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Contests & Activities: March 28, 2018 Issue [#8823]

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 This week: Put some Pep in Your Step
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2. A Word from our Sponsor
3. Letter from the Editor
4. Editor's Picks
5. A Word from Writing.Com
6. Ask & Answer
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~ Les Brown


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Letter from the editor

Sometimes it's a phone call from a friend that sparks a newsletter about reviewing. Therefore, here I am. So, let's talk about reviewing on this site. We often talk about it, suggest it to others, hope for those good soul crushing ones, avoid them like the plague, and still look forward to them no matter what...unless they're the standard, overall reviews which praise nothing in particular and leave you with a question if the person who reviewed your item has even read the piece you wrote.

Let's get one fact straight. We all review differently. Some of us are gentle and look for the positive in other people's writing, others are harsh reviewers and those are more rare. Then there are those who give vague reviews where you feel as if you haven't gotten anything out of it. Nothing good nor bad.

I'm not saying you need to rip someone's soul to shreds when you review their work. You're supposed to find pleasure in the reading, contemplate its contents and offer suggestions on improving it, making it better, while still finding something positive to say. However, when I see a review with something similar to this...

Do I have any suggestions to offer to improve this piece: No.


I'm passed the point of reading the review with a sentence like that. I don't reply at all. The truth is, the review page is already set up and the reader just typed in the necessary answer to their own questions. Almost every written piece can use some form of suggestion. This is about actual writing, not a contest page setup or some such thing. We are talking about precious words on the screen. There's nothing you might add? Hard to believe.

How did this piece make me feel? This story made me feel...


Come on. Is it necessary to spell out the question? Why not step into a conversation with the writer while writing your review. Characters, scenes, emotions. There are so many things we can feel while reading something, it's unnecessary to add a sentence such as the one mentioned above in a review.

Personally, I'll review mostly when I'm in the mood for it or if it's on my must-do list. I don't find any pleasure in tearing someone's heart out with a harsh review. While my reviews differ depending on whether it's a request or not, I still find something in the story I can talk about. If it's really bad, I'll say it. Don't be afraid to be honest, but please, don't make your reviews to be a random answer to a question which hasn't even been asked. Think about it. What do you want in a review?

'Til next time!
~ Gaby *Witchhat*


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