Hey folks this shall be the thread for the judging of the fanfic contest of 2015.
As of now the judges are:
- Milbunk
- Darkpulse
- RR121
- I3uster
The judging itself is as follows:
- Artistry (30 Points): Everything that contributes to the enjoyment of the story. How did a fic make a judge feel? Emotional impact. Flow. Beautiful language. Engagement. In the case of lemons, how hot the pairing and events are. Does the fic connect with readers? Remember, a story is more than just a piece of technical writing!
- Characterization (25 Points): Faithfulness to the source material (accounting for OCs/AUs). Accuracy in character mannerisms, thoughts, and speech. Realistic reactions to a given situation. Essentially, is this really a Type-Moon fanfic, or just a story with characters named the same? Would the characters have plausibly acted as they did in these circumstances? Do the rules of the world actually work? For Original Characters and AUs, do they make sense? Do they blend in seamlessly with regular Nasuverse characters/concepts?
- Setting (20 Points): Are you going to set it in tried-and-true Nasuverse places, or are you going to put it somewhere new? How believeable is your depiction? How well does the location feel like it fits into the Nasuverse? Does it feel like it's connected to his world, or does it feel like it's just existing?
- Technical (15 Points): This is basically how good your grammar and punctuation are, and if you can follow the rules of the language. Clean (understandable!) sentences, well-structured paragraphs, and clear writing will all help your score here. Most people should get a pretty high score in this as long as you make sure to have your fics read through and checked for errors.
- Uniqueness (10 Points): What sets your fic apart from the rest of the pack (or general TM fanfiction)? Plot, character focus, a future world, a certain je ne sais quoi... what did you dare to attempt? Did it make the fic better... or worse?
Now, because of the limited amount of entries this year I will not be saying which category any of these are in, you'll have to figure that out on your own. I will also be releasing them into one thread rather than the traditional one per category.
Also, I will not be giving out prizes per category, rather, there will be five places author's can make with the first place getting first choice of the prizes and the second getting second choice and etc. The bottom two entries will not be winning anything unfortunately.
I'll have the entries up shortly so get ready for the fun!
Official Reviews:
Milbunk:
Guest Reviews:
ItsaRandomUsername:
Frostyvale:
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