I have been filling in points on my berated spreadsheet since the first story was posted. I do not guarantee I'll be totally impartial, but I do attempt to keep a consistent standard over each category; then go back over all of them when the poll is up. It's only by cutting enjoyment into little slices (knock off two for grammar, and at least two more for not staying in genre…) that I succeed in separating such diverse (and generally high quality) submissions.
The attitude of an SF person, rather than fantasy, true; but it works for me.
(Or at least it will as soon as I've got round to classing the last four or five so I can start with the final sequential read.)
The attitude of an SF person, rather than fantasy, true; but it works for me.
(Or at least it will as soon as I've got round to classing the last four or five so I can start with the final sequential read.)