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𝗛𝗶 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲! 𝗜’𝗺 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗲! 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝗮 𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳, 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝗵 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲. I'm Sanumi. But my Pen Name is Cassiopeia Lestrange. I joined Wattpad on the 21st of January 2024, so it's just been 4 months since I joined. I Joined Mellonia on the 19th of April. I haven't started judging in the Mellonia community yet.
𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆? 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴? Yes, I have judged the Science Category in the Tulip Awards. I look for Grammatical mistakes and the plot while judging.
𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗼𝗽𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲? 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗯𝗲? It's because it's one of the only roles I have experience in. I once made the mistake of not reading my review twice.
𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀? 𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗸 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲? No, the book's main part is the content, so it's vital. The cover doesn't matter actually.
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴? 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘂𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝘂𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴? I check the results repeatedly until I find it fair and satisfying. I'm very conscious about such things as fairness. I usually check their plot twist and consistency, grammar, cover, title, and character development.
𝗜𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲? 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁? I find it overdone and cliche when some fan fiction has too much extra information, that in the end, the plot doesn't even make sense. And I find books that contain new and creative plots, not overused ones, original and unique. I hate to see smut parts because of my age.
𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸? 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝗳𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸? Judging my first book was tough because I wasn't sure if I was being fair. If a writer isn't happy with my judgement, I'd listen to their feedback and try to understand their perspective better.
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗽𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘀? 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝘁? Common traps for aspiring judges might include being too swayed by personal biases, rushing judgments without careful consideration, and feeling pressure to conform to popular opinions. My advice would be to stay open-minded, always strive for fairness, take the time to thoroughly evaluate each piece, and don't be afraid to ask for input or clarification when needed.
𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂! 𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀? To aspiring writers seeking judgment on their work, remember that feedback, whether positive or constructive, is an opportunity for growth. Keep writing, keep learning, and most importantly, believe in the power of your voice. Every critique is a chance to improve and refine your craft. Keep going!
