Comments on: Musing on Monday: Judging the Golden Heart http://www.jackiebarbosa.com/2010/03/01/musing-on-monday-judging-the-golden-heart/ History Made Hot Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:22:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Evangeline http://www.jackiebarbosa.com/2010/03/01/musing-on-monday-judging-the-golden-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-968 Evangeline Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:33:01 +0000 http://www.jackiebarbosa.com/?p=1174#comment-968 I signed up to be a judge for the GH and it was...an interesting experience. I really felt myself in the shoes of an agent or an editor, and the, well, pain, of reading completely unready manuscripts. I can honestly say that out of the six or seven partials I read, only one, with enough revisions, could be turned into a decent novel. It also made me scrutinize my own manuscripts with a gimlet eye. I signed up to be a judge for the GH and it was…an interesting experience. I really felt myself in the shoes of an agent or an editor, and the, well, pain, of reading completely unready manuscripts. I can honestly say that out of the six or seven partials I read, only one, with enough revisions, could be turned into a decent novel. It also made me scrutinize my own manuscripts with a gimlet eye.

]]> By: Ericka Scott http://www.jackiebarbosa.com/2010/03/01/musing-on-monday-judging-the-golden-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-962 Ericka Scott Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:24:01 +0000 http://www.jackiebarbosa.com/?p=1174#comment-962 I had a handful of paranormal entries to judge this year -- My lowest score was a 5.1 and my highest was also an 8.6. I had a handful of paranormal entries to judge this year — My lowest score was a 5.1 and my highest was also an 8.6.

]]> By: Jill Sorenson http://www.jackiebarbosa.com/2010/03/01/musing-on-monday-judging-the-golden-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-958 Jill Sorenson Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:30:28 +0000 http://www.jackiebarbosa.com/?p=1174#comment-958 Great topic! I judge a lot of contests and agree with so much of what you said. The RITA has the same guidelines, 1-9, with no feedback. I felt really bad because I had to give one of the books a lower than average score. The writing was fine but I hated the heroine. She wanted to be unhappy and it was just, drudgery. I'm not used to finishing books I don't love, so that was a challenge. Thankfully, many of the others were really great. Great topic! I judge a lot of contests and agree with so much of what you said. The RITA has the same guidelines, 1-9, with no feedback. I felt really bad because I had to give one of the books a lower than average score. The writing was fine but I hated the heroine. She wanted to be unhappy and it was just, drudgery.

I’m not used to finishing books I don’t love, so that was a challenge. Thankfully, many of the others were really great.

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