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REVIEW - A Valentine's Shot

I am proud to say that "A Valentine's Shot" from the collection of Journey to the Depth of my Soul won first place in One Shot category of Golden Bean Awards as hosted by EclipseNoir123 

If I wasn't already squealing and dancing from the win in Mystery/Thriller category for "Bullet Train To Murder", I was sure doing breakdance with my head when this news came about.

I am dramatic, thank you very much.

A special thanks also goes to the judge PriskeBTuniverSe for judging my work and giving such a wonderful review, it truly means a lot!

Now, onto the reviews, stickers and the book covers!

Review:

Plot and Idea 12/20
Ideas on how you wanted to tell your story were amazing but the plot and the scenes weren't that special.

I take this feedback in stride! Considering this was a theatrical... I actually appreciate that the idea behind it shined through, even when the scenes didn't. I guess that was the whole point, after all. 

Inception 5/5

This is a true slice of life. You got me hooked on the first sentence.

I wrote the tale when I was in a REALLY bad place and parts of it come from my own experiences so when it shows as anything except like a rant, it makes me happy <3

Grammar: 15/15
No mistakes found.

Why did this make me so HAPPY 😂 for both my works I entered in this awards, the judges said this and it just... ultimately made me so much happier because I am not the best with grammar and since I use tools to help with my language enhancement and overall, finding no mistakes is still a proud achievement xD

Bonus points: 3/5

The story was not that bad but it wasn't to my liking since it's a more dark and sinister content but I truly believe that people who are undergoing these feelings can feel related to your story.

The fact that the story didn't resonate with the judge and they still gave me 1st place is a super achievement in and of itself. It's like a horror film — it might not be everyone's cup of tea (or coffee!) but the people who appreciate it tend to appreciate it a LOT. So, I am happy about it!

Sticker:

Yeah, I believe I'll always try to find ways to display art with mockups, thank you very much 😂

This is edited on a Canva template under the name "Black White Minimalist Initials Logo"

The sticker is soo prettyyyyy <3

Book Covers:

Created by the sweetest storytellernat 🫶

I love how the first one has more of a raw passion feel to it and the second one is sentient and laid back. Both of the covers are so amazing!!

In case you're curious on where to create these book mockups from, its from "diybookcovers" website and it'd have the title, "DIY Book Design"

There's also another review and this was from "The Cloud Awards" I was hosting on thetranquilityteam profile.

I had entered this one shot (pre-edit) in One Shot/Short Story category to make it 10 entries. 

Because who said the host can't participate, right? XD I was mostly looking for review that time since the work wouldn't have been where it is now, if it wasn't for the judge SSears90 's helpful review!

Here's what the review was:

"[This might be long since you wanted feedback] One thing I noticed is that the blurb before opening book is exactly the same as the blurb that is IN the book. I think it fits being inside the book, and the blurb that shows up before opening the story can be shortened and changed to simply mention what the story is about, because once the reader opens your book, they will then see all of your additional information and disclaimers. There is no reason to have them read the same thing twice. I also wanted to point out that your very first word "the" needs to be capitalized to "The." I liked the plot, it portrayed the characters inner termoil well. I will say that it was a bit confusing reading the dialogue because you did not mention which 'voice' it is that's talking. You have a chapter with characters, and you should add those characters to the dialogue tags. For example when the hard voice says something, end it with "said the hard voice." So the reader knows who it is she's hearing. I couldn't judge too much with character development, because after she tries to end her life and she wakes up in the hospital, it ends there, so the reader never knows how the character really develops after that. You could add something like a "One month later" scenario so the reader knows how things turn out after everything. I hope this advice was helpful!!"

I took it seriously and LOOK AT WHERE IT IS NOW! THANK YOU TO BOTH THE JUDGES!!!

Yeah, that's for now, thank you for listening to my rants and raves about reviews xDD

Thanks for stopping by,
Saramitra