There is not currently a competition on, nor is there a regular schedule.
There will be an announcement when the next competition starts, with full details of rules and deadlines.
Oh, and I was thinking earlier, it might be useful to have a time-stamp on black boxes and blogs.
Would it be possible to have an option to receive an e-mail notification when one of your stories receives an RR or EP?
"No, leave your socks on this time."
Gorgeous hair. Tattoos and piercings. Silliness. Passion. Independence. The ability to quote Friends at will.
I've just got a new phone (iPhone) and am looking for a writing app to use. On my old phone (HTC), I used Writer, which was okay but not ideal and I think I'd like to use something a bit less amateurish.
I could get Pages, which would be ideal for syncing up with my Macbook, but I'm less keen to shell out £6.99 for it.
The one I have my eye on is iA Writer, which has great reviews and is very cheap at 69p.
What say you, people of Lush? Does anyone have an app that they would really recommend? Are there any you would warn against?
The key to this, for me, is to know my characters really well. If I know intimate details of a character's life—even more than I would ever put down on the page—then I know what they would and wouldn't say, how they would react to certain situations, how they speak, etc.
To create natural, free-flowing dialogue, it has to come from real characters. Don't allow it to become mechanical, and don't use it just to break up the narrative. Use it to reveal aspects of the character, or the relationship between two or more characters. Use it to put the reader in the moment.
Make it realistic; make it meaningful. If you get stuck, think to yourself, "What would I say in that situation, and how would I say it?" and work from there, adapting to the character you have created.
Hey, you know that winning story? I proofread that bad boy...
Congratulations to all, especially my main lady Liz. Not just a magnificent poet, but a damn fine writer, too.
I want to quickly add that I disagree with everyone who says that no one would choose to be gay because of all the prejudice.
Maybe it's to do with where I live, but the gay people I know just do not come up against very much hate at all. The fact that they're gay rather than heterosexual doesn't have a significant impact on their daily life.
Also, there are TONS of people who are complete drama-seekers, and would happily decide to be gay just to get a rise out of certain people (often their families) and stir the pot.
And you guys have the best parades so...
Summer Jones? Never heard of her...
Can you define spirituality?
I think a lot of things influence one's sexual orientation, but I've never been wholly convinced that genetics is one of them. Our sexual preferences are determined, in part, by our environment, our experiences in life and our interactions with other people.
I wrote a lot more but, in a forum environment, I run a high risk of unintentionally offending someone. That doesn't do the discussion any good so I'll leave it at that.
I quite enjoyed The Time Traveler's Wife...