Topic: Rules (Read before doing anything else)
The Review Chain is a house where people can get solid, constructive reviews on their work.
How it works is that first you review someone’s piece and then someone else reviews yours.
How it works:
•The first person asks for a review on one of their pieces.
•The second person then gives the first person a constructive review. They can then ask for one of their piece’s to be reviewed.
•The third person then gives the second person a constructive review and then asks for one of their piece’s to be reviewed.
And on it goes, like a chain.
You have to review the exact person’s before you, which is the most recent comment. Also you need to review the specific work they ask for. You can only ask for one piece to be reviewed at a time, and if it is a novel, only one chapter.
The most important thing is that the review has to be constructive. A constructive review is not ‘I liked it, keep writing.’ For it to be constructive you should state some particular things you liked about it and why. Also state some things that could use improvement and why. Some points that you could comment on:
•Plot •Character’s •Dialogue •Writing style •Flow/Structure •Grammar/ spelling- paragraphs, tense, commas, etc. •Opening/ middle/ end
•Anything else you can think of
For the review to be considered constructive you need to state at least one thing you like and didn’t like and why. Your review must be at least 100 words (approximately 9 lines in the comment boxes). The more you say the more the writer can improve.
Also be kind, we're all here to encourage one another.
If you feel that you have been unfairly reviewed; so the reviewer hasn’t been helpful or said very little, or if you accidentally got skipped or missed, then let me know and I’ll take a look. Usually I'll either try and ask the person to give you another review, or I'll review it myself. I am more than happy to do whatever I can to make sure you get a constructive review, that's what I'm here for. I do check some but not all so please tell me. If the chain has continued on please still say something to me.
There are different categories which you can post in:
- Short Stories
- Novels
- Poems
- Other
- Simple Reviews
In the Other category you can ask for anything to be reviewed. This can be scripts, essays, anything. You can also ask for stories, poems and novels to be reviewed in this section, it is open for everything.
The Simple Reviews category is different to all the others, it is the place where reviews do not need to be constructive. This is for the people who still want to review but who may not have the time to give a constructive review. Any types of writing can be asked for.
Not all of the categories appear on the homepage but they can accessed by clicking Forum. Also you can Subscribe to each topic to get updates on when new pieces are up for review.
Please don't post irrelevant things to the forum topics already there, or create your own. The main reason for this house is reviewing. If there is a topic you'd like to see which you think would be helpful for the group, then you're welcome to send me a message about it.
If you want to advertise your writing without reviewing there's a topic called Writing Plugs where you can just ask people to review your writing, or mention a bit about it.
I have created a short survey to gauge an idea of what people think of this house. It would be much appreciated if you do it. It is anonymous and only takes a few minutes.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QF87XHD
If anyone has any questions feel free to ask, I am more than happy to answer or explain anything. If anyone has any suggestions those are also very welcome.
As you've probably all seen, the house has an amazing picture. This was designed by ShadaStorm120.
Thank you to those who have read through all these rules. If you haven’t read all the rules and just skipped to the end go back and read them (this is your second warning- don't worry there'll be a third).
I hope everyone enjoys this and gets some great reviews from it.
