Not 10 critiques, but there used to be a number of posts requirement before getting access to the Workshop.
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Not 10 critiques, but there used to be a number of posts requirement before getting access to the Workshop.
we stopped doing that three years ago.... by and large we want as few barriers to participationin the workshop and site as possible. On the old site we had a lot of people who'd post a story then get told to take it down because reqs werent met and having had that negative interaction would leave, while some of them might have just been drive bys others were likely potentially good members lost
Yeah, I just thought this might be what the poster is remembering. There was never a 10 critique requirement, as far as I can remember anyway.
1 free then 1 to1
First one's free, then 1:1, though how that gets enforced remains to be seen. It was always more about the spirit of the rule than the letter. Participate, help others, don't be a forum abuser, etc. We don't really have the traffic yet for it to be worth making a big deal about, but I imagine down the road it will become a good problem that will need more enforcement.
Have to see how it goes - its only a problem if you get lots of work posted for crit and not much crit given
Tough to start a forum with a crit-before-posting requirement as well. Pump-priming the critique economy, na?
It was hard enough at the OG, too.
I do like the look better but not sure if it's an option. It could be an add-on they have. I'll take a look, though.Apologies for having to mention a certain site
This isn't a huge deal or anything and I don't know if it'd be a pain in the ass to change, but...Well, it's easier to show rather than tell here, heh.
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It's definitely more readable.Apologies for having to mention a certain site
This isn't a huge deal or anything and I don't know if it'd be a pain in the ass to change, but...Well, it's easier to show rather than tell here, heh.
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To be honest, I like the way the first one looks. The second one is more readable but it's just an image awkwardly standing on top of your user profile. It feels weird.
This site's implementation makes a lot more sense because it's used as a background. Instead of having a boring white backdrop, you have a nice little image as a background. It's a problem if the image has text (like yours does) but not really if it doesn't.
Another benefit of the background-image design is how the popup is a lot more compact because it combines both into one element. With .com's design, it's a lot taller, which just wastes screen real estate. It doesn't feel smart. Therefore, I can say, this site is superior in terms of this.
But that's just the way I see things. Just an opinion
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I think it would be a good idea to have a thread with general writing advice, tips and such. Some kind of collaborative effort where you add them to the OP. I've got this file in scriv I call 'bits' where I've c&p useful things from various books and places on the interwebs. Trouble is, I can't remember where most came from since I didn't attribute them since I had no plan to repost them at the time. Duh? And useful links!
I'll give you an example of something I kept, but I cannot for my life remember where the hell I got it, let alone who wrote it:
This sentence has five words. Here are five more words. Five-word sentences are fine. But several together become monotonous. Listen to what is happening. The writing is getting boring. The sound of it drones. It’s like a stuck record. The ear demands some variety. Now listen. I vary the sentence length, and I create music. Music. The writing sings. It has a pleasant rhythm, a lilt, a harmony. I use short sentences. And I use sentences of medium length. And sometimes, when I am certain the reader is rested, I will engage him with a sentence of considerable length, a sentence that burns with energy and builds with all the impetus of a crescendo, the roll of the drums, the crash of the cymbals—sounds that say listen to this, it is important.
So write with a combination of short, medium, and long sentences. Create a sound that pleases the reader’s ear. Don’t just write words. Write music.
Be nice if we could gather together such wonders.
I'll give you an example of something I kept, but I cannot for my life remember where the hell I got it, let alone who wrote it:
This sentence has five words. Here are five more words. Five-word sentences are fine. But several together become monotonous. Listen to what is happening. The writing is getting boring. The sound of it drones. It’s like a stuck record. The ear demands some variety. Now listen. I vary the sentence length, and I create music. Music. The writing sings. It has a pleasant rhythm, a lilt, a harmony. I use short sentences. And I use sentences of medium length. And sometimes, when I am certain the reader is rested, I will engage him with a sentence of considerable length, a sentence that burns with energy and builds with all the impetus of a crescendo, the roll of the drums, the crash of the cymbals—sounds that say listen to this, it is important.
So write with a combination of short, medium, and long sentences. Create a sound that pleases the reader’s ear. Don’t just write words. Write music.
Be nice if we could gather together such wonders.
if you want a thread like that feel free to start it in writing discussions... one of us will sticky it
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