Tessa,

First of all, I do enjoy getting a review, good or bad, so long as it is thoughtful. Frankly, I would much rather have an "8" with a well thought out offering of critisism than a "10" with a "nice story". Don't get me wrong, I like the latter, it just doesn't have the impact the former does.

I would encourage you to offer reviews. It does tend to spur authors onward. Knowing that ones work is appreciated is quite rewarding and tends to make authors work all the more diligently. I think I can speak for most of us when I say that, somewhere in the recesses of our minds, we all strive to write that one tale that will acheive perfect tens.

I think you will notice that there is one consistent beef that we all share; idiotic reviews. Those are the reviews that trash a story based on one mistake or because the story theme was distasteful to the reader. Doing so is simply unfair and clearly against the stated review policy.

But please, feel free to offer reviews. I encourage it. Even if you give me a harsh review. So long as it is honest and based on the quality of the story - not on content or entirely based one or two minor gaffes.