So reviews. How does that work? I've seen people with one star, people with five stars, I've even seen people with three blue stars and two yellow stars! What's that all about?
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You see the big button that says Discover works on that line that has all those words on it? yeah, you do. In there's a ton of stories and such people have written. Stories, poetry, art, that's all there. Tell people what you think about there stuff, tell them how to improve and such, and you get points needed to submit your own works!
I'm not sure whether you don't know what to review exactly, or whether you don't know what to put in your reviews. Whichever one, the link wickedwonder gave you is a really great description of a few things connected to reviewing.
I'm assuming you've seen examples of reviews, right? Obviously don't copy what the other reviewers have said, but use their reviews as a kind of foundation to yours. If you're reviewing a story, maybe mention your opinion on the characters, plot, grammar e.t.c. If it's a poem, you could mention the rhyming scheme, the flow of the poem, the word choice e.t.c.
There are plenty of stories, poems, art pieces, non-fiction e.t.c. on the site that would love to get a review. Well, not the pieces themselves... but the writers/artists. If you're confused to as of where it all is, like Funkymomo said, it's all under the Discover Works tab.
Sorry I'm being a bit vague, but I'm not entirely sure of what you're confused about.
Also, if you have any questions or want some reviewing tips, you can always PM someone with a green name at any time. We'll be happy to answer your questions and/or provide reviewing tips.
A review is your opinion of a literary work posted on YWS. You find literary works by going to Discover Works in the header, as Funkymono says. You then go to one of the forums, pick a story you think will be interesting, read it, and hit "reply." You then say your opinion of the work, making sure the review is over 250 characters (use the character counter under your typing box to check). Then, click submit!
That's the mechanics of how to review.
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Ink is blood. Paper is bandages. The wounded press books to their heart to know they're not alone.
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