The Official Authors' Hangout National Nude Day 2018 Support Thread

[NotWise]

But I also remember the old project manager's adage: "Once is happenstance, twice is circumstance, three times is enemy action."

Here there is no reason why an anonymous user would ever need to admit to such things. I'd go with honest klutz.

 

[Son_of_Battles]

Someone who's going to bother jumping off to give you email feedback to say, oops, sounds genuine, but then I try to see the good in people first up.

But I also remember the old project manager's adage: "Once is happenstance, twice is circumstance, three times is enemy action."

I don't know why, but I love that line. Not going to steal it for writing or anything, but it would be nice to remember.

 

[ElectricBlue]

I don't know why, but I love that line. Not going to steal it for writing or anything, but it would be nice to remember.

Re-use and recycle at your pleasure. I picked it up from a crusty old Californian marketing dude from a big aerospace company decades ago. It became one of my rules of thumb as a crusty old project manager, and serves me in good stead.

A similar version is, "Never confuse incompetence for cunning. Ninety-nine times out of a hundred, it really is getting fucked up by an expert. And when it is cunning you're faced with, the guy will be good and you won't spot it." I've not been proven wrong yet.

 

[Son_of_Battles]

Re-use and recycle at your pleasure. I picked it up from a crusty old Californian marketing dude from a big aerospace company decades ago. It became one of my rules of thumb as a crusty old project manager, and serves me in good stead.

A similar version is, "Never confuse incompetence for cunning. Ninety-nine times out of a hundred, it really is getting fucked up by an expert. And when it is cunning you're faced with, the guy will be good and you won't spot it." I've not been proven wrong yet.

Thanks electricblue66. I'm actually in the process of writing a sci-fi/fantasy novel (non erotica...sorry) and I have a rather surly older character that might enjoy a line like that. Cheers!

 

[Requiax]

Mine’s published.

Can someone explain the process for me. The way I’m understanding is that if a contest entry gets 25 votes before the cut-off date (11th July) it gets included in the running, and then the winner is the one with the highest score at the end (not the most votes)?

In other words number of votes determines eligibility but score determines the winner? Do I have that right?

 

[lovecraft68]

Mine’s published.

Can someone explain the process for me. The way I’m understanding is that if a contest entry gets 25 votes before the cut-off date (11th July) it gets included in the running, and then the winner is the one with the highest score at the end (not the most votes)?

In other words number of votes determines eligibility but score determines the winner? Do I have that right?

Yes, that's how it works.

If it went by vote total a lot of categories would never have a chance.

 

[Requiax]

Yes, that's how it works.

If it went by vote total a lot of categories would never have a chance.

Thanks! That hadn’t occurred to me but makes perfect sense.

 

[lovecraft68]

Thanks! That hadn’t occurred to me but makes perfect sense.

No, worries, good luck, enjoy the ride.

 

[SolarRay]

Yikes! MP-- you need to switch on backups... Just set them to be automatic, and encrypt your work if you're afraid of it being moved around somewhere.

KindofHere: I have received essentially the same message from anonymous. I didn't think much of it at the time, mostly because I figured the mistake would come out in the wash, but sucks to get that on a contest entry. I wonder how common that is...

As usual I'm digging into Summer Lovin' while the Nude Day contest unfolds. It's actually not overtly summery, but it's still by the beach and describes events that take the place of a summer vacation, so...

 

[RejectReality]

Finished the initial text-to-speech stage of editing mine. Should be able to finish the edit by tonight and get it in the queue for tomorrow.

Already have another regular story in this name and one as Les in the queue as well. Have a couple more in progress, including a new story as Dark. Nice to actually have a productive week off for once. I usually end up sleeping through most of it and accomplishing nothing.

 

[KindofHere]

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[MagicaPractica]

Eeek!

Yikes! MP-- you need to switch on backups... Just set them to be automatic, and encrypt your work if you're afraid of it being moved around somewhere.

Um, backups? Que?

It came back, it was the outlet the computer was plugged into plus drained battery, still not sure I'll finish in time but we'll give it a go.

 

[RejectReality]

There have always been one or two sticklers in every contest who will ding you for not mentioning that the story happens/concludes on the day when it's one of the contest themes named for a specific holiday.

You also have the hemispherophobes who don't understand that the seasons in the southern hemisphere are reversed, and thus ding stories set in the appropriate season, but having what they consider inappropriate weather.

They've always been so few in number as to be more or less irrelevant.

Here's another comment that makes me shake my head:

Great story but....
by Anonymous user on 1 hour ago
Loved the story, the build up and modeling angle. I gave you 4, only because the contest was for Nude Day itself, and if it was for taboo/incest day I would given it a 5.

I guess the anon doesn't know the rules of the contest because my story has all of this, straight from the rules page: Submissions must have a Nude Day theme: i.e. public or private nudity, voyeurism, exhibitionism, naked adults in interesting situations

 

[Requiax]

There have always been one or two sticklers in every contest who will ding you for not mentioning that the story happens/concludes on the day when it's one of the contest themes named for a specific holiday.

You also have the hemispherophobes who don't understand that the seasons in the southern hemisphere are reversed, and thus ding stories set in the appropriate season, but having what they consider inappropriate weather.

They've always been so few in number as to be more or less irrelevant.

Given that I had to Google 'nude day' to learn that it was an actual thing when I read about this contest (July 14 being National Nude Day apparently), I'm not going to hold it against an author if they (or, perhaps more importantly, the characters in their story) are completely unaware of the occasion or are reasonably not giving it any significance.

My story takes place in Britain anyway. So that's my excuse for not mentioning the occasion.

