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Every author has stories or poems that he or she considers their best work, regardless of how well they did in terms of voting. Would you like to know which stories a given author likes best, among his or her work?
The idea here is that an author could add their own "A" (Author's Favorite) to complement the "E" (Editor's Choice - aka Laurel's), "W" (Contest Winner), and "H" (Hot = 4.50+ in voting) letters. This would signifiy the author's personal recommendation for what they think is their best work.
FYI, this idea started in another thread, where it was suggested as an "R" rating (Recommended). After a night's sleep, I think "A" is a better choice.
An author would have (almost) free rein to assign the "A"s and move them around among stories, and add and delete them desired, and as their body of work grows over time (what I was proud of last year may be something I'm embarrassed about this year, etc).
A limit on the number of "A" designations would be in order, of course, to avoid the "everything I write is wonderful" conceit/overkill. Something like no more than 1 for every 10 stories that you've got posted. For some of us, that may be the equivalent of having to choose amongst your children, but any system without any limits would quickly lose its significance, in all likelihood.
Another limitation that I think is important is that no story can be given an "A" designation until AFTER it is ineligible for the regular monthly "best" contests, and that no special-theme contest submissions can be given an "A" either. This would help to level the playing field for those competitive souls.
Only "well-aged" stories that are over the "new list" horizon and are part of the great "backlist" of your portfolio would be eligible.
So we'll ask here, for both Readers and Authors, whether you'd like to have Laurel add this feature to Lit.
The idea here is that an author could add their own "A" (Author's Favorite) to complement the "E" (Editor's Choice - aka Laurel's), "W" (Contest Winner), and "H" (Hot = 4.50+ in voting) letters. This would signifiy the author's personal recommendation for what they think is their best work.
FYI, this idea started in another thread, where it was suggested as an "R" rating (Recommended). After a night's sleep, I think "A" is a better choice.
An author would have (almost) free rein to assign the "A"s and move them around among stories, and add and delete them desired, and as their body of work grows over time (what I was proud of last year may be something I'm embarrassed about this year, etc).
A limit on the number of "A" designations would be in order, of course, to avoid the "everything I write is wonderful" conceit/overkill. Something like no more than 1 for every 10 stories that you've got posted. For some of us, that may be the equivalent of having to choose amongst your children, but any system without any limits would quickly lose its significance, in all likelihood.
Another limitation that I think is important is that no story can be given an "A" designation until AFTER it is ineligible for the regular monthly "best" contests, and that no special-theme contest submissions can be given an "A" either. This would help to level the playing field for those competitive souls.
Only "well-aged" stories that are over the "new list" horizon and are part of the great "backlist" of your portfolio would be eligible.
So we'll ask here, for both Readers and Authors, whether you'd like to have Laurel add this feature to Lit.
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