The thing with vignettes is that they don't have much in the way of plots. <snip> My guess is that scores on a lot of this stuff'll rise when they announce longer story categories.
I agree with your assessment, Laura. But then the question becomes: if these points are not appropriate for the very short stories allowed in this category, why are the entries being judged by such criteria?
Like Laura, I'm still waiting for my scorecard so I can post it. But judging from Mere's and Lynn's, it looks like the judges were incredibly harsh in their scoring. Mostly positive comments seem very much at odds with such low scores! As Mere says, let's hope there weren't any newer authors that were hurt or discouraged from writing further.
Hazel
