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lisafox10800
NYC Midnight Black Belt Joined: 18 Jul 2016 Location: NJ Status: Offline Points: 9440 |
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THIS^^ - always this. I had a very similar experience in the short story comp where I had COMPLETELY contradictory judge feedback. And it's frustrating. But every judge is human. Every judge is different. And like Forest Gump said, it's like a box of chocolates- you never know what you're going to get. Write something that YOU feel good about. And be happy you got points. You stand a fighting chance to move on.
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Suave
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In my reading of others stories, specific to genre, it is plain that the judges do not follow the rules listed for the judging. I have read stories that really did not qualify as the genre score well, stories that did not have much meat, as far as a story, score well. I believe that the judges think they are cats. That said, if they told us how a story scored using the percentages they list in the rules, and included that with our feedback, it would make for a clearer understanding of what we needed to improve, instead of the useless feedback they give us now.
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Lookit There
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If we knew what the judges were looking for, this contest would be a massive tie for 1st Place - 15s all around! That said, you can't write for the judges. I did that last year (political satire) and got a big fat zero. One of the judges' critique made me so furious that during the next round I thought, screw it, and wrote totally for myself. Got a 15!
WRITE FOR YOURSELF.
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SLK43
NYC Midnight Black Belt Joined: 30 Jan 2017 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 3803 |
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I've decided I don't enter the competitions to get the judges feedback or the score. I agree with all previous comments re the contradictory opinions offered by judges. I enter them because this forum is priceless. Thank you for making it worthwhile regardless of outcome!
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