tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25202702.post4389622532755435832..comments2023-05-30T13:21:01.619+01:00Comments on RUNAWAY GRANNY: HOW IS A JUDGE TO JUDGE?slippingthroughtheworldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06131941977247826324noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25202702.post-90850352806586264212008-09-24T01:16:00.000+01:002008-09-24T01:16:00.000+01:00i've never read any anon, but it's high time i did...i've never read any anon, but it's high time i did. i've always shied away from reading comp winners, i think because i once tried and didn't like it! so here goes. xslippingthroughtheworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06131941977247826324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25202702.post-51316601708007078922008-09-24T00:10:00.000+01:002008-09-24T00:10:00.000+01:00Annoying, yes, but I would go mad trying to write ...Annoying, yes, but I would go mad trying to write a story in the same style as one of the winners of, say, the Fish or the Bridport prize. They are the bionic equivalent of a human; the all singing all dancing, bells n' whistles, of short story writing. Could you imagine ploughing through one of them in Novel length? - 80K of pure prose muscle. :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25202702.post-61968927951107091022008-09-23T04:35:00.000+01:002008-09-23T04:35:00.000+01:00Hi Irene,Your blog is featured this week at Stubbl...Hi Irene,<BR/><BR/>Your blog is featured this week at Stubblejumpers. <BR/><BR/>KateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25202702.post-89966402381245318302008-09-22T13:21:00.000+01:002008-09-22T13:21:00.000+01:00yep you're right there anon, you can't second gues...yep you're right there anon, you can't second guess judges so might as well just do your thing and hope for the best, but it is annoying. i'd been reading an article that suggested reading and studying comp winners to get an idea of what gets through. i was disappointed at the first! xslippingthroughtheworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06131941977247826324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25202702.post-48034847713356995372008-09-22T13:12:00.000+01:002008-09-22T13:12:00.000+01:00Your blog post did make me laugh. I occassionally ...Your blog post did make me laugh. I occassionally enter a monthly short story competition that is judged by a well known local author. This month's competition was won by a story which I struggled to read at the time. It's not that the writing is bad - technically it is very good - but there were one or two niggling flaws in it that prevented me from enjoying it. Now, I realise that that is mine, not the judge's or the writer's fault. It is possible to have a wonderful story that is riddled with technical errors. It is also possible to have a technically proficient story that completely lacks substance - a nice setting described, an excellent character sketch, but nothing more. Who is to say why such stories win, but they do. And, at the end of the day the important thing is to write what you want, and not try to second guess the judge or the competition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25202702.post-37436256341501545922008-09-21T22:29:00.000+01:002008-09-21T22:29:00.000+01:00i know, it's a pretty basic part of the editing pr...i know, it's a pretty basic part of the editing process and i can't understand a judge not noticing it, i couldn't believe my eyes and began counting aloud! on my fingers! xslippingthroughtheworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06131941977247826324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25202702.post-14474208538704153002008-09-21T21:52:00.000+01:002008-09-21T21:52:00.000+01:00I'm not a writer but I notice when I've started to...I'm not a writer but I notice when I've started too many sentences with the same word and that kind of thing.<BR/><BR/>That surprises me!BetteJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11650981249204116251noreply@blogger.com