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Viv
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| Andreth wrote: | BTW, how do you go about getting the reviews for a contest story? Since I got runner-up in a category will I not get to see what the judges said? After Nancy's comments and yours, I know I'd be better off not knowing, but it's that damned morbid curiosity. Like what compels you to rubber neck at a car wreck or watch a Hillary Duff music video.  |
When the admins sent you a note asking for permission to include the story in the contest (at the semifinals stage), there was a question there asking if you'd like to receive feedback. If you said "yes" your feedback should be coming soon.
I haven't gotten mine yet, either. Am a smidge nervous, but not too much: my stories are certainly flawed, and it'll be nice to get some scathing suggestions for improvement. Masochist much? |
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NancyBrooke
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| Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2004 2:55 pm Post subject: |
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I got e-mail today with my "semi-finalist" button and a .doc with the one crit on it.
Presumably, all such things are being sent as e-mail; can only imagine why it would take a while.
Viv, you're probably right that what I got was an explanation. That makes sense.
And thank you, Andreth, for your lovely opinion. I think I won't rewrite. I like it as is, and think it reflects how I wanted it when I completed it. Nothing in it is "inaccurate," only not preferable to at least one reader.
Thanks to you both for helping me work through this.
N
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Ellbee
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What do you think? Do you ever rewrite when you learn something more about ME? Am I just pissing sour grapes at an almost entirely negative review?  |
Here's one of the reviews we Jen and I got back from a Mithril judge:
| Quote: | | Some annoying spelling mistakes. Whilst the OC is reasonably fleshed out emotionally, Isobel isn't a Tolkien name, her background isn't well explained and she doesn't seem to belong in M-e. Rebirth isn't a Tolkien concept. I found this self-indulgent crap, I fear. |
So, to fix this story and make it acceptable to this particular judge, we'd have to not only change our character's name and background, we'd have to take her out of the story altogether, and change the plot. Hmm...no, I don't believe we'll be doing a rewrite. Sometimes there's simply nothing you can do to make a story palatable to an individual who dislikes your story; all you can do is satisfy yourself.
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Viv
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And where is your bright shiny new avatar, Ell?  |
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Ellbee
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| Viv wrote: | | And where is your bright shiny new avatar, Ell? |
You mean this one? I made it in honor of the Mithrils, and because it describes all my work, not just that one story. 
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Viv
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| Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2004 11:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Yep, that's the one. |
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Robbie
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| Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2004 11:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Ellbee wrote: | | [snip]... I made it in honor of the Mithrils, and because it describes all my work |
Feel free to comment on a review / reviewer anonymously (and I must admit that someone ending a review with ", I fear." probably has their keyboard stuck too highly up the place where even mice don't fit - apparently) but PLEASE don't start a Mithril bashing thread.
We had that last September, and it caused a little spike in the number of hits the site received... and it won't get anyone anywhere.
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Ellbee
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| Robbie wrote: | | Ellbee wrote: | | [snip]... I made it in honor of the Mithrils, and because it describes all my work |
Feel free to comment on a review / reviewer anonymously (and I must admit that someone ending a review with ", I fear." probably has their keyboard stuck too highly up the place where even mice don't fit - apparently) but PLEASE don't start a Mithril bashing thread.
We had that last September, and it caused a little spike in the number of hits the site received... and it won't get anyone anywhere.
Cheers |
No worries, as the new icon says, I'm not looking for trouble. I sure could use a drink, though.
-Ell
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