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 A blog of no uncertain musings. What goes on in my mind is often a source of wonder to me. |
| Ten days ago, I decided to spice up my reviewing efforts. My daily review would feature an item with a particular genre listed in its header information. The reviews would be done in the order the genres are listed under the Browse By Genre menu. Yesterday I completed a review using the Children's genre, the ninth in the listing. Currently, WDC recognizes 96 genres, so I'll be a little busy over the next three months. You might ask why. I began this trek because I was having a hard time deciding what to review each day. Earlier in the year when it was active, I'd select a person from "Anniversary Reviews"  . When Annette  paused the group, which I supported completely, I was left to my own devices. (When you decide to start back up, Annette, I'll be available to help.) I used the Read & Review feature to pick items to review. This feature offered up items from members who were currently or recently online. Some were folks I'd never reviewed before; others were established members I might overlook for this or that reason. It was also very rewarding as the system provided gift points for qualified reviews. The GPs were based on the length of the item--the longer the item, the more GPs were awarded. The system also imposed a time limit to complete the review. The longer the item, the more time was afforded. While this is a great way to earn a lot of GPs in a short period, I often wound up scrolling through many items searching for that one that piqued my interest. Occasionally I'd take part in a reviewing group's Review Raid. But these didn't happen often and usually lasted one day. Other listings I used was Read a Newbie (toward the bottom of the right side of your page). Being interested in How-To/Advice and Biographical genres, I search through these listings for items to review. After several weeks of the same types of items, I found I needed something more. Researching a new genre each day provided the versatility I desired, and offered a wider variety of authors from whom to choose. Additionally, I read about topics and situations I'd not encountered before. Often, I found it necessary to research some aspect of a topic of which I was unfamiliar. Wikipedia CAN be a friend. I believe I'll find some genres I've never considered using on my own writing journey. I look forward to finding out. My next genre is Comedy. Time to go look for a good laugh. |
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