But I suppose writing a Valentines Day story that takes place entirely on October 7th could be grounds for a legitimate complaint, although I also imagine it wouldn't qualify under the terms of that particular contest?

As for seasons/weather, surely whatever hemisphere you are in, summer is hot and winter is cold? It's just the months in which these seasons occur that differ?

 

[RejectReality]

The most common example I can think of is Aussies having cookouts or going to the beach on Christmas. That's been mentioned on the Winter Holiday threads here many a time. Winter Holiday doesn't have a specific day in the name, but authors nail down a day themselves by mentioning Christmas, Thanksgiving, New Year's, etc.

When any holiday is nailed to a specific date worldwide, a story set in the south can have the "wrong" weather to someone who isn't paying attention while reading, or just doesn't care.

If the theme is "Summer", it's usually not a problem, unless the author mentions what month it is.

Nude Day actually originated in New Zealand. It's typically called National Nude Day by those in the U.S. who know it exists and celebrate it, both to lend it an air of legitimacy, and... Well...

'Murica.

Given that I had to Google 'nude day' to learn that it was an actual thing when I read about this contest (July 14 being National Nude Day apparently), I'm not going to hold it against an author if they (or, perhaps more importantly, the characters in their story) are completely unaware of the occasion or are reasonably not giving it any significance.

My story takes place in Britain anyway. So that's my excuse for not mentioning the occasion.

But I suppose writing a Valentines Day story that takes place entirely on October 7th could be grounds for a legitimate complaint, although I also imagine it wouldn't qualify under the terms of that particular contest?

As for seasons/weather, surely whatever hemisphere you are in, summer is hot and winter is cold? It's just the months in which these seasons occur that differ?

 

[Voboy]

Re-use and recycle at your pleasure. I picked it up from a crusty old Californian marketing dude from a big aerospace company decades ago. It became one of my rules of thumb as a crusty old project manager, and serves me in good stead.

A similar version is, "Never confuse incompetence for cunning. Ninety-nine times out of a hundred, it really is getting fucked up by an expert. And when it is cunning you're faced with, the guy will be good and you won't spot it." I've not been proven wrong yet.

It’s been a common US army term since at least Vietnam. Hence, “enemy action” at the end of the saying.

Yeah. Odd comments, odd scoring this time. Might be cutting out of contests for a bit. It’s finally getting to me a bit. Not the scoring, per se; I’m just not sure the benefits of contest entry still outweigh the benefits of non-entry, at least for me.

 

[lovecraft68]

Here's another comment that makes me shake my head:

Great story but....
by Anonymous user on 1 hour ago
Loved the story, the build up and modeling angle. I gave you 4, only because the contest was for Nude Day itself, and if it was for taboo/incest day I would given it a 5.

I guess the anon doesn't know the rules of the contest because my story has all of this, straight from the rules page: Submissions must have a Nude Day theme: i.e. public or private nudity, voyeurism, exhibitionism, naked adults in interesting situations

After I saw Laurel allow a Christmas story in last years Halloween contest-title, description, X-mas in the author's notes- it pretty much proved no one should worry about it and not just because she's not checking, but I looked through the stories comments and no one seemed to care, unless the author was deleting them.

 

[oggbashan]

July 14 is Bastille Day in France.

That is a much more significant event than National Nude Day.

 

[lovecraft68]

July 14 is Bastille Day in France.

That is a much more significant event than National Nude Day.

I used to think Nude Day could be a contest that could be replaced with something else.

But then they did that with the much maligned Earth day and its replacement April Fools hasn't seemed to have gone over that well, so may as well leave it be.

 

[KindofHere]

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[Alice_Rosaleen]

I responded to the comment and then I deleted mine and the anon comment. I'm not here to get into it with people or read comments that will make me want to get into it with people (anymore). I just want everything to be mellow ... I need to get a prescription for weed, but I don't smoke, so ... yoga?

If the anon was going to penalize me for not following the rules, at least read/understand the rules first. I shared it because I figured people in here would have the thought: Yep, been there.

Nude yoga?
I get what the anon commenter is trying to say- he felt it would fulfill an incest day theme better than a nude day theme, not that it wasn't supposed to have a nudist theme- but that's pretty subjective and not constructive, nor a valid way to base your voting on the story itself, which is what the voting is about, so I understand your deleting it. Nude Day should be so chill, but not chill enough to cause shrinkage .

I've enjoyed reading the stories so far everyone- thanks!

 

[lovecraft68]

If I recall my last couple of nude day stories, including the 2nd place finisher in 2016 didn't even mention nude day. Neither did my 2015 entry that just missed placing and ended up winning the July monthly that year.

Nude is the theme and truth be told, every body is nude in porn stories(with the exception of some spins here and there) its as easy of a 'qualification' as summer and winter is as in its hot its cold...

Personally I've seen very few comments on any of my contest stories over the years complaining of lack of theme.

 

[xelliebabex]

As for seasons/weather, surely whatever hemisphere you are in, summer is hot and winter is cold? It's just the months in which these seasons occur that differ?

For me, Summer is Xmas and New year and I get a bit of backlash if I include them in my summer story, the same with the winter holidays contest. If my Holidays are summery or if my winter doesn't include the holidays. The season differences tend to matter but only in those two contests.
People don't seem to mind if Valentine's day is summery or Halloween is on the spring equinox instead of autumn. But I tend to have to put an authors note explaining that I am Antipodean

 

[KeithD]

I am Antipodean

I think I might have seen an ad on the TV for medicine for that.

 

[xelliebabex]

I think I might have seen an ad on the TV for medicine for that.