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Cozmic

Cozmic

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I've taken a look at the three judge applications.
Yam42: I read one of your short stories and it's pretty good! I also like the fact that you're an English major. You've been accepted.
Snowbuster: I think you've proven at The Novelists' Guild that you can do reviews, and I greatly appreciate your community involvement. Accepted.
TenshiSenrei: I'm afraid I don't have enough information on you to accept your application at this time. I may be able to if you provide more, as well as samples of your work.

22-Jun-2012 04:25:37

Cozmic

Cozmic

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I've made the following updates to the thread:
- Each of the three current judges have a summary under their names. Each judge is free to submit their own summary, so long as it does not exceed four sentences.
- I added a section to the rules explaining on what circumstances we will accept late submissions.
- I've added a copyright notice which explains the legal implications of posting an entry. Basically, Jagex's TOS says that you retain ownership, but they have the right to display your work on the forums. Also, the competition's judges (obviously) have the right to review your submission and post public comments/ratings.

22-Jun-2012 04:35:52

Lady Railly

Lady Railly

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I would like to judge.
I have a lot of writing experience - I've been a serious writer since August 2009. My first book was entitled The Legendary Warrior, but since I wrote it in 2009 it seems so basic compared to my latest works. I have been commended on other sites for my grammar and spelling because I hardly ever make any mistakes. I take pride in this fact and it is one of my strongest traits in my writing.
I don't really have a particular favourite genre of writing. When I read other people's stories the genre doesn't affect my opinion at all. I love everything, from romance to horror. I love reading in general, and this is one of the main points of why I would love to be a reviewer.
I am a Novelist in the Novelist's guild after three tries. The first try was a 'coin toss' between Writer and Novelist, but I got Writer. The second time was much worse because I only waited a week and I got Writer again. I came back for the third time with an entirely different piece, with much more work and effort put into it, and I became a Novelist that way. I do have reviewing experience as well as writing experience; I review all the time in TNG. :)
I am still in school so I have not had any GCSE's or degrees in English but I hope that after you read my stories (I recommend my latest, 'Starved') you make the decision to take me on as a reviewer. :)

23-Jun-2012 14:37:00

Cozmic

Cozmic

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New judges should simply look at what past judges have posted as feedback. That should be fine.
To do the judging, you will need to be given instructions by a current judge. Me or another current/past judge will try to get ahold of you with the information. The following people currently know the information: Cozmic, Xanthian93, Lebbeh.

24-Jun-2012 22:06:20

Chuk

Chuk

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Welp, managed to get something together for this. Some of the first writing I've done in months.
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They sat in silence, the five of them, contemplating the magnitude of their accomplishment. Kevir, the odd one of the group, sat with his face turned away, staring out the window to the horizon in the east where the first gray rays of dawn lightened the night sky.
Unlike the four other men, Kevir was young, his skin pale and unblemished, as if he had spent his whole life cushioned indoors. The others, by comparison, looked like they had just stepped from the depths of the underworld. They were haggard and unkempt, browned by years spent living in the wild. Their hair was lank and dirty, their faces hard and weathered, though there was still a certain understanding -- kindness almost -- in their eyes. In fact, the only way Kevir shared their appearance was in the rough stubble coating his jaw, and excepting that stubble, his image fit better with the body on the floor than with his companions.
Kevir had not looked at that body since it had fallen in death minutes prior, and even then he had avoided looking at the dagger sticking in its chest. He had looked only at the face, into the eyes that had filled with shock and sadness before they died. In the moments since, he had remained silent, distant from the others.
"We knew you were soft, Kevir," one of the men said, standing. "But I still didn't expect to see you shedding tears over this." He nudged the body with his foot.
Kevir shrugged, and the man continued. "Look, I know you would've rather captured the King, not killed him, but you understand why we had to kill him instead."
"I do," said Kevir. "It was necessary, but still, I do not have to like it."

26-Jun-2012 07:37:34

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