Hello everyone! As stated before, the deadline for the BotM has now been shifted to be on the last day of every month. Please remember that you may ask for a extension before the due date (31/10/22), if you think you can't complete it by then.

f you were a member (not a seedling) in Bloom 78. Failure to do so will result in a strike.

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The BotM is determined by the past four blooms (75, 76, 77, 78) and the previous BotM (in this case, the September BotM). The previous BotM is the most important and, ultimately, what we look at when deciding the next Reviewer of the Month to have their book featured. Your comments must meet our standard requirements and provide adequate feedback to the writer. Remember, only one can be the BotM, so try to make your feedback stand out.

The comments for this month did meet the requirements, though those who tried to go beyond the requirement seemed to focus more on quantity than quality. You can have a lot of in-lines but still not make it BotM compared to those who have only one final comment but went in a lot of depth and specifics. That being said, those of you who did focus more on critiquing and quality, didn't give... enough when it came to the BotM. Our suggestion is to focus in giving helpful critique more than commentary, and then also going into detail. We hope the Bloom Bonuses have helped you in terms of giving you ideas on elements you can make your comments more concise and helpful.

Example:

Bloom #1 (10% of the point consideration)

Bloom #2 (10% of the point consideration)

Bloom #3 (10% of the point consideration)

Bloom #4 (10% of the point consideration)

Previous BotM (60% of the point consideration)

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Without further ado, please give a big round of applause to for being our October Book of the Month winner! Your book,

is the winner for October. Your comments were the most helpful and detailed over the past month. Please PM to claim your October BotM sticker and banner.

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You must read 2 chapters of Wolf in the Big City and leave the proper amount of feedback and comments. The requirements are the same as our standard bloom requirements. For Advanced Sunflowers, that means that your requirement is either a 5+ sentence final comment or a 7+ in-line comments with a two sentence final comment for BOTM. Please complete this by October 31st, 2022 and comment "Done" below or you will receive a strike.

You may ask for a 2-day extension if needed, but you must ask before it is due. If you were a member in Bloom 78, this applies to you, otherwise, you do not have to read the BotM for October.

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