@MFJohnston wrote:
I think I over-thought it a bit... At the same time, when I asked for clarification, I was told "more is better." Part of it is that I consider "full detail" to mean **FULL** detail..... If I do one again, I'll keep the narratives much shorter....
@SoCalMama wrote:
@MFJohnston wrote:
Do their grocery shops take a very long time to write up - or did I put too much into it?
Good Lord.
If it's the same one that I do in So Cal, stick to the format. They want 5-7 sentences in a section, for example. That's all they want. Don't go crazy. I practically write those narratives in bullet-point format.
15 minutes tops. Don't over think them. There's no bonus if you write 12 sentences when they ask for 5.
If Jim is your editor, I think he can edit a good report in 5 minutes or less.
Too much detail is MUCH better than not enough detail, and you are NOT limited to the number of sentences in the narrative instructions. They always say a minimum of however many sentences (i.e. a minimum of 5-7 sentences). As the guidelines for most of their assignments say, you are supposed to fully tell the story of your experience. As long as the details are relevant and valuable, they are good to include. On the other hand, you will be contacted for more info and will receive feedback if you don't provide enough detail. You can also get a sense of what is most important to the client (what they would need the most detail on) by the questions in the section. Again, much better too much than not enough - the editor can always delete/condense unnecessary details but can't add important details that the shopper didn't give, since the editor was not there!
Also, rambling and opinions are not details, but I highly doubt you're including those! LOL
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