new chapter and requesting reviews

Started by Dialga's Song of Time April 1st, 2011 9:48 AM
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Posted December 8th, 2012
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Because you seem new to the whole writing community thing, let me let you in on a little tip.

In most cases, you do not want to create threads like these. Some people are more inclined to skip over your story because they see it as a sign that you're just here to advertise your story instead of participate in the community. This goes especially for fic communities that have specific places where you can advertise your work.

For example, while the announcement thread is dead (meaning it's okay if you thought you're not supposed to post in it because technically, you're not), PC has the Review Challenge, which provides for you connections to people who will review your story if you ask them nicely.

Moreover, in general, the more acceptable etiquette around here is to just put a link to your story in your sig and go comment on other people's work or participate in discussion threads wherever possible. (This allows your story to get more exposure because more people will catch a glimpse of your sig the more you post in different forums and threads.) Alternatively, ask people you're already friends with via VM or PM, or look around the forum at the people you want to see review your work and send them a note. In other words, the more you reach out to a community, the more likely we'll review back because it's clear that you're not the kind of person who just wants attention for their story and that's that, you know what I mean?

For everything else, I highly suggest reading over this guide for tips on how to get more reviews. It also has tips on who and where to ask on a writing community.
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I thought we already went over this here and here.

You'll probably get plenty of reviews from the challenge coming up. It'll also behoove you to lurk a bit more (to pick up how this forum works) and follow the advice given to you by the members. You'll also want to check over the rules and ask any questions if there's something you need clarification on.

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