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Rules for the Confused!
16 years ago
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FA_writers Rules!
1. Provide feedback.
We can understand if you're busy sometimes and can't do it once in a while, but it's unfair to ask everybody to read your story and comment without you being willing to do the same.
2. No novels or segments of super-long stories
It’s already a lot to ask people to read all of the stories in the digest and comment on them, and it’d be downright insulting to ask them to read a 150-page epic...or just the prologue to that epic. It’s hard to give feedback on something that isn’t complete, so please wait until you’ve finished the entire story before submitting.
3. Help out and comment!
“Commenting, for some, is easily the single most important aspect of your rating. So you really liked the story –write a comment and say you love it. But don’t stop there – tell them why! Leave a comment saying what you liked or didn’t like so that other prospective readers will know what to expect. Not only does this gives the author an idea of what they did well, but what they can improve, and more importantly, HOW they can improve, you’re contributing to the better quality of future stories.
4. Be honest with your evaluations.
“Sure, authors are thrilled to hear that you think their story is the best thing since delivery pizza, but for the most part, they’ll be MORE appreciative of you if you tell them the bad with the good. A good rule of thumb for leaving criticism is to both start and end with good points about the story, and present in the middle, as politely and constructively as possible, something the author could have done better, or some suggestions as to how to improve.”
5. Use constructive criticism (Or, Don’t be a douche)
None of that “your story sucked!” or “quite writing!” or “what huh I don’t get it?” Be sure to be as specific as possible with what you think is causing your confusion. Or Be sure to tell them what in specific is causing their story to not be at 100%. Whether its spelling, grammar, or how they pace what happens. Be sure to be as specific as possible.
6. Avoid Spoilers when possible!
Please remember some people enjoy reading comments before reading the work of the writer. So please don’t give away any parts of the stories without warning. If your comment contains a spoiler, put a nice big SPOILERS at the start and end of your comment, which is easier to skip over when reading.
Rules 3 through 6 taken from here
1. Provide feedback.
We can understand if you're busy sometimes and can't do it once in a while, but it's unfair to ask everybody to read your story and comment without you being willing to do the same.
2. No novels or segments of super-long stories
It’s already a lot to ask people to read all of the stories in the digest and comment on them, and it’d be downright insulting to ask them to read a 150-page epic...or just the prologue to that epic. It’s hard to give feedback on something that isn’t complete, so please wait until you’ve finished the entire story before submitting.
3. Help out and comment!
“Commenting, for some, is easily the single most important aspect of your rating. So you really liked the story –write a comment and say you love it. But don’t stop there – tell them why! Leave a comment saying what you liked or didn’t like so that other prospective readers will know what to expect. Not only does this gives the author an idea of what they did well, but what they can improve, and more importantly, HOW they can improve, you’re contributing to the better quality of future stories.
4. Be honest with your evaluations.
“Sure, authors are thrilled to hear that you think their story is the best thing since delivery pizza, but for the most part, they’ll be MORE appreciative of you if you tell them the bad with the good. A good rule of thumb for leaving criticism is to both start and end with good points about the story, and present in the middle, as politely and constructively as possible, something the author could have done better, or some suggestions as to how to improve.”
5. Use constructive criticism (Or, Don’t be a douche)
None of that “your story sucked!” or “quite writing!” or “what huh I don’t get it?” Be sure to be as specific as possible with what you think is causing your confusion. Or Be sure to tell them what in specific is causing their story to not be at 100%. Whether its spelling, grammar, or how they pace what happens. Be sure to be as specific as possible.
6. Avoid Spoilers when possible!
Please remember some people enjoy reading comments before reading the work of the writer. So please don’t give away any parts of the stories without warning. If your comment contains a spoiler, put a nice big SPOILERS at the start and end of your comment, which is easier to skip over when reading.
Rules 3 through 6 taken from here
Could one submit a multi-part story if it has already been submitted to FA (eg. Something Part One, Something Part Two)?
Is poetry allowed?
If something has already been a part of another "weekly something" such as Poetigress' Thursday Prompt?
Poetry is allowed, but this is a bit of a fiction-centered group. That won't stop us from doing our best to give critique though.
And multi-part stories are also acceptable, as long as it isn't a giant story that's impossible to read over a week. (Example: My Wristwatch Part I, Part II = Good. My Wristwatch, Chapter 1 of 39 = Bad.)
I'm in the process of writing something at the moment. It's split into parts, with each part being roughly 3-4 pages in length, generously spaced and including the partial endpage. There's maybe one or two exceptions so far going above that. It's planned to be 12 parts, and is currently on the 8th part. Is that too long?
Did the math here for you:
4 + 4 + 3 + 3 + 4 + 3 + 6 + 4 = 31 total at the moment, projected to be roughly 43 pages... That is starting to seem to be a bit much...
If so... well... dang. Though I suppose I could always submit a different piece.
Hope that answers you questions. ^^'
I've decided to join, and sent a note requesting to join as well as my first submission to the Writers Block.
Although my stories are a bit long, I believe that the way I present them makes them appear to be shorter. I cut them down into 3-5 page stories. They may not be able to stand alone too well, but oh well... *shrug*
'Quite' should be 'quit'.
And it's an interesting organization, but I'll have to see if I join up.
I'm already in