The Shut Up and Write Awards 2024 [CLOSED]

❤️ Love and Friendship (Round 1)

katiegoesmew A Dove's Tale
Through to the next round ✅

"Spelling and grammar are on point. There's a good amount of descriptive language used to establish the scene but not to the point that it's excessive. It also means that the pacing is good, generally leaning towards being brisk. That being said it doesn't feel too fast, just right. I absolutely already can see a bit of a growing friendship, and maybe even a fling between Chevalier and Ivetta moving forward. I've seen this exact type of story playout before, and I'm seeing hints of it in this one.

I would absolutely keep reading this moving forward, just to see how Ivetta and Chevalier's relationship develops."

flower-lilac  Nevertheless
Sorry this book has been eliminated ❌
Your judge really enjoyed reading your book, however they couldn't help but notice a few spelling and grammatical mistakes. Also, they thought your paragraphs were a bit long in parts and could do with breaking up a little bit to make it easier for people to read on a small screen.

zulayhatuh Hearts Intertwined in Jannah
This book is through to the next round ✅

"Strong points
1) Well developed characters
2) Perfect ending
3) Easy names
4) Well designed blurb

Suggestions for improvement
1) No impact through dialogues (it was quite light)
2) Simplicity concept was good but was not executed properly. It was plain and bland
3) Quite slow. Slow is good but the initial chapters were quite stretched, unneces description was not needed.
4) No regular twists or conflicts created especially in the initial chapters.

But overall a very good effort and well framed thought process which ended properly.
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KPOP_CLUB_97 Lifestyle of America
Sorry this book has been eliminated ❌
Sorry to say that your judge was a little bit confused by the story and felt it needed a hook to bring more readers in. Also, they thought the the chapter only consisted of a mother and daughter having a conversation and there needs to be a little more too it than that. Perhaps joining a read for read book club might help you gain the feedback you need to really make the story come alive

InkandBlankPage_ Sifar
Through to the next round ✅

"Positive aspects

1) The strong plotline - This saved the book from going further down. The storyline of all the short stories was extremely good.

2) Depth and motivational words- the book had simple and beautiful philosophical words which had deep meanings that signified realities of life.

Negative aspects

1) Confusion- There was a mix up and lot of things were not ended properly. In the initially there was a lot of incomplete and forced endings.

2) Diverted from theme- Being honest, This book has short stories but it felt more likea non-fiction book to me. Majority of times I could see motivational and third person general writing about philosophy of life. The characters, dialogues are not the spotlight.

3) Unclear- the content page include the summary of short stories. In one if the stories I found a strong indicating a professor-student(not clearly specified what).

That it.
The concept was good bit the execution was not planned at all and was done randomly.
Started as a short story but the philosophical and motivation words overpowered so much that it felt reading a Non-fiction."