Title /10- This one's simple and straightforward, if your title is good then you get a good mark. The relevance to the story is important as well and how much it is able to draw in readers. Is it appealing, is it nice sounding, is it too long, not long enough etc.
Poster and/or Graphics /5- This is only marked if you have a poster and/or other graphics to accompany your story. If it looks pretty, if the feel of the poster matches your story, if the appropriate characters are being shown etc.
Description/Forward /5- I don't mark this too hard because it's only a small portion and it's not exactly the start of the story. However, a handful of readers rely on both description and/or forwards to pique their interest in the fanfic. If you don't have a forward but you have a description, you will only get half marks, same thing vice versa. If you don't have either, this will not be marked.
Storyline /20- The way I grade this is based on how cliche your plot is, how much goes on within the plot. Do you have side plots? Are you straying too much from your main plot? Did you add lots of twists?
Characterization /15- The way a character develops is essential in a story as the reader can see how the character's respond to the events happening to them. I mark this by how well your main characters are developed, or do they stay the same. For example, if your character was originally always bubbly, happy, and carefree, then say a few sad events happened to them, some tragic, then how would they react? Does he/she change for the better? For the worse? Or does he/she stay the same despite it all? What's his/her point of view?
Story flow /10- Now, I do like fillers and I do use those sometimes, but excessively using fillers can tend to stray from the plot and also drag your story down. In this portion, I will tell you if your story's going too fast, too slow, or just right. If the relationship developments are ideal or unreal, if your story's progression is doing well and if your plot is moving well.
Vocabulary and Grammar /10- I understand that we all make mistakes or English isn't our first language, but then it only means one should consider editing and/or re-editing their work. Grammar mistakes are common in fanfics (and I am guilty of it myself), but it is always good to have someone read over your work for you. I wouldn't call myself a grammar nazi, but I do come down a little hard on grammar errors. In terms of vocabulary, I'll be looking out for your span of vocabulary words, if you should expand a little more, use a thesaurus etc.
Creativity and Originality /15- Similar criteria to the story plot in terms of whether or not there are too many cliche's in your plot. This is mainly made for that.
Overall Enjoyment /10- This is when my wonderful opinion comes in. As a reader of the fanfic, I will judge on whether or not I myself enjoyed the story or if I believe others will enjoy the story as well.
Total /100I try not to sugar coat my words because I believe in being straightforward. However, I do know the difference between being constructive and being mean. If you feel I'm being mean, just say so, but other than that I'll just tell it like it is.
