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February: Offer 100+ words of feedback on an author's description and claim 2 extra bonus points.
So, to reward those who put in the effort to review the work of others, we're introducing the Review League!
In short, reviewers can start accumulating points for the reviews they post. The amount of points earned for each review will reflect a variety of aspects, including the length of a review, how many chapters were covered in a review, et cetera. Reviewers may save and cash in their points for prizes, which will be outlined below along with details about the point system. This will be an ongoing event, meaning that points will never be reset and no deadlines will exist. The only deadline is that, on the first of each month, a moderator will post a new genre for readers to review for bonus points.
Sounds cool, right? Let's get into the nitty gritty details now.
1.) Review any story posted in the Writers Workshop. If you comment on multiple chapters in one review, it's recommended that you point out in the review exactly which chapters you comment on.
2.) Post the link to your review in this thread. You don't have to post immediately. You can post up to four reviews at any one time.
3.) Based on the guidelines below, calculate how many points you've earned with your review(s). It helps to say what criteria earned you the amount of points you calculated, but it's not required.
- Every review automatically nets you 2 points.
- For every chapter commented on in your review, you receive 1 extra point.
- For every 250 words put into a review, you receive 1 extra point. If an author replies to your review and you continue to post and discuss their fic with them, you can add the discussion posts toward your word count. You would not get base points or any other additional points for replies, just word count points.
- For reviews commenting on the current Fic of the Month (when applicable), you will receive 2 extra points.
- For reviews commenting on any fic written by the current Author of the Month (when applicable), you will receive 2 extra points.
- For reviews done for the review game, you will receive 6 extra points.
- For reviews commenting on an uncommon genre (ie., crossovers and non-Pokémon fics), you will receive 3 extra points.
- For reviews commenting on a fic in the Workshop Archive, you will receive 2 extra points per review.
- For speedy reviews done within 48 hours of a fic being released or updated, you will receive 2 extra points. Reviews need not pertain to the latest update.
- For speedy reviews done within 24 hours of a fic being released or updated, you will receive 4 extra points. Reviews need not pertain to the latest update.
- Speedy reviews may also be claimed for review game reviews made within 24 or 48 hours, even if the chapter requested is older than that. When claiming a speedy review through the review game, please specify so!
- For reviews done as part of the monthly bonus challenge, you will receive 2 extra points.
- You are by no means obligated to link your reviews for points if you don't want to, nor are you obligated to review to participate in the Writers Workshop.
- Quoted sections taken from fics do not qualify toward word count points.
- Contractions count as one word, not two.
- General reviews commenting on a few chapters without specific comments on individual chapters will still only receive one point, as well as general reviews commenting on the fic as a whole. Extra points still apply to these forms of reviews.
- Any review which breaks the forum's flaming and baiting rules will not count toward points.
- Point amounts are subject to change.
4.) Rinse and repeat. Keep an eye on the point scoreboard at the bottom of this post to check how many points you have, and when you're ready, cash them in for some fantastic prizes!
5.) To cash in your prizes, simply make a post here saying which prize you'd like. Please add as much detail as possible about what you're requesting, especially if it's an art prize. While we understand you might not want to spoil your readers, we need something to go on so that an artist looking at your request can easily tell it's a request they're interested in and capable of doing. Also note that we don't allow requesting specific artists unless you're willing to wait a longer period of time if they're busy and/or handling another request.
Below is a list of prizes you can choose to save up for. We hope that these prizes will inspire reviewers and authors alike when it comes to giving back to the community. If there is a prize idea you'd like to bring up, feel free to message the moderators privately to discuss it. You may choose the same prize as many times as you want, and again, you can accumulate points for as long as you need to because they'll never be reset!
One in-depth review: 40 points
- This is for authors who might be wanting feedback on a particular aspect or chapter of their fic that they're unsure about.
- When presenting what part of your fic you want reviewed, we ask for 10,000 words or less.
- This is for authors who haven't released their work out into the public yet and want another set of eyes to look over it before posting.
- When presenting what part of your fic you want beta read, we ask for 10,000 words or less.
- This is for authors who write chaptered works and would like to present their individual chapters in a new, original way through art.
- This prize also applies to chaptered works that are not posted on Bulbagarden, though we do encourage you to post here to join the fun!
- Examples: [x] [x]
- This is for authors who want to see their characters brought to life by having them drawn on paper or digitally.
