tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636039236525599501.post1507058655556242752..comments2023-07-01T21:33:07.244-07:00Comments on Mission: Publication: Contest Critique RantAbbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04331959381532863335noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636039236525599501.post-57450386813498605892010-07-14T15:10:46.483-07:002010-07-14T15:10:46.483-07:00Thanks, Susan! Good to see you here.
You're ...Thanks, Susan! Good to see you here. <br /><br />You're right. <br /><br />And I prefer Chris Pine, too. But, I thought I'd post something different. :-)Abbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04331959381532863335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636039236525599501.post-4901400314422686372010-07-14T09:30:32.171-07:002010-07-14T09:30:32.171-07:00Abbi, I know that you will know exactly what you w...Abbi, I know that you will know exactly what you were talking about and someone else's inexperience/ignorance - judge or not - should not influence how they score. To put it in perspective whilst I have a wealth of medical knowledge if I was judging a historical entry I would have neither the expert knowledge or experience to comment on those aspects of the story, what I could comment on was the writing, tone and POV. So take heart, and I love your picture of Dr McCoy although I have to say in that movie I definitely hankered after Jim Kirk! So post your chapter and get feedback from people who do like your writing!Scarlet Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03784722625468146993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636039236525599501.post-10342506210461309942010-07-14T07:31:40.259-07:002010-07-14T07:31:40.259-07:00Karl Urban does rock. :-)Karl Urban does rock. :-)Abbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04331959381532863335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636039236525599501.post-41727044759330882542010-07-14T07:30:25.902-07:002010-07-14T07:30:25.902-07:00Thanks, Jackie. I entered this chapter a long time...Thanks, Jackie. I entered this chapter a long time ago and just now figured out how to get my results. <br /><br />I agree, I'm probably beyond contests, I was just thinking about entering the Golden Heart this year. <br /><br />Thanks for the positive input!Abbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04331959381532863335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636039236525599501.post-64483313027073553242010-07-13T22:10:21.971-07:002010-07-13T22:10:21.971-07:00Abbi, I had a similiar thing happen with a recent ...Abbi, I had a similiar thing happen with a recent contest entry. Firstly the judge thought the wrong person was the heroine simply because I had another woman's name in the first sentence (it was all totally in the heroine's POV), and who also thought the chapter was written by two different people. Presumably because I had the heroine's POV and then halfway through, switched to the hero's who - naturally enough - would sound different. Another judge (pubbed author) who read the same thing gave me full marks. So go figure. <br />I reckon when you're just starting out writing, contests can be a good way to get feeback. But only up to a point. I think you've passed that point personally! Your chapter rocked I thought!<br />So does Karl Urban. :-)Jackie Ashendenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15564893115525415518noreply@blogger.com