Fic Talk > I Challenge You....
Let the 2013 Summer Reading Challenge begin!
mare:
Just finished the first five chapters of Erika's "My Safest Place" It reminds me a little bit of the movie "Dying Young" with Julia Roberts. Not sure if that was your inspiration or not, Erika. You should check it out if you've never seen it before.
Back to Forever by Emily tomorrow.
Glad to see most of you have started your challenge reading! :)
I'll be making another fun survey to fill out soon!
carterkid:
Just stopped in to tell everyone I'm going on a trip the week of July 4th.
mare:
Hey gang! Hope your start to summer is going well.
I know it's early, but I would hope by now, most of you (with the exception of Ritz) have at least started reading one of your two stories. I have been kind of checking reviews and was glad to see all but one have actually begun the process.
To help you along, I made the halfway there survey which I posted in the very first post in this thread. I will also include it here but I think I will do that with these surveys so this way you won't have to scroll through pages to find them. No rush filling it out since I know most of us haven't hit the halfway mark yet, just when you do, know it will be waiting for you. I'll also be coming up with a few other surveys for you to fill out as you read.
Happy reading! :)
Halfway there survey (Only to be completed once you have gotten at least halfway through your story)
Name of story:
1) Are you finding it easy to follow plot wise?
2) So far who is your favorite character and why?
3) Are you getting a sense of how it will end and if so, any guesses? (Sometimes authors get a kick out of seeing what a reader thinks will happen and how predictable they may or may not be)
4) Do you feel like the summary the author gave accurately describes the story you are reading? Would there be anything you would include or omit?
5) Has there been any big surprises/plot twists or just overall observations?
These are the harder questions, but don't be afraid to answer them. Remember we all signed on to this knowing and expecting to get and give constructive criticism.
6) If this wasn't a challenge story and you didn't have to continue reading, would you have stopped already? If so please explain why.
7) Has there been any glaring errors that have stuck out? (I'm not talking about the occasional missed period, typo or spelling/grammar errors but huge mistakes that need to be pointed out that the author might not be aware of)
8) Do you have any questions for the author in regard to the storyline, characters or plot?
mare:
Here is a reader's survey for you too!
Readers survey (To be completed once the person reading your story is finished)
Story:
Person reading it:
1) When you found out this person was reading your story what were your initial thoughts?
2) Did your reader leave you an adequate amount of feedback and was it helpful to you?
3) Did you find yourself going back to read your story as a result of the feedback?
4) Do you have any questions for the person reading your story?
5) Overall did you find the experience a good one or a bad one?
RokofAges75:
Halfway there survey
Name of story: Crash and Burn
1) Are you finding it easy to follow plot wise? It was pretty easy to follow. The only thing that might make it difficult for some readers is that some of the descriptions are overly wordy and/or awkwardly-worded. However, since I know English isn't Cinzia's first language, I didn't let that bother me. Anyone who can write this well in a second language has my respect!
2) So far who is your favorite character and why? Even though I'm a Brian girl and the story was centered around Brian, I have to go with Nick on this one. I love how compassionate Nick was when he came into the room and comforted Brian. He didn't pelt him with questions; he just gave him a hug and let Brian know he was there for him, and that was all Brian needed.
3) Are you getting a sense of how it will end and if so, any guesses? Not applicable, since I'm already done!
4) Do you feel like the summary the author gave accurately describes the story you are reading? Would there be anything you would include or omit? There isn't really a summary, only the lyrics to "Crash and Burn" by Savage Garden. The lyrics do fit the tone of the story, and since it's a one-shot, there's not much plot to summarize, but a one-sentence description would be a nice addition.
5) Has there been any big surprises/plot twists or just overall observations? I was surprised that the story never really revealed what triggered Brian's big angst-fest. There were a couple of lines of dialogue in italics that looked like a flashback, and I thought there might be more to provide some back story, but there weren't.
6) If this wasn't a challenge story and you didn't have to continue reading, would you have stopped already? If so please explain why. No, I would have read the whole thing because it short, and I wanted to find out what Brian's deal was!
7) Has there been any glaring errors that have stuck out? Not that I recall.
8) Do you have any questions for the author in regard to the storyline, characters or plot? So what WAS Brian so upset about? The only hint I got was where it said "what he shouldn’t had said, like that day" - maybe he had a fight with Nick? It wasn't clear, but like I said in my review, I don't think that was the point of the story either. I'm just wondering what the back story was in your mind. :)
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