- 1 character max for 60 points. If you want a drawing of more than one character, the price will adjusted according to the details of your request.
- Examples: [x] [x] [x] [x] [x] [x]
- Have you ever looked at another author's story banner in their signature and thought you wanted your own? Well, here's your chance to get your own.
- This prize applies to works not posted on Bulbagarden, though we do encourage you to post here to join the fun!
- Examples: [x] [x] [x] [x]
- This is for authors who want a visual version of a particular scene or setting from their work. Those who choose this prize will pick a particular scene or setting they want created, and one of our art contributors will bring the chosen scene or setting into life.
- Examples: [x] [x] [x]
- Our resident cartographer, @unrepentantAuthor, can make or modify a map for you! You can request a map of a world, continent or region of your story's setting, with the important features and locations indicated.
- Examples: [x]
We are willing to compensate for your hard work with a solid 10 points for each review, beta read, art piece, or Crossover Battle prize you do.
- What art prizes you're willing to contribute to (story banners, scene creation, chapter title art, etc)
- What you plan to use to make your art (handdrawn, digital, etc)
- What styles you specialize in (grunge, abstract, minimalist, etc)
- What aspects of writing you specialize in (characters, grammar, description, setting, plot, worldbuilding, etc)
- What genres/ratings you are willing to read
- What genres/ratings are you NOT willing to read
- The maximum amount of words you're willing to read across two fics to analyze two characters
- What you expect your average turnaround time to be
ART
@kintsugi
For these prizes: quick character sketches, chapter title art, story banners/cover art, scene/character creation
@canisaries
For these prizes: quick character sketches, story banners/cover art, chapter title art
Style: semirealistic, simplistic
@Misfit Angel
For these prizes: story banners, scene creation
Style: pixel art
@Cresselia92
For these prizes: quick character sketches, story banners/cover art, chapter title art
Style: semirealistic, simplistic
BETA READERS
@AetherX
Specializations: plot, action, style, grammar
Can also help with: characters, worldbuilding
Willing to read: journey, drama, most stuff
Not willing to read: Non-Pokemon (sidenote: I'd gladly read for fandoms that I'm familiar with, but that would be an unnecessarily long list)
Ratings preferred: any
@Beth Pavell
Specialisations: grammar, style, description, worldbuilding
Can also help with: plot, action
Willing to read: journey, drama, romance, slice-of-life (Primarily)
Not willing to read: Non-Pokémon
Ratings preferred: any
@canisaries
Specializations: Characters, description, grammar
Can also help with: Everything else
Willing to read: Most things
Not willing to read: Anything based on the Pokémon anime or mangas, anything too depressing
Ratings preferred: Any
@unrepentantAuthor
Specializations: Technical proficiency, cutting wordcount/general line edits, worldbuilding, non-human characters
Can also help with: Writing style, dialogue, description, action, portrayal of sensitive subjects, most things
Willing to read: Anything, really, but I especially enjoy pokémon-centric stuff
Not willing to read: Fanfic of other franchises (since I'm not likely to be familiar with the setting or characters)
Ratings preferred: Any rating is fine!
REVIEWERS
@AetherX
Specializations: plot, action, style, grammar
Can also help with: characters, worldbuilding
Willing to read: journey, drama, most stuff
Not willing to read: Non-Pokemon (sidenote: I'd gladly read for fandoms that I'm familiar with, but that would be an unnecessarily long list)
Ratings preferred: any
@Misfit Angel
Specializations: worldbuilding, characters
Can also help with: plot, grammar
Willing to read: journey, drama, slice-of-life, shipping
Not willing to read: PMD, Non-Pokemon (there are a few fandoms I'm familiar with that I would be willing to work with, give me a shout and we'll see what's what)
Ratings preferred: any
@unrepentantAuthor
Specializations: Technical proficiency, cutting wordcount/general line edits, worldbuilding, non-human characters
Can also help with: Writing style, dialogue, description, action, portrayal of sensitive subjects, most things
Willing to read: Anything, really, but I especially enjoy pokémon-centric stuff
Not willing to read: Fanfic of other franchises (since I'm not likely to be familiar with the setting or characters)
Ratings preferred: Any rating is fine!
