Who can do this?
All authors with forum access can submit and vote. You cannot vote on your own submission. If forum access is blocked for you, the feature is not available.
First-page blind tasting
In blind tasting you submit the opening of a chapter anonymously, and others vote without seeing a name.
What is it for?
In first-page blind tasting, you submit the first 250 words or so of a chapter anonymously. Other authors vote without knowing who wrote the text. This tells you whether your opening makes people want to keep reading.
The page is system-wide and has two parts: submitting with “Submit anonymously” and voting in the “Active submissions” area. When you vote, you choose “Would keep reading” or “Would not keep reading”, optionally guess the genre and give a first impression of the style: Gripping, Poetic, Confusing or Too slow.
The text appears without a name and without any link to a project. Under “My submissions”, you manage your entries and withdraw them if you like. Submit only text that you are allowed to publish.
How it works
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In the “Inspiration” area, open “First-Page Blind Tasting”.
What you see afterwards: The page shows the submission field and the “Active submissions”.
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Paste the first words of your chapter and choose “Submit anonymously”.
What you see afterwards: “Submitted.”
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Vote on other people’s submissions with “Would keep reading” or “Would not keep reading” and “Vote”.
What you see afterwards: Your vote is counted. After that, it says “You already voted on this one.”
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If you like, choose “Withdraw submission” under “My submissions”.
What you see afterwards: “Withdrawn.”
Your data
A submitted text appears to other authors without a name and without any link to a project. Who submitted a text stays hidden during voting. A submission can be withdrawn.
Limits
A submission has at most 3000 characters, and the genre guess at most 50. Each account can rate a submission only once. The interface does not say how long submissions stay open.
Frequently asked questions
Do others see my name when I submit?
No. The text appears without a name and without any link to a project. Others vote without knowing who wrote it.
Can I vote on my own submission?
No. Illumentis rejects that. You vote on other people’s submissions, and on each only once.
How do I withdraw a submission?
Under “My submissions”, choose the submission and “Withdraw submission”.