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Msg# 3816

Doing tentative reviews Posted by aelfwina@cableone.net April 11, 2005 - 8:01:12 Topic ID# 3816
So far in my tentative reviews, I have basically been reviewing just the same way I would if I were reviewing the story normally. I've been surprised at the scores when I finish--sometimes they are less than I expect, sometimes more. Sometimes a story I really like can actually call for a short review as being the most heartfelt, if you know what I mean. And face it, with a drabble, any very long review is going to be longer than the story, LOL!

When it gets to voting season, I suppose I'll have time to fiddle with them, but I am uncertain about how to do so? Change shorter words to longer ones? Gush more? Or should I simply go with my first impresssions, and let the chips fall where they may, and hope that other reviewers will also feel as I do about certain stories?

Just wondering.
Dreamflower
(Barbara)

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Msg# 3823

Re: Doing tentative reviews Posted by Ainaechoiriel April 11, 2005 - 10:22:39 Topic ID# 3816
Gush! Sometimes a great story may leave you simply with "WOW!" But that
will only garner the story 1 point. And you want it to win. So force
yourself to gush. And yes, I understand your note about drabbles. My
reviews for drabbles are almost always shorter than for other stories, but I
still try to give the one I like best in a particular category the most
gushing.

--Ainaechoiriel

MEFA Admin and Founder

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

http://gabrielle.sytes.net/mefa The Middle-Earth Fanfiction Awards

Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com



> -----Original Message-----
> From: aelfwina@cableone.net [mailto:aelfwina@cableone.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 8:07 AM
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [MEFAwards] Doing tentative reviews
>
>
> So far in my tentative reviews, I have basically been
> reviewing just the same way I would if I were reviewing the
> story normally. I've been surprised at the scores when I
> finish--sometimes they are less than I expect, sometimes
> more. Sometimes a story I really like can actually call for
> a short review as being the most heartfelt, if you know what
> I mean. And face it, with a drabble, any very long review is
> going to be longer than the story, LOL!
>
> When it gets to voting season, I suppose I'll have time to
> fiddle with them, but I am uncertain about how to do so?
> Change shorter words to longer ones? Gush more? Or should I
> simply go with my first impresssions, and let the chips fall
> where they may, and hope that other reviewers will also feel
> as I do about certain stories?
>
> Just wondering.
> Dreamflower
> (Barbara)
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
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