My Review Tool

Using 'My Review Tool'

Accessing 'My Review Tool'

The first step to using 'My Review Tool' is to access it:

1) On every page of WDC, the upper left portion of the main screen has a site
navigation section:

Things To Do & Read
Browse By Type
Browse By Genre
Writing Resources
My Account
...etc.

Click your mouse on the 'My Account' box. You should see a new column appear
including a myriad of useful places specific to YOU on WDC.

2) Near the bottom of this column you will find 'My Review Tool'. Move the
mouse over and down to 'My Review Tool' and click.

3) Provided your web-browser isn't blocking pop-ups from WDC, you should have a
new window entitled, 'My Review Tool'. Congratulations, you've accessed it!

There is another way to access 'My Review Tool', and I will discuss this
later.

What is in 'My Review Tool'?

'My Review Tool' is made up of two distinct sections. The first is the 'Review
Template Manager' and the second, 'My Draft Reviews'.

Review Template Manager

The Review Template Manager is where you can create, modify, and delete your
review templates. There are four controls:

Choose a Template: drop down box - A drop down box which allows you to select
from the templates you've already created. This is used to modify or delete
templates.
Edit button: When you select a template from the drop down box, click this
button to open a window for editing your template.
Delete button: When you select a template from the drop down box, click this
button to delete it forever. There is a confirmation box, so don't worry about
accidentally deleting a template.
New button: Click this button to open a new window for creating new
templates.

My Draft Reviews

My Draft Reviews lists all of the reviews that you've previously begun, and
decided to store for later completion. There are a few parts to each draft
listed:

Date and time draft was saved
Link to the item being reviewed
Link to the author being reviewed
'Continue Review' link
'Delete Draft' link

Creating a new review Template

As described above, to create a new template, simply open the 'My Review Tool'
and click 'NEW'. A new window will open. Here you can name the template,
change the body of the template, preview and store the template. There are a
couple things to consider when creating a template.

Only use one image! - Only one image will be visible on the Review
page, and the rest will say 'Sharing Access Restricted'.
Have different templates for different items/groups/reasons to review.

-Poems have different areas to focus on than short stories and images.
Use the template to provide you with a checklist of things to look at. You'll never
forget to check spelling if your template tells you to.

The review template can be as complex or as simple as you want. All this tool
does is allow you to use a couple clicks of a mouse to load the template into
your review screen, instead of having to type the same information over for
EVERY review. My templates are included as examples at the end of this
article.

Using 'My Review Tool' for reviews!

Now, once you've created your template, and are ready to sift through WDC
again, you need to know how to USE the template you've created. This is the
second way to access 'My Review Tool' I mentioned earlier.

At the bottom of every item is the standard review block you are familiar with.
Nine radial buttons allow you to select your rating, and a large text block
allows you to write a review. Send some GPs, perhaps, and click Rate&Review!

Now, the Review Tool is slightly different. Just to the right of the 'Preview (Below)'
button is a 'Review Tool' button. Click the button to open the Review Tool for the
item you're reviewing.

This opens a window that shows:
Which item your reviewing
Rating Drop down box
Template control center
Review Text block
Miscellaneous control buttons.

Chose a template from the 'Chose a Template:' drop down box, and click the LOAD.
Your template is loaded into the Review Text Block, and away you go! If you want to save
a draft, click 'Store Draft' or 'Store/Edit'. From there, you can chose to Review Anonymously,
Include the review on the Reviewing page, include GPs with your review, spell check/preview and

SUBMIT!

...or not? What if I want to...

Store a draft?

Let's suppose that you've started a review, and for whatever reason decided that you
needed to do something else. Maybe the phone rang, you noticed you were running
late for that publisher's meeting, or you finally found the inspiration to break your writer's
block...what then?

Click 'Store Draft'.

Your review screen will automatically return to the main review-tool page, and
you will be able to see your new draft listed under, 'My Draft Reviews'. Your
review is saved, and you may continue it at a later time!


Example Templates
Basic group review template:

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