The Front Desk
Welcome to The Publisher, an elite review site that's main goal is to give feedback on your site (your manuscript) and deem it worthy or not of being published.
So what are you waiting for? Go ahead and
submit your manuscript!
Manuscript Submission
Requirements
I will
not accept you manuscript if it is a: screenie page, an about me page, or an pet application.
Your manuscript
must be complete! It cannot be on hiatus either.
Please have an 88px x 31px button so I can properly link you.
Nothing inappropriate or goes against Neopet's rules.
Your site should be at least two weeks old.
Please link back somewhere in your manuscript before, during, and after I review it.
I use Firefox, so let me know if that is a problem.
You may re-submit you manuscript
one week after I review you manuscript, and you
cannot resubmit if you have been published!
Please don't complain or get upset if you aren't published or recieve a bad score. I'm trying to help you, not the opposite!
Submissions are
Have you read the rules? Does your manuscript meet the requirements? Are submissions open? If so, go fill out this form!
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Processing Submissions:
The Editor
First Impression ?/10:
This is a very important detail in the publishing process. This determines whether or not a viewer is actually going to take the time to look at what you've made or just press the back button as quickly as possible, because face the facts people: in real life most people do judge a book by it's cover.
Organization ?/20:
Is your manuscript so organized with its navigation and tables that I could spend the whole day staring at its glory? Or is it a jumbled mess that looks like someone threw-up all over your page (gross!). People, you'll never get ANYWHERE without organization. Just show me you have order!
Content ?/25:
This is the most important aspect of your manuscript: What is it gonna give me, the reader? Is it gonna be knowledge, pretty looking stuff, or a bunch of images stolen off of Google?! You can have just a little bit of content, but it better blow my long underwear off it's so good. I want you to show me why your site is different than all of the rest, why I should care to even come back! Persuade me into thinking I'm not wasting my time.
Spelling and Grammar ?/5:
Please, please, PLEASE, use spell check and read everything TWICE before asking to be reviewed. This is where you show your not a complete idiot and know your English. How can I take you seriously if you can't even spell?
Layout ?/10:
This is where I can get nit-picky! I'm looking for originality here! And please don't have a layout that will make me wanna claw out my eyeballs at it's ugliness.
Updates ?/5:
I don't need to have a little box with all of your updates (although that is nice.) just have somewhere on your site saying when you last updated it so I know your being active with it. This also includes me checking to make sure you have no broken links and such.
Buttons ?/5:
Obviously, if you read the rules, you need a 88x31px button, but does it match? Can I read it? Does it make me wanna click it? Is it gorgeous? Buttons are extremely important! They are your basis for advertising, without a descent button it becomes very hard for people to take your site seriously.
Originality ?/10:
Is your manuscript something that I've never seen before, or something that I've seen thousands of times? This is crucial. You have a much better chance at being published if you're original.
Editor's Note:
The is where I will put anything else I noticed.
Total Points:
?/100
Published?
This is where I will let you know if your manuscript will be published or sent to the stacks!
First Impression 9/10:
The first thing I see is the beautiful image up at top. very pleasing! It wanted to make me look around. The only thing is, the buttons at the very top take a little bit away from the overall impression. If you moved them to after your first block of text, they would be against the white background and fit in better :)
Organization 20/20:
Lots of order here! I didn't get lost!
Content 15/25:
Now, this page is pretty average. Nothing really makes the content different than any other SOTM/BOTM page. Try coming up with something new and unique! It will make you stand out of the crowd! You do have it well made though, so points for that.
Spelling and Grammar 4/5:
Where can i find the past winners?
Capitolize the "i" please :)
Must read the rules!
Either add a "You" at the beginning, or take out the "the" :)
Perfect otherwise!
Layout 9/10:
It is gorgeous. I love it. The only thing is, it's hard for me to read the pink text :( Make it a little darker?
Updates 5/5:
Nice :) Get rid of the "next update here" though, it's tacky!
Buttons 5/5:
Very nice selection, and all very well made!
Originality 4/10:
Again, you're not very different from any other SOTM site. If you're going to choose such a popular and quite easy site to make, be more original!
Editor's Note:
I noticed you put a lot of scroll boxes where you don't necessarily need them. Like in the about me section, I don't think you need any. But you're site was very pretty and well run!
Total Points:
81/100
Published?
Sorry! You didn't quite make it! You're biggest downfall was your originality! If you can make your site one-of-a-kind, you might have a shot at being published!
First Impression ?/10:
This is a very important detail in the publishing process. This determines whether or not a viewer is actually going to take the time to look at what you've made or just press the back button as quickly as possible, because face the facts people: in real life most people do judge a book by it's cover.
Organization ?/20:
Is your manuscript so organized with its navigation and tables that I could spend the whole day staring at its glory? Or is it a jumbled mess that looks like someone threw-up all over your page (gross!). People, you'll never get ANYWHERE without organization. Just show me you have order!
Content ?/25:
This is the most important aspect of your manuscript: What is it gonna give me, the reader? Is it gonna be knowledge, pretty looking stuff, or a bunch of images stolen off of Google?! You can have just a little bit of content, but it better blow my long underwear off it's so good. I want you to show me why your site is different than all of the rest, why I should care to even come back! Persuade me into thinking I'm not wasting my time.
Spelling and Grammar ?/5:
Please, please, PLEASE, use spell check and read everything TWICE before asking to be reviewed. This is where you show your not a complete idiot and know your English. How can I take you seriously if you can't even spell?
Layout ?/10:
This is where I can get nit-picky! I'm looking for originality here! And please don't have a layout that will make me wanna claw out my eyeballs at it's ugliness.
Updates ?/5:
I don't need to have a little box with all of your updates (although that is nice.) just have somewhere on your site saying when you last updated it so I know your being active with it. This also includes me checking to make sure you have no broken links and such.
Buttons ?/5:
Obviously, if you read the rules, you need a 88x31px button, but does it match? Can I read it? Does it make me wanna click it? Is it gorgeous? Buttons are extremely important! They are your basis for advertising, without a descent button it becomes very hard for people to take your site seriously.
Originality ?/10:
Is your manuscript something that I've never seen before, or something that I've seen thousands of times? This is crucial. You have a much better chance at being published if you're original.
Editor's Note:
The is where I will put anything else I noticed.
Total Points:
?/100
Published?
This is where I will let you know if your manuscript will be published or sent to the stacks!
The Stacks
Now, you may be wondering where you are. What I like to call
The Stacks, is the list of the manuscripts that didn't make it to the publishing process. If you got your manuscript edited, and it received a
94% or lower, this is where you're button will be put after I take down the review, along with it's score. The stacks are organized by newest to oldest.
Remember, you can get your manuscript out of the stacks and try to get published by resubmitting after making some changes and waiting at least one week!
No manuscripts have been added to the stacks, yet.
The Published
My, my! You've reached
The Published. This is the exclusive section where only manuscripts that receive a
95% or higher in the editing process! Remember, these are no longer manuscripts, but published pieces of work!
No manuscripts have been published, yet.
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