@canisaries
Specializations: Characters, description, grammar
Can also help with: Everything else
Willing to read: Most things
Not willing to read: Anything based on the Pokémon anime or mangas, anything too depressing
Ratings preferred: Any
@kintsugi
For these prizes: quick character sketches, chapter title art, story banners/cover art, scene/character creation
@canisaries
For these prizes: quick character sketches, story banners/cover art, chapter title art
Style: semirealistic, simplistic
@Misfit Angel
For these prizes: story banners, scene creation
Style: pixel art
@Cresselia92
For these prizes: quick character sketches, story banners/cover art, chapter title art
Style: semirealistic, simplistic
BETA READERS
@AetherX
Specializations: plot, action, style, grammar
Can also help with: characters, worldbuilding
Willing to read: journey, drama, most stuff
Not willing to read: Non-Pokemon (sidenote: I'd gladly read for fandoms that I'm familiar with, but that would be an unnecessarily long list)
Ratings preferred: any
@Beth Pavell
Specialisations: grammar, style, description, worldbuilding
Can also help with: plot, action
Willing to read: journey, drama, romance, slice-of-life (Primarily)
Not willing to read: Non-Pokémon
Ratings preferred: any
@canisaries
Specializations: Characters, description, grammar
Can also help with: Everything else
Willing to read: Most things
Not willing to read: Anything based on the Pokémon anime or mangas, anything too depressing
Ratings preferred: Any
@unrepentantAuthor
Specializations: Technical proficiency, cutting wordcount/general line edits, worldbuilding, non-human characters
Can also help with: Writing style, dialogue, description, action, portrayal of sensitive subjects, most things
Willing to read: Anything, really, but I especially enjoy pokémon-centric stuff
Not willing to read: Fanfic of other franchises (since I'm not likely to be familiar with the setting or characters)
Ratings preferred: Any rating is fine!
REVIEWERS
@AetherX
Specializations: plot, action, style, grammar
Can also help with: characters, worldbuilding
Willing to read: journey, drama, most stuff
Not willing to read: Non-Pokemon (sidenote: I'd gladly read for fandoms that I'm familiar with, but that would be an unnecessarily long list)
Ratings preferred: any
@Misfit Angel
Specializations: worldbuilding, characters
Can also help with: plot, grammar
Willing to read: journey, drama, slice-of-life, shipping
Not willing to read: PMD, Non-Pokemon (there are a few fandoms I'm familiar with that I would be willing to work with, give me a shout and we'll see what's what)
Ratings preferred: any
@unrepentantAuthor
Specializations: Technical proficiency, cutting wordcount/general line edits, worldbuilding, non-human characters
Can also help with: Writing style, dialogue, description, action, portrayal of sensitive subjects, most things
Willing to read: Anything, really, but I especially enjoy pokémon-centric stuff
Not willing to read: Fanfic of other franchises (since I'm not likely to be familiar with the setting or characters)
Ratings preferred: Any rating is fine!
@canisaries
Specializations: Characters, description, grammar
Can also help with: Everything else
Willing to read: Most things
Not willing to read: Anything based on the Pokémon anime or mangas, anything too depressing
Ratings preferred: Any
@AceTrainer14 (Current: 296 points | Total: 496 points)
@AetherX (Current: 103 points | Total: 103 points)
@Ambyssin (Current: 765 points | Total: 995 points) [Pending prize: Crossover battle worth 90 points]
@Autofire (Current: 11 points | Total: 11 points)
@Beth Pavell (Current: 975 points | Total: 1088 points)
@canisaries (Current: 299 points | Total: 979 points)
@chaos_Leader (Current: 61 points | Total: 61 points)
@Cresselia92 (Current: 40 points | Total: 40 points)
@diamondpearl876 (Current: 564 points | Total: 634 points)
@Dorothy (Current: 7 points | Total: 7 points)
@Flaze (Current: 574 points | Total: 594 points)
@Fulcrum (Current: 55 points | Total: 55 points)
@Gengarzilla (Current: 37 points | Total: 37 points)
@Ghostsoul (Current: 246 points | Total: 266 points)
@InfiniteBakuphoon (Current: 136 points | Total: 136 points)
@kintsugi (Current: 929 points | Total: 1209 points) [pending prize: review of the first 6 chapters of Love and Other Nightmares from @AetherX]
