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WEbook Round 2

Posted on June 17th, 2010 jean 11 comments

Awhile back I mentioned that my ‘experimental’ submission in the WEbook contest blew me away and got elevated to the next round in their Page To Fame contest.

A few days ago I posted the next bit of the story along with a ‘read more’ sample. Nothing happened in terms of ratings for a few days so I forgot about it. Then this morning I was editing for a client and needed a change of brain pace. So, I popped over to AgentQuery Connect and noticed people were chatting on the WEbook thread. (They were talking about a survey that was sent out to participants.) That reminded me that I hadn’t checked WEbook in awhile.

So, I popped over there and had my mind blown. Here’s what I saw:

Um, wow! 75% of the 8 current raters want it elevated to round 3. I don’t even know what to say. Well, except that ratings always change and maybe these eight were having a Drink and Rate party and were at that happy stage when they came to my story. Joking aside, these are pretty sweet stats.

As for those comments in the feedback bit (sorry the image is blurry), 2 chose the canned response “Great writing,” 5 chose “Engaging plot,” 3 chose “Love the idea,” 2 chose “Can’t wait to read more,” 4 chose “intriguing characters,” and 1 chose “Don’t like the idea.” (Raters can chose more than one reply–the first 5 are canned responses and the last one is a ‘something else’ which is filled in by the rater.)

Cool beans! I can’t wait to see what this story does.
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11 responses to “WEbook Round 2”
- TK Richardson June 17th, 2010 at 11:06
  
  That is fantastic! To get such positive feedback about your writing is priceless and encouraging. Also, I love that you were editing for a client. How fun! (I hate editing my own stuff, but editing for someone else does sound rewarding and interesting.)
- jean June 17th, 2010 at 11:24
  
  Thanks, TK. It is encouraging. I wasn’t sure if the way I presented the story would speak to people. So far, it seems to be doing okay in that way. Whew!
  
  I love editing for people. I get to read some great stuff and try and figure out how it can be made even better. It exciting!
- Jemi Fraser June 17th, 2010 at 20:34
  
  Woohoo! That’s exciting stuff – I’ll have to check it out! On the weekend probably, cause life is nuts
- jean June 17th, 2010 at 20:40
  
  Yeah, it’s kind of cool–and the bonus is, it’s the piece you critiqued for me–so a huge thanks to you!
  
  It’s a nice little Thursday surprise to make me feel as if I might actually know what I am doing after all.
  
  To rate stuff, it is sort of a stumble upon kind of thing. So to go looking for it might take awhile, if that makes any sense.
- Cat Woods June 18th, 2010 at 13:41
  
  Awesome, Jean. Are you going to go forward with round 3?
- jean June 18th, 2010 at 15:05
  
  I hope so! But it is too soon to say. I need a lot more ratings before I reach the ‘move on’ threshold. And my ratings could tank. Either way, it’s been a fun contest.
- layinda June 18th, 2010 at 18:43
  
  Wow – those are great stats! I keep toying with the idea of entering the Page2Fame contest, but that thread on AQ makes me think twice about it.
- jean June 18th, 2010 at 18:59
  
  Layinda, some folks take the contest pretty seriously while others like me figure, hey for the cost of a cup of coffee, I can have a little fun. Maybe get some feedback–see how your opening is grabbing people (or not) and maybe win a little money like Skyval or get noticed by an agent. For $3.95 (current summer pricing) you can’t go wrong!
- Beverage Dispenser November 4th, 2010 at 04:13
  
  i’m quite good in witing but i have not yet signed up on a writing contest
- Rain Jacket December 3rd, 2010 at 10:12
  
  last time, i joined a writing contests on the internet and i won a small price for writing a nice piece of writing **.
- jean December 3rd, 2010 at 16:45
  
  Good stuff, Rain. Good to hear!
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