Who Should Judge Writing Competitions?

I have been writing for quite fifty years, however I still think about myself new it, as a result of I actually have written just one book. However, I actually have written thousands of letters, quite 100 ebooks and virtually lots of words for the web on many websites.

I have conjointly been schooled and have learned seven languages and am currently on my eighth. Studied French, German and Latin for 6 years in class and Russian for four years at university, nonetheless none of those acts was as arduous as writing a book of ample quality. and that i am solely talking regarding language here not plot, though that's clearly necessary too.

I think that my specific weakness is 'mapping dialogue to the page' (as I decision it). By that I mean wherever and the way you must shut and re-open paragraphs of direct speech. I solely became tuned in to this deficiency once writing the book.

There is no direct speech in ebooks that subsume "How To... " ebooks and neither area unit there paragraphs of it on my websites or in my letters. I solely detected on re-reading (editing) my book that there was no consistency in my direct speech.

So I consulted different novels however couldn't very outline a 'correct' technique of doing it there either. totally different authors, editors and publishers used totally different designs. Some were similar however not identical.

However, having been schooled by English lecturers, i'm certain that there's a recognised means of doing it, however it appears that not several writers understand what it's. And nor do I. Being consistent is that the best I will do.

Rules amendment in languages. The strict rules of the Nineteenth Century were for the most part countermined over the subsequent one hundred years by mass education. However, some rules stay which is however it ought to be too.

Rules or conventions in writing necessary as is that the key or legend to a road map. The reader has to understand that "... " typically indicate direct speech, as an example.

So, UN agency ought to choose writing and book competitions? And what ought to the standards be?

Readers obtain additional books than writers and language consultants place along. Not solely that however writers write for readers, a number of whom may well be different writers or lecturers.

I recently browse one author speech act that he had written lots of words for the web which he had stopped mistreatment " " for direct speech - he was currently mistreatment them for stress. That appears insane to American state if no-one is aware of what he's doing. or even scalawag writers ought to place a key or legend within the foreword?

Similarly, there needs to be a plot line or plot that's of interest, however ought to be the choose of that? there's associate author, John Locke, UN agency sold  1,000,000 books in 5 months nonetheless he was criticised for his vogue and content by consultants, however sure as shooting he should are doing one thing right.

Or was it as a result of the ebooks value but $1 every, because the consultants said?

Currently, most writing competitions {are|ar|area unit|square American stateasure} judged by writers and this appears wrong to me. I recommend that if there area unit 5 judges on a panel, 3 ought to be avid readers, one ought to be a author associated one ought to be an English professor.