Forgot to quote you. "That is my usual approach, almost word for word. And it worked for the 4th attempt, which made it into the comp. The other 3 ideas were like LakeShoreLimited said: too much plot for the tiny word count, so I'm saving those and going to turn them into slightly longer works to give them breathing room."
I was fortunate in that I never went over 1,000. There were some bits of dialogue that I considered but I never wrote them. One would have been the guy boasting about his knowledge of trains, but I could see that wasn't going to fit. I managed to summarize it in the last paragraph, and that seemed good enough.
"Proud and Kinky" allowed 2,500, which gives a lot more more leeway. One thousand words is pretty tough.
At first glance, it seems to happen more with television rather than movies. Bryan Cranston will always be associated with Walter White, and Jon Hamm with Don Draper. I suppose Anthony Perkins was typecast after Psycho , although he agreed to two sequels. Henry Fonda played against type by being a villain in Once Upon a Time in the West, and it was great to see his dark side.
I came here after being on another site for a while. I'm still on that site, but I felt like I had to branch out and test a new audience for a while. Later I joined a third site. That seems like enough for the moment.
I still read, but writing seems more engaging than most recent TV shows and movies. As an additional project, I'm writing a sort of disjointed autobiography about myself and my family. I send installments to my daughter, who will be thirty in about three weeks. She said she wanted to read them, but I haven't gotten any feedback yet. I'm still going to send them anyway.
Thank you kiteares, that seems to be working very well. I appreciate your help.
Thanks. Well, I don't have the text in the submissions window yet. I do have the image in the image gallery. I didn't resize it to refit my profile because it isn't going there. Yeah, I do see the images available. By the way, what does H&V space mean?
Okay, so when I do hit the Submit Story button, I put the image in first? (The whole thing will be in drafts for a while.) Offhand, I don't see "continue." Do you mean I have to upload the image again when I have the submission window open and I'm filling in the various fields?
By the way, the image I used for my avatar a long time ago is no longer in the gallery. I assume that when it is used once, it is no longer there for any future use.
I've read the "guidelines to posting an image" thread elsewhere, but the technical details are lacking.
The drafts mode has a toolbar with an image function. It asks for the URL. Does that mean I can use an image from my own computer files?
How do I size it? I would think that the image defaults to the width of the story column. And what do HSpace and VSpace mean? I assume that refers to horizontal and vertical space.
Also, I don't want to add any text.
Thank you!
I don't know what is it is about these competitions, but they always give me an inspiration.
Let's go with the pros:
William Blake: "He who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence."
Oscar Wilde: "Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much."
Dorothy Parker: “If you wear a short enough skirt, the party will come to you.”
Just happened to read an article on crushes from The Guardian via Pocket on this topic. Psychologist Dorothy Tennov compares crushes to "the intensity an addict feels in the all-consuming pull for drugs: limerent people find themselves doing bizarre things in order to pursue their crush."
My experience with the three true crushes in my life has been that when they are over, I always thought "what the hell was that all about?" The three women I was thinking about were all completely unsuited for me.
Since you asked, I often prefer that both participants have some garments on. It gives the illusion that they were in too much of a hurry to completely disrobe.
For women, it's interesting if they still have footgear on: high heels, boots, sandals, knee socks all work fine. Garters, staps, and nylon stockings are another interesting variation. Isn't there some song where the guy wants the lady to keep her roller-blades on? I also love those old-fashioned bloomers that either open at the bottom or have a drop-seat panel. They still sell those for anyone interested.
