For myself, all I need to know before reading a story is its approximate
length -- short vs huge ;-) ... I'd like to see that as just another piece
of information about the story, like its summary and the location. For that
purpose, really all I care about is the number of chapters, which the author
could supply easily.
If you decide to categorize by length, then more accurate word counts would
be needed -- but, if you're trying to keep it simple, just tell us readers
how many chapters there are and let us decide what to do with that
information.
And, regarding the voting season: please don't divide it up by categories.
Let me decide when to send which ballot (any time during the entire season),
and let me send multiple ballots for the same category (but different
**stories** on each) if that's what my time schedule -- and brain overload
-- require. (E.g. first half of a certain category early in the season
(because I read them during the reading season), then other categories, then
the second half of the same category later in the season, when I finish
reading those stories.)
Ainae, I need to drop out of the group now for RL reasons, but I want you to
know how much I've enjoyed the MEFAs. You've done a great job, and I thank
you and all the other volunteers, too!
- Barbara
>From: "Ainaechoiriel" <mefaadmin@earthlink.net>
>
>One thought, IF we did categorize by length and could define it, could we
>ask the author to provide that information? If so, I'm thinking not
>word-count, but chapter count or just they consider their story. For
>example, I'd call my Pain of Memory a novella, no matter what the Hugos
>say.
>(Ff.net says it's 54000 words).
>
>--Ainaechoiriel
>MEFA Admin and Founder
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