URPG Stories Chat and Feedback

Double posting. For shame.

Grader Testers from now on are myself and EmBreon. If activity jumps a bit, we'll add someone else just in case. Send all of your Tests to us!

- Kat

 

Harry asks for more on the Length section.

Never say again that Graders are unresponsive.

 

Hey, guys!

Princess Crow is our newest Grader! Here, have some complementary chains!

- Kat

 

It is with great honor that I present to you your ceremonial grader whip. USE IT WISELY.

 

Whoa whoa. Whips are only given out after months of slavery. *throws pencil and sack of notepaper at Princess Crow instead* GET TO WORK.

Congrats.

 

Thanks for the welcome! I'll try not to disappoint!

 

Welcome to our small group. Use your devices wisely.​

 

Given that we have an Introduction category in grading, would it be an idea to do a Conclusion one as well? Just a thought.

Also a section on Characters might be quite good. I'm never quite sure where to put feedback on how good the characters were in a story and it'd be quite useful to have one.

 

Conclusion fits well into Battle, because usually that's the climax of a typical Pokémon story. Otherwise, you can just stick '/Climax' with Battle and write about the conclusion there, if you want.

For characters, it's usually put into the Plot section -- character development and just characters in general. You can also make your own section called 'Characters', I guess.

The above two suggestions are mainly just if you want to stick to the standard layout. Keep in mind that you can format a grade however you want -- you don't have to stick to the sections already outlined. Make your own if you need to -- it's not against the rules or anything.

 

I combine the Plot, Characters, and Intro section (and I guess Climax would be in there too). Basically, like Buoysel said, you can set the categories up however is easiest for you, as long as you still write a quality grade.

 

I personally have a Climax section at the end, where I talk about how the story ended, whether it was with a battle or not.

Sometimes I have a Character section if there was more than one protagonist or if it seems character development was a major point in the story.

- Kat

 

I always replace my "Battle" section with a "Climax" section, and then talk about the battles in "Description" if need be.

 

Remember to keep your logs up to date, Graderlings. ELSE YOU GET NO MONEY. MWAHAHA.

Also, cake.

 

Who wants to do a story deal for me? It's pretty big so I'd offer something really good.

 

Also, don't forget to grade stuff on TPW guys, just saying ;[

 

What's TPW?

Just kidding, suppose I'll tackle some things over there as soon as I finish YellowMagikarp's tale.

 

Hey, guys!

Just a heads up: I have rather limited internet access right now, so if any of you are thinking of sending a Grader's Test my way just know that I'll try to get to it as soon as possible.

- Kat

 

So I really wanted to share this but couldn't think of anywhere else to do so:

 

I just realized that a good way to get more people over here is the Writer's Workshop Awards are going on and for some of the graders and other members to maybe sign up as judges. As well as post some stories over there and getting someone else to nominate them if they are good ones. Great way to get the word out.

 

I second this, and I was actually just about to post about it before I saw you did. It could help build bonds between the WW and the URPG Stories Section, which we've been discussing off and on for quite a while now. I was thinking I would volunteer myself even if none of the other graders/members were interested in it as well, but I think it would be even better if we got many people to go and sign up.