters to catch ones interest and break things up.You did an excellent job with an appealing background.
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Excellent composition with flair. Very eye catching. Love the red letters to catch ones interest and break things up.You did an excellent job with an appealing background.
Comment Written 12-Mar-2022
Comment from Heather Burroughs
I've never attempted a poem of such. You did a wonderful job. It read well and seamlessly. Best of luck with your entry in the upcoming contest. Many blessings to you
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reply by the author on 11-Mar-2022
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I've never attempted a poem of such. You did a wonderful job. It read well and seamlessly. Best of luck with your entry in the upcoming contest. Many blessings to you
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Comment Written 11-Mar-2022
reply by the author on 11-Mar-2022
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I'd never ever heard of this type of poem before I saw the contest listed. I thought I'd challenge myself and give it a go. I hope I've done it right.
