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by innocentoldguy
3369 days ago
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Are you really wasting your money though? Having someone read and critique your work is extremely valuable, even if you rank low (well, it is if you're willing to listen). I cannot emphasize the value of constructive criticism enough. My degree is in creative writing, and by far the biggest value I received from college came through both offering and receiving criticism. I've never received an evaluation from The Black List, but if you actually get what their FAQs promise, "Your evaluation will include an overall rating and ratings on premise, plot, characters, dialogue, and setting, all from 1 to 10. It will also include brief answers about the script's greatest strengths, weaknesses, and commercial prospects." I think the price-to-value ratio of their service is quite good. |
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One almost wishes a similar service for scientific papers exists along the lines of a "paid dry-run peer review". Unfortunately this probably wouldn't take away from the need/burden of unpaid paper refeering for journals, but at least it's an idea to make another revenue stream available to staff doing the actual work that doesn't get co-opted by Elsevier or their non-open access ilk.