Staff members | What you can expect from us | What to do if you are unhappy with our service



Adminstrator: *ThornyEnglishRose



*ThornyEnglishRose coordinates the project, finalises the prompts, writes and posts any *simplyprose deviations and updates the journal. She also does the important, though perhaps not the most interesting job of thanking and welcoming new watchers. Please send a note to her, rather than *simplyprose, if you wish to contact the project without a submission. All submissions must be noted to the *simplyprose account.

Please bear in mind that any staff positions that become available will be advertised. You may let *ThornyEnglishRose know if you wish to be contacted about future opportunities, but you will not be considered until such an opportunity comes up.

She is also the first port of call if you have a complaint. A more detailed complaints procedure appears at the bottom of this journal.

News Feature Coordinator: =julietcaesar



Each month, a news feature will be submitted through the *simplyprose account, giving a detailed showcase of pieces submitted to us. =julietcaesar is responsible for putting this feature together and submitting it.

This feature will emphasise the strongest aspects of your writing. The idea is, after all, to entice people to read your work.

Critique and Commenters: *Friedemann, ~Izbetthequeen and ~Leonca



Every piece you submit to *simplyprose will be commented on by one of these three deviants, via the *simplyprose account. As such, they are representing all of us, but please remember that what they say reflects the opinions of one individual.

Remember also that you may only send us pieces inspired by *simplyprose prompts, and these are the only pieces on which you will receive comments and critique from *simplyprose.

You are asked to be very aware of how you set your comment preferences when uploading the deviation. When commenting, our staff will:
respect these preferences absolutely.
suggest points for improvement if you want critique (some of you may not be able to use the critique option, but you can still ask for critique in your author comments).
be thorough, honest and tactful.
leave one detailed comment only.

If you wish politely to disagree, of course this is your right. Leave a reply to make your opinion of your own work known, and *simplyprose will read it. However, we will not reply. Once both parties have given their views, we do not wish to engage anyone in debate.

If a *simplyprose staff member wishes to comment on your work via their own individual account, that is their right and it is between the author and that individual.



I must ask you to consider carefully whether your complaint is legitimate before you make it. Our administrator would prefer only to receive complaints if:
you are genuinely offended by something said about your work on behalf of *simplyprose.
you feel that *simplyprose staff have not honoured the comment guidelines listed above.

In the event of either of these things happening, please do not target *simplyprose or engage our staff in a flame war. Instead, send a note to *ThornyEnglishRose. She will contact the staff member in question, and the issue will be resolved as peacefully and painlessly as possible.



Thank you for your continued support and participation. See our latest journal for the current prompts and submissions, and/or stop by and visit our sister project, *simplypoetry!



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