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<blockquote data-quote="orchid blossom" data-source="post: 3333286" data-attributes="member: 12815">I didn't want Hugo to find redemption, at least I don't think.&nbsp; Not everyone changes when life-altering things affect them.&nbsp; I was cool with him staying what he was.The thing I find hard in the judging is that I know a lot of the flaws are time-crunch related.&nbsp; So even though I'm mentioning something, if the author had time to let it sit and come back in a while those kinks probably would have been worked out.&nbsp; I know I really have to stay away from a story for a good month before I can go back and read with a new eye.&nbsp; Sometimes longer.Probably obvious by now, but what I really look for in stories is characterization and language use, the two places where I'm strongest as a writer.&nbsp; (In my humble opinion, anyway)&nbsp; The thing I'm finding most common in every story is that I can see the framework the author is hanging everything on, but there just wasn't enough time to flesh out the story so they become invisible, if you get what I mean.I can tell you this, the judging process sure teaches you a lot about writing.&nbsp; I imagine this experience will improve mine a couple notches.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="orchid blossom, post: 3333286, member: 12815"] I didn't want Hugo to find redemption, at least I don't think. Not everyone changes when life-altering things affect them. I was cool with him staying what he was. The thing I find hard in the judging is that I know a lot of the flaws are time-crunch related. So even though I'm mentioning something, if the author had time to let it sit and come back in a while those kinks probably would have been worked out. I know I really have to stay away from a story for a good month before I can go back and read with a new eye. Sometimes longer. Probably obvious by now, but what I really look for in stories is characterization and language use, the two places where I'm strongest as a writer. (In my humble opinion, anyway) The thing I'm finding most common in every story is that I can see the framework the author is hanging everything on, but there just wasn't enough time to flesh out the story so they become invisible, if you get what I mean. I can tell you this, the judging process sure teaches you a lot about writing. I imagine this experience will improve mine a couple notches. [/QUOTE]

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