For first-time IFComp authors, some advice to make reviews less stressful

[manonamora (M.)]

Just going to pluck the thread from last year, cause it had lots of good advice there:

Past IFComp authors--any tips for this year's new authors?

I think it’s nice for past authors to help out new authors who often have the jitters. I have entered in the last two years, so things may have changed, and it would be interesting to hear from those who’ve entered recently! In case things haven’t changed too much, here are a couple of tips from my time: -Manage expectations on reviews. With so many games, yours could get reviewed on day 1 or on day 40. Things go really fast and heavy for a week or two, but mid-comp hits a big lull that feels …

(hint: get yourself a cake as a treat for submitting!)