Fanfic Book Club: TBD 2

BTT · Oct 6, 2018

ScottPress said: ↑

So, are we doing this or not? Some official 1-2-3 go?
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Shit, right. Just made the thread for the winner, enembee's Forests of Valbonë.

Quiddity · Nov 9, 2018

Might be better to have this discussion here.

Quiddity said: ↑

I mean...I disagree. 4 long reviews seems a pretty good success rate. Especially as Newcomb and I read this for the very first time as a result of this. As someone who's spent more time organizing things with a lower response rate, I know that there will be many more who started rereading/reading and something got in the way, or couldn't summon the time/inclination to review, just as in the WbA.

And people read and review in different ways. For me, this is the longest review I think I've ever done of a finished fic, and whilst there's a few conveniences behind that - decent but not too long length, good fic but with (to my mind) problems that provoke a response - that's an additional engagement with the community that I wouldn't do otherwise.

So it depends on the goal. You're not getting all of DLP's actives, or even a large percentage of them, reading and reviewing. But reading and reviewing is honestly a decent ask in a busy life, especially as it gets longer or interest is less or one has read before. And lives are busy - I wrote this just before my exam season kicked into high gear, and that's not even starting on those members who are having kids. So what's your measurement vector? To my mind, reading and reviewing is top tier, reading is second, and discussion is third. 1/3 of those most engaged did the first, and there was some discussion around that, and who knows how much reading on the side.

In my head, that's a pretty damn good response, even for some of the best fics posted in the library (if one takes into account the fact that a sizeable chunk of the site has already read and reviewed). That seems very worthwhile, especially for a project that isn't super heavy on the prep side (I've run book clubs before). And I, at least, would have engaged with other reviewers if I'd had more time on my hands - and I imagine @enembee intends to engage at some point as well

So whilst I'm likely not going to read the next one - at least if it's Shezza's work as planned - but I think this initiative is worth continuing.
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DLP Flash Christmas Competition + Writing Marathon 2024!

Hi there, Guest

Fanfic Book Club: TBD 2

What fanfic should we read for the Fanfic Book Club?

The Denarian Renegade by Shezza

On the Way to Greatness by Mira Mirth

Harry Potter and the Forests of Valbonë by enembee

A Long Journey Home by Rakeesh

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Quiddity Squib ~ Prestige ~

Fanfic Book Club Week 3: Harry Potter and the Forests of Valbonë by enembee

Fanfic Book Club: The Prisoner's Cipher by Ecthelion3

Fanfic Book Club: What You Leave Behind by Newcomb

Book Fanfic Book Club: TBD

DLP Flash Christmas Competition + Writing Marathon 2024!

Hi there, Guest

Fanfic Book Club: TBD 2

What fanfic should we read for the Fanfic Book Club?

The Denarian Renegade by Shezza

On the Way to Greatness by Mira Mirth

Harry Potter and the Forests of Valbonë by enembee

A Long Journey Home by Rakeesh

BTT Viol̀e͜n̛t͝ D̶e͡li͡g҉h̛t҉s̀ ~ Prestige ~

Quiddity Squib ~ Prestige ~

Fanfic Book Club Week 3: Harry Potter and the Forests of Valbonë by enembee

Fanfic Book Club: The Prisoner's Cipher by Ecthelion3

Fanfic Book Club: What You Leave Behind by Newcomb

Book Fanfic Book Club: TBD

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