Darth_Slaine Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 (edited) The Circle of Reviewers The Circle of Reviewers is designed to provide authors with at least one meaningful review for their stories. It can be thought of as a chain-system where one author reviews, and then his/her story becomes the next topic for discussion. The system works in three steps: 1) See what story is up for review in the Circle and then write a meaningful critique for that story 2) Post your review to the story thread (not this thread) and post a link to the review here 3) with your link to the finished review, post a link to your own story that you would like to see reviewed To keep things fair it is important we follow these step consistently. Please do not just post a link to your story, and don't post a review to a story not presently up for review and ask it to count for your required critique. Keep in mind that we want everyone to get helpful information and we should put as much time into this as needed -- don't just rush through it to get your own story up… there is no time limit for this thread. What is a "meaningful" review? When writing a review for an author we require you to go beyond saying, Cool story, bro or I liked it -- nothing to add 10/10. Writers put a great deal of effort into their work and they deserve a well-reasoned review. Isn't that what you are looking for too? So put some thought into your critique. Ideally you should develop your thoughts in at least three paragraphs. Explain what you liked and what you didn't like.... but don't be snarky. No one likes a snark. Here is a template you might use if you aren't sure of where to start: Plot Was the plot easy to followWas the plot originalWas the plot memorableWhat did you like most about the plotWhat, if anything, should be improved in the plot Characters Did the characters seem realWere the characters originalWho was your favorite character and whyWhat did you like most about the way the characters were developedWhat, if anything, should be improved regarding the characters Style Was the style easy to readWas the style originalWhat did you like most about the author's styleDid the author's style suit the story Put as much effort into reviewing as you would like to get back on your own stories. May the Force and reviews be with you. Edited December 14, 2011 by Darth_Slaine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setie Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 It's good to see this back up here. I would read stories in the Circle when I had time, never had the time to properly participate sadly. Don't forget to give a guide for how to give constructive feedback. Not everyone is good at that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradacus Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 The Circle Version 2.0 is live! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Slaine Posted December 14, 2011 Author Share Posted December 14, 2011 So that we have something to start the review-chain... The story up for review is... Memoirs of a Mandalorian by Gestahlt. Anyone wishing to put his/her story in the review cycle must first post a meaningful review to the Memoirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gestahlt Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Since many stories are going to end up being multi-chaptered short stories, should we maybe make a rule about 3-5 chapters or so being the expected "haul"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyxian Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 (edited) I was thinking something similar to Gestalt. Perhaps a Circle of Reviewers Lite to accompany this thread? For stories of <5000 words or some similar boundary or something? I think splitting it up in this way would make for more reviews: it can be a bit daunting to open something up to review it, and then just see a tsunami of text... Edited December 30, 2011 by Nyxian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Slaine Posted December 30, 2011 Author Share Posted December 30, 2011 I was thinking something similar to Gestalt. Perhaps a Circle of Reviewers Lite to accompany this thread? For stories of <5000 words or some similar boundary or something? I think splitting it up in this way would make for more reviews: it can be a bit daunting to open something up to review it, and then just see a tsunami of text... It might be a good idea. Right now, I'm not sure we have many stories that are actually long. Let me consider it. And thank you for getting the ball rolling in the other thread! I think it is safe to jump ahead now that there has been an actual review (Gestahlt didn't need one anyway -- he already thinks he is great!) so... The Story up for review is Ducal by Nyxian. PS: Gestahlt can cry me a river. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Slaine Posted January 21, 2012 Author Share Posted January 21, 2012 We need this up, now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiElord Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Glad to see this up again. I'm still revising Ripple so I can post it again in the new forums, but as soon as that's done I'll be ready to review again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RulithBarakis Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 (edited) My review for 'Ducal', by Nyxian, can be found here: The review And here's my own story: The Journey into Darkness, an Acolyte's Journey Please note as you review that it is not yet finished. Edited January 22, 2012 by RulithBarakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mousestalker Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 There has been a call for this thread's revival... {Equipping zombie reversal ray} ZOrrrrrch The thread is now revived, but without food {Input}, its chances of survival are bleak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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