Congrats to unpredictablebijou!

[HB1965]

for being a finalist for the Most Influential Poet Award in the 9th Annual Literotica Author Awards. How fantastic!

 

[cherokee_dove]

CONGRATULATIONS!!

Your poetry is top notch work. Hope you win!

 

[Essene]

Yaay! Congratulations and much luck!

 

[ShyVixen]

Many congratulations, and much good luck for the final!

 

[trisquel_astur]

Let's go, unpredictablebijou!

You'll win!

 

[HB1965]

Unfortunately the contest is already over, but I felt that congrats were due none the less!

 

[minx1]

Wow, thats really cool Bijou. Congrats!

I have immense admiration ( and jealousy ) for people who are talented with words

 

[00Syd]

Yay! Congratulations!

 

[The_Frank_Black]

She got Three votes! way to go. I stand corrected. I voted for Senna Jawa. Man of few words, but none are ever wasted.

congrats bijou, it seems hard enough to get nominated, that is in itself an accomplishment!

 

[jockdom]

Well done! I wish I had the guts to enter a competition!

 

[unpredictablebijou]

Wow how the hell did I miss this entire thread?

Thanks, everybody.

And well, purely for my own self-esteem, I have to correct and say I got THREE whole votes, thank you very much. heh heh. But I didn't enter, I was nominated by a really nice person. And none of the three votes were mine, since I voted for vampiredust, who eventually actually won and absolutely deserved to. He's a phenomenal poet and works extraordinarily hard at the craft.

I haven't talked much in this area lately - been busy elsewhere, but I still lurk a lot and have great admiration for a lot of the good discussion that's been happening.

golly, thanks.

bj

 

[Homburg]

Lookit you, UpBijou.

 

[sanjuaneros]

Congrats!!

 

[LittleJade]

How utterly fantastic!!

Congrats!

 

[FurryFury]

Wonderful!

 

[unpredictablebijou]

Y'all are too kind.

What I liked best about the results was that it is often asserted that those things are just popularity contests. If I had won, it might have been for either reason; I'd like to think my writing is alright, but I'm also well known enough that people could have decided it was all just a clicque thing.

The fact that vampiredust won proves beyond doubt that this was a legitimate vote; he doesn't come in and schmooze and socialize. He just writes, diligently, constantly and well. He publishes regularly and takes the craft as seriously as anyone I know. He's influential in that sense, inspiring everyone to truly get serious about writing.

That's why I nominated him and voted for him. heh heh.

but I won't pretend I don't appreciate all the props. It does my heart good.

Meh, maybe next year.

bj

 

[The_Frank_Black]

Y'all are too kind.

What I liked best about the results was that it is often asserted that those things are just popularity contests. If I had won, it might have been for either reason; I'd like to think my writing is alright, but I'm also well known enough that people could have decided it was all just a clicque thing.

The fact that vampiredust won proves beyond doubt that this was a legitimate vote; he doesn't come in and schmooze and socialize. He just writes, diligently, constantly and well. He publishes regularly and takes the craft as seriously as anyone I know. He's influential in that sense, inspiring everyone to truly get serious about writing.

That's why I nominated him and voted for him. heh heh.

but I won't pretend I don't appreciate all the props. It does my heart good.

Meh, maybe next year.

bj

I would put money on you winning next year...and how nice that you bookmarked this so you would know exactly when someone posted, you are such an egomaniac. I despise your phoniness...but by next time, you should have enough minions to vote you right in. Have fun!!

 

[unpredictablebijou]

I would put money on you winning next year.

While I appreciate the sentiment, I genuinely hope not. Someone like me winning those generally starts a shitstorm of accusations of cliquishness. Better it should be a quiet, non-obnoxious, diligent poet whose qualifications are unquestionable.

But thank you. I think.

bj