Contest Voting – NERCC

Please vote once in each of the five categories below. After each completed vote, a button showing the next category will be visible on the confirmation screen.

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New Scoring Sheet Test

Enter Book Title(Required)

Author's Name(Required)

Judge Number(Required)

Did the opening of the book grab (hook) you, and you couldn't wait to read on?(Required)

1 being the lowest score and 5 being the highest.

Is the story well-written? Does it flow?(Required)

1 being the lowest score and 5 being the highest.

Did the book have few grammatical or spelling errors or typos?(Required)

1 being the lowest score and 5 being the highest.

Did the book hold your attention throughout?(Required)

1 being the lowest score and 5 being the highest.

Were the characters fully developed–three dimensional?(Required)

1 being the lowest score and 5 being the highest.

Are the characters memorable? Did you care about the two main characters?(Required)

1 being the lowest score and 5 being the highest.

Is the author's voice (writing style) compelling and enjoyable?(Required)

1 being the lowest score and 5 being the highest.

Did the author make good use of dialogue and narrative and not overuse either?(Required)

1 being the lowest score and 5 being the highest.

Does the dialogue ring true (e.g. Do the characters speak in a way that seems natural to their personality?)(Required)

1 being the lowest score and 5 being the highest.

Does the author describe enough of the setting(s) to give you a sense of location and it adds to the story?(Required)

1 being the lowest score and 5 being the highest.

Does the conflict between the main characters seem believable?(Required)

1 being the lowest score and 5 being the highest.

Did the author use just enough description to make the characters or their actions vivid?(Required)

1 being the lowest score and 5 being the highest.

Did the author tie up all plot holes and things weren't left hanging?(Required)

1 being the lowest score and 5 being the highest.

Did the author give a satisfying ending?(Required)

1 being the lowest score and 5 being the highest.

What is your overall impression of this book?(Required)

1 being the lowest score and 10 being the highest.

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