**Sorry, it took me a while to finish the article this time, though I did start writing it on Sunday, lol. Nursing School took up my time again >.<"**
Sunday has
come yet again, meaning there’ll be yet another round of comparing the reviewed
stories and revealing the SuperRead of this week by counting the amount of
readers gained in a period of 2 days and the scores for the following subjects
when stories make it to the top 3:
- Originality (of the
story genre, theme, story itself/storytelling, choices, character
personality/looks, etc.)
- Directing (no/barely
any mistakes in directing, paying attention to details like people in the
background and use of overlays, etc.)
- Creativity (use of
backgrounds/overlays in a new way, nice covers, creative use of
language/way of storytelling, etc.)
So, again I
will make a top 3 of stories that scored best on these subjects, in my opinion
(which mostly lines up with the official grading rubric of Episode) and give an
explanation why I think they excel and deserve their place in the top 3. Only
the top 3 stories per subject will be able to get points for those subjects.
The division of points is as follows: number 1 will get 100 points, second
place gets 70 points and third place will be provided 40 points. Also, the amount
of readers gained within a two day period after the review of a story got
published will be added as points on top of the points gained in the three
subjects. At the end I’ll add up all the points gained per story and we’ll be
able to see who scored best and deserves the title of SuperRead of the week.
Then let’s get started with the
first subject, namely the amount of readers gained within a two day period.
Here are the results per story:
Knowing His Secret: +7 readers gained
Toxic: Leverage, Love & Crimes: +100 readers gained
Through Hardship to the Stars: +100 readers gained
Designers Runway: +53 readers gained
And this
week the blog gained another 185
pageviews, which hopefully contributed to these gains as well 😊. The average amount of gained readers was 65.
On to the subjects of originality,
directing and creativity: like I said, I’ll be judging them in separate top 3’s,
so they all get their own little header from here on out.
Originality
1.
Through
Hardship to the Stars: Though I have my doubts on the presentation of the
theme, I do think the theme slavery is a rather original theme to write about.
Also, the main character of the story has a strong and clear personality and
there are meaningful choices the reader can make.
2.
Designers
Runway: Again, a bit of a gameshow theme (I’ve reviewed a story with a gameshow
theme before). I really like this theme, since it carries the promise of a lot
of choices that actually have consequences on how the story will progress.
Though I do hope one doesn’t get forced to cheat on one’s boyfriend with the
lookalike that works on the show. That sort of thing really puts me off,
especially in stories that offer a lot of choices, since I kind of feel pranked
somehow then. Plus, I just hate cheating in general, lol.
3.
Toxic:
Leverage, Love & Crimes: I know it’s a romantic drama, but really, it fits
the comedy genre very well too. I love the slightly ironic and sarcastic jokes
made in this story and seriously laughed my ass off at some of them. Choices
also have clear consequences in this story, though sometimes they’re just there
for the author to mess with you (which is pretty funny sometimes, but I’d advise
not to overdo it: it can also be rather annoying if a reader keeps facing
choices which don’t really give the reader a choice except saying ‘yes’ to a
question in a bunch of different ways).
Directing
1.
Toxic:
Leverage, Love & Crimes: I’m still loving the overlays of the seventh
episode a lot. But aside from those amazing tricks, I also just like the way
sounds, zooms, pauses and movements are well-implemented, logical and smooth.
2.
Designers
Runway: Seriously, I’m still regretting not recording the scenes with bustling
people on the streets that lead to the position of the main character. It looks
so darn professional! The overall directing is really decent too, especially
considering the limitations of using Limelight sometimes (I’m writing a story
with it too now, but it can be rather difficult to find the right expressions
sometimes as a lot of them are a lot more subtle than Ink expressions, which
are quite the bit more expressive).
3.
Through
Hardship to the Stars: Especially now some of the small mistakes are being
fixed, I am convinced the use of directing in this story is really decent.
Overlays, sounds and rarely used backgrounds are used well. Still loving the
combination of narration and the changing backgrounds at the beginning of the
story, which was really fitting and quite original.
Creativity
1.
Toxic:
Leverage, Love & Crimes: The way this story is told is very creative,
switching between humorous storytelling and a more serious style. The use of
the bodypart-overlays in episode 7 was rather creative as well. And though not
eyeing as professional as Designers Runway’s coverart, I also like the coverart
of this story a lot.
2.
Designers
Runway: A.W.E.S.O.M.E. coverart! Also, the way the title of the story is
presented by panning over it like a large background, is refreshingly creative.
The storytelling and freedom of choice are also very decent. Giving the reader
a choice to change the main character’s appearance at the end of each episode
also gives the reader a lot of space to be creative.
3.
Through
Hardship to the Stars: The coverart of this story looks rather creative and
inspiring too. It could’ve been the cover of a real-life novel. The way the story
was told is nice, especially with the interaction with the backgrounds at the
beginning.
And now, the moment of truth…who
earned first place and the title of SuperRead of the week? Let’s find out!
In 4th
place with 7 points is Knowing His Secret.
In 3rd place is
Designers Runway with 263 points
In 2nd place is
Through Hardship to the Stars with 280 points
And 1ST place
goes to Toxic: Leverage, Love & Crimes with 340 points! Congratulations!
I’ll give
your story a shout out on this blog, the forum and Instagram and I’ll recommend
it on my Episode Profile!
Still one
more title can be earned by the contestants, which is my personal favorite. This week’s Personal Favorite (aside from the
first place title, which I also loved) is Designers
Runway! Congratulations, I’ll recommend your story on my Episode Profile!
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