Aug 3 ’13 EMCSA Update

WITHIN: Graded primarily on heat and narrative
WITHOUT: Graded primarily on narrative
Possible spoilers below …

WITHIN
Each Day (mc mf md) (new)  by Cypress_z
–2/5 (so-so, maybe a good story to others but didn’t mesmerize me)–

It’s remarkably well polished, but I didn’t find myself grabbed in any serious way. I think it was because it was a bit too dramatic too early. Yes, this is meant to be short, but like I always say, I can never feel anything for fictional characters I met a sentence ago … Just didn’t work for me.
(ReReadability: low / follow: no)

Welcome to Typing School (mc mf ff md fd) (new)  by Hypnobubbles
–2.5/5 (not great, had some redeeming qualities)–

While written well enough, I found this not quite to my tastes. Something about making students learning-slaves somehow just doesn’t work for me. I know several teachers quite well, and I know they would reject the concept, no matter how much some students won’t mesh with them! This is, however, not without it’s amusing moments. And even though this didn’t completely mesh with me, those moments made this perfectly readable.
(ReReadability: low / Follow: no)

WITHOUT
Just a Little Wish (mc mf) (new)  by Lisa Teez
~~2.5/5 (not great, had some redeeming qualities)~~

One or two typos here and there, but otherwise more than readable. As another already said, no real surprises here.
(ReReadability: Low / Follow: no)

RANDOM COMMENTS
Now this is odd writing. That character had fangs, and definitely drank blood. However, she never actually used her fangs …