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Just a little note regarding submission edits...

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I wrote this for another thread but I felt that it could be of benefit here. Keep in mind that this is just me sharing what works for me and what I advise my students to look out for.

Lush supplies a spell checker in the editing mode, even poems benefit from a good spell check before submission. You should have one last check, specifically after you have made any changes. It's just a good habit to form.

Poetry line breaks are so important, as well as just general spacing. Hard line breaks that you have made on your computer can cause glitches in the submission process. You may not even notice them in the presentation on your computer. It confuses the Lush final formatting process. Lots of people experience this. I know I do. Check the final presentation right before you submit. Sometimes you have to go back and edit to remove hard line breaks 2 or 3 times, don't settle. Usually for me, the third time is a charm. During the 3rd time, the glitch seems to disappear and spacing and line breaks are as you intended.

No system is perfect. Have your poetry laid out how you want it to be read by the reader. It determines the emphasis, pauses and speed of the reader. Remember too, every poem without stanzas does not have to be double spaced. Removing the double spacing often looks better on the page and increases the readers speed (which may improve the poem itself). Sometimes I like a reading that pushes forward because it builds momentum for the main thought presented at the end. If there is rhyming, removing the double spacing (when you do not have stanzas) works well for increased flow of rhythm.

Once again, there is no hard and solid rule regarding line stops and spacing on LUSH. Of course, double spacing should be between stanzas. That's just general knowledge.

But seriously, think of how all of this controls the reading of your poem. Use it to your benefit. Sometimes listening to your poem being read by a 2nd party is good. It could be the difference between a poem that reads like "blah blah blah" and a poem that excites or pulls your reader in. It is also a visual representation of a mature poet.

Of course I'm not mature, but I like to look like I am.
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Remember too, every poem without stanzas does not have to be double spaced. Removing the double spacing often looks better on the page and increases the readers speed (which may improve the poem itself). Sometimes I like a reading that pushes forward because it builds momentum for the main thought presented at the end. If there is rhyming, removing the double spacing (when you do not have stanzas) works well for increased flow of rhythm.


This is very, very good advice. I see a lot of free-form poems where I have to scroll down to read the last two lines. Unless you need the double spacing as a necessary pause for thought, don't be afraid to leave it out. A lot of (print-)published poetry uses double spacing for no other reason than to fill up space. Don't fall for that.

Sometimes even free-form poetry can benefit if you group lines together with single spacing (those groups can even be of varying lengths). It's not all-or-nothing.
Just read this little bit of insight. It's the kind of stuff I wish I'd known when I first started composing. Thankyou for sharing.x
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Great Advice.

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Also, please people, check your poem or story over really good before you do your final submit. Some people don't even look at it.

Depending upon what software you are using or the OS you're on, sometimes line spacing and line breaks can go all wrong. If we verifiers get that we don't know what to do with it. We just see that its messed up and we'll probably reject it, sending it back to you. Remember, YOU are supposed to look it over and make sure it is right.

If you see a spacing and line break problem and after trying your best to fix it, you still have a problem, please notify someone on the verifying team. We'll let you know what you should do.
Thank you for sharing some valuable pointers. I didn't realize a spell checker was available. It seems everytime I hit the submit button, it's then that I notice a spelling error, not one of the dozen other times I read it. Every new poet should read this, hell, even the seasoned ones can use a reminder of how the poem flows. Thank you.
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This is very, very good advice. I see a lot of free-form poems where I have to scroll down to read the last two lines. Unless you need the double spacing as a necessary pause for thought, don't be afraid to leave it out. A lot of (print-)published poetry uses double spacing for no other reason than to fill up space. Don't fall for that.

Sometimes even free-form poetry can benefit if you group lines together with single spacing (those groups can even be of varying lengths). It's not all-or-nothing.


Maybe some thoughts for aspiring poets here, and i know criticism of poetry might attract the wrath of the Muses. With that i'll zip up my full body aluminum foil suit, attach the ground wire, stuff a pillow in the seat of my trousers, and proceed hoping it'll help improve submissions.

Read and reread what you write before you submit it. Read it sober, read it after a glass of wine or three, pretend like you're reading it to your lover while he or she is sitting in front of you. Or do read it to him or her. Are some of the lines cliches, do they really reach from within you, or are they pleasant phrases that you might have heard elsewhere?

Did you check your spelling and grammar? Little things, but things worth doing are - you know - worth doing properly.

Is it free verse? Read other free verse. You've probably heard the opinion that writing free verse is like playing tennis without a net. Ok, perhaps extreme and certainly controversial, but if you find that what you wrote was simply a matter of typing the first things that popped into your head, you might hold off, revisit it tomorrow, and do even better.
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Maybe some thoughts for aspiring poets here, and i know criticism of poetry might attract the wrath of the Muses. With that i'll zip up my full body aluminum foil suit, attach the ground wire, stuff a pillow in the seat of my trousers, and proceed hoping it'll help improve submissions...


I look forward to reading your poetry.
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Also, please people, check your poem or story over really good before you do your final submit. Some people don't even look at it.

Depending upon what software you are using or the OS you're on, sometimes line spacing and line breaks can go all wrong. If we verifiers get that we don't know what to do with it. We just see that its messed up and we'll probably reject it, sending it back to you. Remember, YOU are supposed to look it over and make sure it is right.

If you see a spacing and line break problem and after trying your best to fix it, you still have a problem, please notify someone on the verifying team. We'll let you know what you should do.


Look at my story? What are you talking about, I usually write my entire story with my eyes closed and edit in my sleep. How dare you ask me to look once more upon submitting it. That is your job, mod. Now get back to the grind!

I kid.
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Look at my story? What are you talking about, I usually write my entire story with my eyes closed and edit in my sleep. How dare you ask me to look once more upon submitting it. That is your job, mod. Now get back to the grind!

I kid.


Maybe some 'grind dancing'.
Excellent advice here. I've had enough problems spacing my poems on the submission page that I gave up a few times and the work suffered for it.

Of course, I'm not actually a poet, although I did stay at a Holiday Inn last night

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Wild at Heart- 1968. The story of Dani’s Great Aunt Evie.

https://www.lushstories.com/stories/first-time/wild-at-heart

Wild Oats. Part 1&2. -2021. Dani is 16 and sets her sights on her stepfather.

https://www.lushstories.com/stories/taboo/wild-oats-part-1

https://www.lushstories.com/stories/taboo/wild-oats-part-2

Wild Child. 2025. Dani is now 20 years old.

https://www.lushstories.com/stories/taboo/wild-child

Thank you for this advice. I've only submitted one poem and I do remember struggling with the spacing for the stanzas. I wish I had seen this sooner (but my poem was up way before this was.)

I hope all our future poets see this. Thank you for this amazing advice.