Fic Talk > Felix Awards 2011
Exit Survey
RokofAges75:
I kinda thought the whole point of the Felix Awards was that it was only for AC. If you change that, you change the whole purpose of the awards - to acknowledge the best on this site. It's not like it's really limiting or exclusive - there are thousands of stories posted on AC, and anyone can post there, so like you said, Julilly, anyone can make themselves eligible.
Also, how many writers are there in the BSB fandom who post their stories exclusively somewhere other than AC nowadays? I can only think of like one person offhand. Some of us still maintain our own sites as well, but AC is the place to be if you want readers and reviews, and it makes it so much easier to keep track of feedback. I think it makes a lot more sense to stick to AC; it will keep it more current and relevant.
RokofAges75:
--- Quote from: julilly on February 18, 2012, 08:28:36 PM ---I was just looking for the 'like' button then I realized I'm not on Facebook lol I think it's bed time!
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LOL I do that all the time!
colorguard_diva:
It was me, who said that I think it would be nice to have some more types of awards. I think the award categories that have been picked this year are great. I just think it would be great to have some awards that delve deeper into what writing is about.
I think it would it would be nice to have a category for most creative story. You see lots of discussions about the lack of creative story lines especially in certain genres. It would be nice to see that stories from all genres that are creative be put together to find the most creative story line.
It would be neat to see something dealing characters. Some authors work so hard on making their characters believeable in their stories.
I guess the point I'm making is that there a little things that make a story great, that the authors should get credit for it. It would be nice have categories that deal with the aspects of writing not just genres.
I'm not asking for best kiss and other superlatives. That is just too hard to pick. In one story of mine, I might have 20 to 30 kissing scenes. I couldn't even come up with a best kiss in my own....lol.
RokofAges75:
That makes sense, Rachel. One thing that was nice about when the awards were judged was that the judges used a rubric-style scoresheet that required them to score the stories on a lot of the different aspects you mentioned - creativity, characters, dialogue, and storyline, as well as grammar. To win, you had to score high enough in all of those areas combined. With voting, it's up to the individual voter what makes a good story, and I'm sure everyone uses different criteria to judge that. That said, I know voting is a lot easier on Julilly and Mare, and it takes into account the opinions of everyone, instead of the opinion of the one person filling out the scoresheet. So I'm not suggesting we go back to judging! LOL
colorguard_diva:
Julie, judging would definitely be hard to do. Finding judges to read all those stories would be tough. I just think there are so many people who deserve credit for their wonderful stories and talent. I wish we could celebrate more of the greatness of AC.
I don't want anyone to have to do more work than needed, but I think more people need to be recognized and represented for their talent.
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