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Her Royal Spriteness
Quote by Ping
It is based on understanding how the process works, what the judges specifically are looking for, with the sole intent to submit better stories.
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how about you just write what you think is an amazing story? first time i entered a comp, i won first. i did it by writing the best story i had in me. i never considered what the judges might be looking for, what would please the readers, any of that. i found a story that i wanted to tell, and i wrote the fuck out of it, and THEN i spent 3 weeks polishing and editing and making it perfect. that's how you win a comp. it's not about figuring out some sort of alogorythm or a trick. it's about writing the best story you have in you, one inspired by the theme. that's the only thing anyone who enters these things should worry about - don't compete with the other writers, compete with yourself - take your best story ever and write something better. simple as that. THAT'S what the judges are looking for.
Her Royal Spriteness
Quote by Ping
This is AWFUL!
If we had a more transparent system of judging, then your wonderful words could be shared too.
Lizzy's too. And every other Mods. How about Nicola's? She should submit too.
Damn, this is not right.
Please, let's fix this. The very fact that you have said what you have illustrates there exists a wee
problem that WE can fix.
*shrugs* public opinion is a funny thing - i mean, you, yourself, brought up the bias issue. we've had it with RRs, despite that fact that i went out on a limb and destroyed some relationships to ensure that there wasn't any bias in the process. with EPs, i am actually harder on the mods or people i have relationships than i am on 'regular members', and yet, i know there are those who look at awards as favoritism. it's better for Lush for me to simply not enter than it is to have my name in the top 3 and have any kind of doubt cast on, what i believe to be the fairest and most honest system that Nicky could create. and yet, there are those who will always question it.
as for your other comment, i think it's already transparent. Nicky listed how it works, it's her site, she runs the comp system, and that's how it is. if people don't like it, they don't have to enter.
btw, the woman can write, make no mistake about it.
Her Royal Spriteness
Quote by OmnislashXX
Sorry to ask, but could someone let me know what's up? I re-submitted it again before the weekend and have so far been in verification mode.
Lush quiets down during the weekend, at least for those of us who are mods. my wife works weeks, and i've been busy as well, doing volunteer work, working out, and trying to recover from a recent illness. we spent time together and with friends. that didn't leave a lot of time to mod - this, after modding somewhere between 200-300 stories during the month of August. so yeah, it's still there. mods need breaks too, you know - if you have questions, btw, you can always PM one of the senior mods, such as myself, and we'll be happy to answer your questions. thanks!
rachel.
Her Royal Spriteness
Quote by naughtyannie
Congratulations to the winners! I'm honoured to be one of the "bubbling under" group, and delighted to be awarded a "Recommended Read".
And only one place below the Editor's Choice group too, so I nearly made it to the top table!
i have faith that you'll get there - keep on doing what you do, Annie!
Her Royal Spriteness
Quote by Burquette
I just can't think of many better ways to start a Monday. Everyone at work will be asking me what I'm so happy about!
Congratulations to Buz, Gilrenard, and all of the finalists. And thank you, so, so much!
I'm giving out kisses today. Come get yours!
how many times are we allowed to get in line...?
congratz, Ms B. i had faith - and Buz and Gil, as well - i love Batgirl right off the bat (get it?) and praise to Gil for taking a chance with a lesser known sport - brilliant writing all 3 of you - in fact, all top 10 of you - thank god i don't judge these things.
Her Royal Spriteness
Quote by Ping
Competition Rubrics Required
I've mentioned this a few times before, but never publicly like this.
Now that another competition has come and gone, I'd like Lush to
provide competition entrants with a guideline on how the entries
are judged. Not as detailed as '5 points for every use of the word fuck',
but a guideline for what judges are looking for.
As it stands, current competitions are open to criticism. We see RR complaints
everyday with people complaining about favoritism. This will not likely
change unless each story is deemed to require a minimum number of mods
read it, not just the initial verifier. I'm not advocating that.
I am advocating for a transparent and accountable method of entry reviews.
I feel this rubric will further increase the quality of entries and minimize the
perceived bias, whether true or not, that many feel exists on Lush. As it stands,
no one knows how winners and finalists are chosen.
Competitions should be unbiased, and proven that they are. However, given
the nature of a literary competition, subjectivity will always play a role. That
role should be minimized as much as possible.
Please consider my request and implement it prior to the next competition.
Thank you!
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you might have noticed that there are a handful of mods who don't enter comps anymore, myself included. Lizzy is another one, for the reason that bias may be or has been mentioned, despite the fact that, in my case and hers, we are quite capable of winning on our own talents and merits.
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