tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32078352.post2198103204718531646..comments2024-03-06T10:39:37.128+00:00Comments on Tania Writes: A long listing... what does that say?Tania Hershmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15781460794034586895noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32078352.post-44432027023661152222007-02-28T19:16:00.000+00:002007-02-28T19:16:00.000+00:00That's totally true - after I wrote my blog post ...That's totally true - after I wrote my blog post I thought about the subjectivity of it all. After all, in the competitions where one story was longlisted, another story - shortlisted elsewhere - was entirely ignored. So yes, it does depend on readers, and we shouldn't forget that. But I don't think that means that writers should sit back and say "Well, ok, they didn't like it but someone else will," without taking another look at the writing. Everything can always be improved. <BR/>It is fun though!!Tania Hershmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15781460794034586895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32078352.post-88294833474455347282007-02-28T08:50:00.000+00:002007-02-28T08:50:00.000+00:00I'm not sure I like the 'never a bride' analogy. R...I'm not sure I like the 'never a bride' analogy. Remember, once you've been a bride, you're stuck with the same bloke for a looooong time, no matter how lovely he is!<BR/><BR/>It is great to have work selected for long or shortlisting in a competition. It is a valuable form of affirmation.<BR/><BR/>But, looking at it scientifically (!) what is it affirmation of?<BR/><BR/>I think the answer to that depends on the competition... and even then, it depends on the quality of the readers, that unknown morass stories have to get through before reaching the desk of the judges.<BR/><BR/>Longlisting means that your work was 'better' than xxx others, in the judgement of the reader who was allocated your story. Thats great.<BR/><BR/>Shortlisting means a lot more. It means probably that several readers have read it and agreed that it is better than xxxxx others.<BR/><BR/>(Unless the comp is so tiny that all the processes are done by a single set of eyes and one brain... and that is unsatisfactory, for me)<BR/><BR/><BR/>Its a huge lottery, this comps business. Thats what makes it fun!<BR/>more thoughts coming....Vanessa Gebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833187671441310234noreply@blogger.com