Or, if you'd rather, just send me money and i'll hit that RR button like a sexed up bunny on meth.
You can’t truly call yourself peaceful unless you are capable of violence. If you’re not capable of violence, you’re not peaceful. You’re harmless.
Think of RR's as a kind of surprise gift. My first story, "My Favourite Word", garnered an RR...I was so new I didn't even know what that little blue thumb meant until another member explained it to me. Having your first posted story garner a RR is actually really intimidating--I didn't post my second story, "Falling", for quite a while afterwards, because I felt like I had an incredibly high expectation to live up to (it didn't garner a Recommended Read, and I survived).
My second RR was awarded to "Tension", not by the moderator who verified it, but by another moderator. It always surprises me when I am awarded one, I definitely don't submit something expecting to receive one. And if ever I am awarded an EP, well, I think I may just stroke right out.
Want to spend some time wallowing in a Recommended Read? Pick one! Or two! Or seven!
Nice to see a sensible discussion on this.
I don't think there's any magic formula for getting RRs other than getting as many mods as possible to read it - it only takes one of them to think it's good enough.
Neither of my RRed stories were awarded on verification but they were both awarded by people on my friends list. Draw whatever conclusions you want about that - I choose to think that it didn't influence their decision to award but did make it more likely they would read it.
My EP was a huge surprise, I honestly didn't think it would be approved. Personally, I don't think it's the best thing I've written here but some people obviously did. The most important thing is to write for yourself and not get hung up on what are, in my opinion, arbitrary awards.
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Why not read some stories instead
NEW! Want a quick read for your coffee break? Why not try this... Flash Erotica: Scrubber It's taken me two years to realize, mean this sincerely, the WORK of a MOD doesn't come easy. Awards are not GIVEN, they are made by those that take writing seriously. I have had a couple RR's and believe me, I am thrilled. There is no conspiracy here to SUGAR COAT an individual because that would soon be evident to the BE's that be. If one is seeking only numbers, there will always be plenty but if one is seeking literary, listen to a Mod. My EP will come when the quality of my words fall to the All KNOWING EYE.
