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Post by And Kevin 2024 on Sept 10, 2020 14:26:02 GMT
Thanks BlueAndGold, I'd missed that bit about having to live in the USA. I have dual nationality British and American (My husband is American. We lived in the States for 10 years and I obtained my American citizenship) However I live in Britain now. I wonder why the contest is open only to those residing in the USA. Lulu has members from all over the world. Perhaps it's something to do with the prize? Whatever that is. But I would say Lulu would be hard pressed to refuse you entry if you have an American passport-ish. Or you could enter under your hubby's name ...
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Post by And Kevin 2024 on Sept 10, 2020 14:30:29 GMT
This is about the lamest contest in the world. Aside from the big prizes being offered (I like how having your story printed in the book and receiving a copy of the book--which has to cost Lulu what, $2?---are listed as separate prizes) we don't even know who the judges are. At least in a real literary contest you have the privilege of your story being judged by a known and respected author or editor. All we get here is the "Lulu team," whoever they are. All good points. Just what is the point of it even from Lulu's point of view? There are better contests www.amazon.co.uk/b?node=12061299031 I assume they have a USA one also.
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Post by And Kevin 2024 on Sept 10, 2020 14:37:30 GMT
This is about the lamest contest in the world. Aside from the big prizes being offered (I like how having your story printed in the book and receiving a copy of the book--which has to cost Lulu what, $2?---are listed as separate prizes) we don't even know who the judges are. At least in a real literary contest you have the privilege of your story being judged by a known and respected author or editor. All we get here is the "Lulu team," whoever they are. You also get some " Lulu swag." I wonder what that is. (Do you put a question mark at the end of "I wonder" sentences. I tried to get an answer in google but the responses were mixed.) A T-shirt? I wonder about your I wonder question too! Perhaps adding a ? could be one of those 'redundant' things? Some say a ? can be used as an invitation to a reply. Otherwise it's just a statement or voiced thought.
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Post by And Kevin 2024 on Sept 10, 2020 14:47:16 GMT
I assume this is something to do with Halloween? So should it not be a ghost story or whatever? Not general horror. Under that heading you would get things like Saw. Would Lulu accept something like that? There's horror and there's oh my god WTF!! To be honest people who like the **** scared out of them as entertainment need 'help'.
Incidentally, one of the major chains of shops in the UK seem to have bypassed all the various special days and have started to stock Xmas stuff. I assume they think that due to all the covid restrictions things that encourage gatherings cannot happen, but it may all be over by Xmas. I doubt it will.
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Post by And Kevin 2024 on Sept 10, 2020 14:53:31 GMT
"Well, at least an animal shelter benefits!" Really? That sounds very local. Why not restrict entries to people living in Raleigh? Or why not 'benefit' someone like this? www.forbes.com/companies/feeding-america/?list=top-charities/#525fe05a223f Not that they seem to need it! (Don't get me on to the subject of big charities just being businesses paying CEOs top-dollar).
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Post by ronmiller on Sept 10, 2020 18:14:34 GMT
This is about the lamest contest in the world. Aside from the big prizes being offered (I like how having your story printed in the book and receiving a copy of the book--which has to cost Lulu what, $2?---are listed as separate prizes) we don't even know who the judges are. At least in a real literary contest you have the privilege of your story being judged by a known and respected author or editor. All we get here is the "Lulu team," whoever they are. All good points. Just what is the point of it even from Lulu's point of view? There are better contests www.amazon.co.uk/b?node=12061299031 I assume they have a USA one also.Indeed, indeed. If I am going to enter a story in a contest, I would like for it to be meaningful. Judges, for instance, whose credentials and opinions carry some weight. For instance, I would benefit far more from being able to say that a panel consisting of Stephen King, Anne Rice and Dean Koontz voted my entry the best horror story than to say that the 3rd assistant vice president in charge of marketing at Lulu was impressed with it. And it bothers me not a little that there is no explanation anywhere regarding copyrights. I agree that it would be a lark to enter a little contest like this...but to do so in the expectation that it might lead to better sales or toward making your name better known...well........ But---if someone wants to enter it just for the fun of it, I certainly have no problem with that! The fun factor is certainly there...
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Post by benziger on Sept 10, 2020 18:49:39 GMT
If I read the dictionnaries, then it could be that I have already encountered the word at Oliver Twist. But probably Lulu uses it with a different meaning.
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Post by ronmiller on Sept 10, 2020 19:21:03 GMT
The Urban Dictionary defines the word as Lulu used it:
SWAG SWAG stands for Stuff We All Get, typically when attending an expo or trade show. You get SWAG when people at booths hand out free stuff like pens, prizes, etc.
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Post by And Kevin 2024 on Sept 10, 2020 23:15:48 GMT
Indeed, indeed. If I am going to enter a story in a contest, I would like for it to be meaningful. Judges, for instance, whose credentials and opinions carry some weight. For instance, I would benefit far more from being able to say that a panel consisting of Stephen King, Anne Rice and Dean Koontz voted my entry the best horror story than to say that the 3rd assistant vice president in charge of marketing at Lulu was impressed with it. Quite so. And it bothers me not a little that there is no explanation anywhere regarding copyrights. In previous Lulu comps it did use to say Lulu will own all rights. I don't know if that means all entries, or just what they stick in their eventual book.I agree that it would be a lark to enter a little contest like this...but to do so in the expectation that it might lead to better sales or toward making your name better known...well........ Quite so part two.But---if someone wants to enter it just for the fun of it, I certainly have no problem with that! The fun factor is certainly there... Do horror writers get stressed out while writing horror?
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Post by And Kevin 2024 on Sept 10, 2020 23:17:43 GMT
If I read the dictionnaries, then it could be that I have already encountered the word at Oliver Twist. But probably Lulu uses it with a different meaning.
A bag full of stolen goods is the old meaning, but it somehow evolved in to a general bag of gubbings.
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Post by And Kevin 2024 on Sept 10, 2020 23:24:19 GMT
The Urban Dictionary defines the word as Lulu used it: SWAG SWAG stands for Stuff We All Get, typically when attending an expo or trade show. You get SWAG when people at booths hand out free stuff like pens, prizes, etc. That's not a meaning I have ever heard, at least not as Stuff We All Get. That's like the explanation of the word WOG, as told to me by an Asian man. Wonderful Oriental Gentleman. Apparently what his parents told him I assume so he would not be offended by being called that. No one is really sure where the word originated.
Anyway >> www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/history-of-swag#:~:text=The%20origin%20of%20swag%20is%20somewhat%20unclear%2C%20but,be%20used%20to%20refer%20to%20a%20blustering%20person.
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Post by BlueAndGold on Sept 11, 2020 0:57:56 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2020 7:06:50 GMT
Or you could enter under your hubby's name .Lulu would refuse his entry too Kevin, even though he was born in America. He lives in the UK with me.
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Post by ronmiller on Sept 11, 2020 13:23:22 GMT
I cannot find anything regarding the status of copyrights anywhere in the Terms and Conditions...even after doing a word search for "copyright." All it says is that "All entries must contain only original content. The author must own all rights to the content."
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