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Ruth F
 22 Aug 2010, 23:06 #97104 Reply To Post
I'm sorry - I'm a bit Sunday night two bottles of wine for the worse but will the person who has had my story for two days etiher review it or reject it! I just don't understand why anyone requests a story to review if they don't have the time to do it! This happened to me before and after three days I got 100 words of crap!! I have the feeling I am putting my head above the old para-thingy for the first time here but it needs to be said. Love and xxs R.
clairewhatley
 23 Aug 2010, 06:37 #97110 Reply To Post
Two days really isn't too bad. It's probably my own average time although if it's a short story I can usually review it the same day - if I'm lucky and don't have too many interruptions.

I like to read an assignment twice before I review it and if there are a large number of suggestions for improvement, then it is time consuming to give a decent review and not a measly 100 worder. Also, if it's not the reviewer's favourite genre, it can be a struggle to get through an assignment.

I know the waiting can be frustrating, particularly if your upload is going well so far and you want to see it progress up the chart , but most people on this site, I'm sure, have busy lives and other commitments, as well as their own writing.

I think when I first joined YWO, the assignment limit was 7 days!

All in all, it's better to receive a really helpful review after 4 days than a useless one after 1. The worst thing is the reviewer who hangs on for 4 days and lets it drop - a total time waste.

I hope you receive your review today!
Claire
nil desperandum
Sammy
 23 Aug 2010, 08:03 #97112 Reply To Post
Have to agree. Two days isn't bad. Four days and then removing it is shoddy!

Sometimes I manage to review within 24 hours. Other times, it takes me up to three days. I request reading assigments with good intentions but life does often get in the way.

Also, I like to read things properly, a few times, and give a thorough review. I agree with Claire that I'd rather wait for a constructive review that someone has taken time over than have a meagre few words banged out in half an hour.

On the other hand, IF your review is '100 words of crap' after waiting a few days, then that is a bit aggravating.

Hope your head is okay this morning after all that wine?!

x
'Stay away from your potential. It's like your bank balance. There's never as much of it as you think.'
clairewhatley
 23 Aug 2010, 08:25 #97113 Reply To Post
I've seen some effusive thanks for your reviews, Sammy, so I imagine a three day wait for one of yours is probably worth it!
nil desperandum
Sammy
 23 Aug 2010, 08:41 #97117 Reply To Post
Quote: clairewhatley, Monday, 23 Aug 2010 08:25
I've seen some effusive thanks for your reviews, Sammy, so I imagine a three day wait for one of yours is probably worth it!


Thanks, Claire.

That's very kind. I'm no Malcolm but I try my best!

x
'Stay away from your potential. It's like your bank balance. There's never as much of it as you think.'
RobertB
 23 Aug 2010, 08:42 #97118 Reply To Post
It's faster than it was; over the winter I was getting one review a month. Sometimes you have to wait a few days, sometimes you get two in a day. The good ones are worth the wait, but I don't get the reviewer who took several days, gave me very poor ratings, and as good as admitted they marked me down because the book isn't their thing! If someone's feeling like that, why not pass on it?
Ruth F
 23 Aug 2010, 08:51 #97119 Reply To Post
You are right all of course - I was just on a bit of a drunken rant. Two days doesn't seem as long as this morning as it did last night! I'm sure the reviewer has a highly demanding job, five kids a sick granny and lives in a cardboard box in the middle of the M4 - so again I'm very sorry - and I have a headache. XX
sarsen
 23 Aug 2010, 09:40 #97124 Reply To Post
I wish it were two days maximum. After three days in yet another lay-by, my upload attracts 101 words of dreamy musings.
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NickP
 23 Aug 2010, 12:50 #97140 Reply To Post
Quote: sarsen, Monday, 23 Aug 2010 09:40
I wish it were two days maximum. After three days in yet another lay-by, my upload attracts 101 words of dreamy musings.


Why not make it twenty minutes?
"...the likes of NickP can rant on if they like"
Cinnamon
 23 Aug 2010, 12:51 #97141 Reply To Post
Quote: NickP, Monday, 23 Aug 2010 12:50
Quote: sarsen, Monday, 23 Aug 2010 09:40
I wish it were two days maximum. After three days in yet another lay-by, my upload attracts 101 words of dreamy musings.


Why not make it twenty minutes?


Far too long. Twenty seconds would do it.
E-asy Peasy?
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