@LazySpy (Current: 12 points | Total: 12 points)
@lucarioknight56 (Current: 61 points | Total: 321 points)
@Max1996 (Current: 2 points | Total: 2 points)
@Misfit Angel (Current: 312 points | Total: 352 points)
@namohysip (Current: 155 points | Total: 315 points)
@ogDG (Current: 32 points | Total: 32 points)
@OrionTheAbsol (Current: 126 points | Total: 126 points)
@Patrick Haines (Current: 490 points | Total: 490 points)
@Persephone (Current: 8 points | Total: 250 points)
@Snuggle Tier List (Current: 85 points | Total: 85 points) [Pending prize: character sketch w/ scenery provisionally worth 80 points - user inactive/non responsive]
@System Error (Current: 1487 points | Total: 1487 points)
@Torchic W. Pip (Current: 65 points | Total: 65 points)
@TRNatalie (Current: 33 points | Total: 73 points)
@unrepentantAuthor (Current: 280 points | Total: 520 points)
@UselessBytes (Current: 65 points | Total: 65 points)
@AetherX (Current: 103 points | Total: 103 points)
@Ambyssin (Current: 765 points | Total: 995 points) [Pending prize: Crossover battle worth 90 points]
@Autofire (Current: 11 points | Total: 11 points)
@Beth Pavell (Current: 975 points | Total: 1088 points)
@canisaries (Current: 299 points | Total: 979 points)
@chaos_Leader (Current: 61 points | Total: 61 points)
@Cresselia92 (Current: 40 points | Total: 40 points)
@diamondpearl876 (Current: 564 points | Total: 634 points)
@Dorothy (Current: 7 points | Total: 7 points)
@Flaze (Current: 574 points | Total: 594 points)
@Fulcrum (Current: 55 points | Total: 55 points)
@Gengarzilla (Current: 37 points | Total: 37 points)
@Ghostsoul (Current: 246 points | Total: 266 points)
@InfiniteBakuphoon (Current: 136 points | Total: 136 points)
@kintsugi (Current: 929 points | Total: 1209 points) [pending prize: review of the first 6 chapters of Love and Other Nightmares from @AetherX]
@LazySpy (Current: 12 points | Total: 12 points)
@lucarioknight56 (Current: 61 points | Total: 321 points)
@Max1996 (Current: 2 points | Total: 2 points)
@Misfit Angel (Current: 312 points | Total: 352 points)
@namohysip (Current: 155 points | Total: 315 points)
@ogDG (Current: 32 points | Total: 32 points)
@OrionTheAbsol (Current: 126 points | Total: 126 points)
@Patrick Haines (Current: 490 points | Total: 490 points)
@Persephone (Current: 8 points | Total: 250 points)
@Snuggle Tier List (Current: 85 points | Total: 85 points) [Pending prize: character sketch w/ scenery provisionally worth 80 points - user inactive/non responsive]
@System Error (Current: 1487 points | Total: 1487 points)
@Torchic W. Pip (Current: 65 points | Total: 65 points)
@TRNatalie (Current: 33 points | Total: 73 points)
@unrepentantAuthor (Current: 280 points | Total: 520 points)
@UselessBytes (Current: 65 points | Total: 65 points)
- January: Offer 100+ words of feedback on a story's dialogue and claim 2 extra bonus points.
- February: Offer 100+ words of feedback on an author's description and claim 2 extra bonus points.
- March: Review a fic you haven't reviewed before and claim 2 extra bonus points. You may claim this bonus once per fic, even in subsequent years.
- April: Review a fic you've reviewed before and claim 2 extra bonus points. You may claim this bonus once per fic. If you claimed this bonus last year, you may claim it again!
- May: Offer 100+ words of feedback on a fic's character development and claim 2 extra bonus points.
- June: Offer 100+ words of plot speculation on an author's work and claim 2 extra bonus points.
- July: Offer 100+ words of feedback on an author's writing style and claim 2 extra bonus points.
- August: Offer 100+ words on the pacing of a fic and claim 2 extra bonus points.
- September: Add a 100+ word analysis about a specific character in your review and claim 2 extra bonus points per character.
- October: Offer 100+ words of feedback on an author's setting and receive 2 extra bonus points. Setting includes but is not limited to an author's portrayal of a canon location, original regions, or description of a seemingly mundane location such as a cave.
- November: Offer 100+ words of feedback on how 2+ characters in an author's fic interact with each other and claim 2 extra bonus points.
- December: Offer 100+ words of feedback on a story's plot and claim 2 extra bonus points.
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