Fic Talk > I Challenge You....
Let the Summer Reading Commence! :O)
Rose:
No worries! I should have time to sit and read and focus on what I'm doing within the next day or so :).
kevmylove:
The Writer's Survey (To be completed once the person who is reading your story is completely finished reviewing it!)
* This is the chance to let your reader know how you felt about the experience. Same deal as the one above. Be honest, be fair and be ready to explain if you are asked a question.
1) Do you feel like the person reading your story, gave it a fair shot?
Yes I do. Her reviews were all positive and she seemed to enjoy it :)
2) Did you take away anything valuable from the feed back given to you from the person reading your story?
I can pull off comedy! lol
3) Did anything the reader say to you, make you reconsider things you have written and change or correct things?
Not really.
4) Are there any questions you'd like to ask the person who read your story?
I don't have any at the moment.
5) Any final thoughts or comments concerning the reading challenge and the person who read your stuff?
I'm glad that Tracy and I enjoyed each other's stories. We've known each other for so long it was nice to bond through the challenge.
6) Would you consider doing this again next year?
Oh yeah!
RokofAges75:
Mare, thank you so much for all the compliments in your survey! (And LOL at your answer to #9!) Let me see what I can comment more specifically on in the course of mine.
The Writer's Survey
1) Do you feel like the person reading your story, gave it a fair shot?
Absolutely. We all know what Mare likes and doesn't like in a fanfic, and I knew going in that CC had a few strikes against it - long story, female lead, not enough BSB parts, etc. But that's why it was called a reading CHALLENGE. Like she said in her survey, I also worried that she wasn't going to like it because of the cancer storyline, having lost a close friend to cancer not long before CC was written. She did read Broken back in the day, but I didn't want to encourage her to read something that would hit too close to home. Come to find out, that wasn't as much of a problem as the female lead LOL. But she gave Cary a chance and gave some great feedback on her, as well as the rest of the story, so thanks, Mare! :)
2) Did you take away anything valuable from the feed back given to you from the person reading your story?
I really appreciated all of Mare's feedback, whether it was just her reactions to what she read or parts she particularly enjoyed or compliments on my characters and writing. It made me glad that I at least wrote half the story in Nick's POV because originally I was only going to tell it in Cary's, and then I changed my mind and decided to balance it between hers and Nick's because I thought his side of the story would be interesting, even if it was more of a challenge for me to write. I could tell from her reviews that Mare definitely enjoyed his chapters more, so having it all in Cary's would have taken away from her overall enjoyment of the story. It's a good reminder to keep BSB fics balanced and mainly about the BSB because, after all, those are the guys we're all reading these for!
3) Did anything the reader say to you, make you reconsider things you have written and change or correct things?
No, not really. I reread CC myself from start to finish at the beginning of summer so it would be fresh in my mind as Mare started to read and comment on it, and at the risk of sounding egotistical, it was the first time I've ever read one of my own stories all the way through like that and actually enjoyed the experience. I hardly cringed, and I didn't hate a thing about it, so I don't think I would change anything (besides correcting the typos I found!).
I do agree with Mare that the slowest part of the story is after the tour wraps and before he gets the final diagnosis; that was my least favorite part to write. Some of it was filler to get from one point to the other, but it was also the part that explored Nick and Cary's relationship, which I felt was important to her story. And that's where our interpretation is different, because I always saw CC as Cary's story, in which Nick was the catalyst and the focus. It was about him, but it was also about the impact he had on her life. I hope that helps to clarify Mare's question about why she was still there for the second half of the story, telling parts from her POV. LOL
4) Are there any questions you'd like to ask the person who read your story?
I don't think so... Mare gave detailed feedback throughout the story and really detailed answers to her survey just now, so I can't think of anything to ask her!
5) Any final thoughts or comments concerning the reading challenge and the person who read your stuff?
I really enjoyed the experience of partnering with Mare this year. I loved her story and loved getting feedback from her on mine. It was rewarding and fun!
6) Would you consider doing this again next year?
Definitely!
mare:
^ Thanks, Julie! I tried to do the same thing you did and read Whatever the Night May Bring but I failed! I did make it three quarters of the way at least lmao
simple sue:
The Writer's Survey (To be completed once the person who is reading your story is completely finished reviewing it!)
* This is the chance to let your reader know how you felt about the experience. Same deal as the one above. Be honest, be fair and be ready to explain if you are asked a question.
1) Do you feel like the person reading your story, gave it a fair shot?
Yes
2) Did you take away anything valuable from the feed back given to you from the person reading your story?
I received feedback but not anything I would consider constructive such as letting me know they liked or disliked a specific point.
3) Did anything the reader say to you, make you reconsider things you have written and change or correct things?
When I was told there were words missing, I wasn't told specifically where and I enjoy my style so I wouldn't reconsider changing things I've written.
4) Are there any questions you'd like to ask the person who read your story?
Just curious as to how long my partner has been writing fan fiction because I felt as though I was cheated the benefit of constructive criticism for my writing.
5) Any final thoughts or comments concerning the reading challenge and the person who read your stuff?
I don't care for the pairing system because I felt as though I really didn't connect with my partner. I realize it is a challenge but I think maybe taking a list w/ a short summary and link, let the reader decide what they want to read then let the person supervising the challenge know so they and can take it out of the running until there are no more to choose from so we really don't know whom is reading our story until the reviews start coming in. Just a thought.
6) Would you consider doing this again next year?
Not sure. I will have to see how I feel about it when it comes around again.
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