Seoulsearch

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Date opened: 10 July 2012

Date closed: 4th October 2012

Status: Open | Busy | Hiatus | {Closed}

Staff: 2  {Gillian & Jessica}

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the reviewers-------------------

 jessica and gillian

Jessica has been writing for a year. She has also been into graphics design for half a year.  Jessica is by no means any expert in writing or graphics design, nor does she claim to be. Both she and Gillian use Australian english, ie. they spell ‘colour’, colour, etc. They will however, ignore the spelling of different words.

Gillian has been writing for 2 years, having started on a different site and only recently started writing fanfics last year. Despite the fact that she has been writing for a considerable amount of time, she believes she is not a professional writer and is still an amateur with lots to learn.

Both Jessica and Gillian are SHINee and EXO stans, so if your stories feature them, you will most likely get a higher score for enjoyment (obviously).

Some important points you might be interested in knowing before requesting a specifing reviewer:

☆ Jessica is much much much more tolerant of /yuri fics (as long as there is no ) and ‘you’ fics. If your fic is /yuri/you, Gillian will probably cringe and shove it over for Jessica to review, so keep that in mind.

☆ Although this may sound prudish, Jessica is extremely intolerant of , so if yours does have , Gillian will probably review it. If you would like Jessica to review your story anyway and it isn’t PWP, alert her as to which chapters contain , and Gillian will review those chapters whereas Jessica will review the rest.

☆ Both Jessica and Gillian are tolerant of cliché, and find it humorous when used sparingly.

☆ Gillian is more critical when it comes to reviewing than Jessica unless she knows you very well.

If you would like to view their writing, you may access it at their livejournal community they named this shop after; seoul-search. 

That being said, we look forward to reviewing, thank you!

announcements----------------

10.7.2012 Just opened and ready for business! :D

?.7.2012 Jessica gets super lazy and randomly goes on hiatus! no1reallycurrtbh

10.9.2012 Jessica returns! Cue cheering and merrymaking! ヽ(⊙ ▽ ⊙)ノ

17.9.2012 Jessica updates the layout of seoul-search! It now looks alot prettier and neater! huzzah! will you forgive me for going m.i.a without notice now or

4.10.2012 Closed! Requests that are already approved will still be completed, however all new requests will be rejected.

termsandconditions-----------

1☆ Please subscribe to this thread if you requested a review from us. You may unsubscribe once your request has been completed.

2☆ Reviewing stories takes time so please be patient. Reviews will generally be done in 1-2 weeks, sometimes even faster. Make sure to check every now and then if we’ve completed your review. Also, please don’t pester or rush us; we make time for you and are doing this for your benefit. If it has been more than 2 weeks, and your request has been accepted on the status page, feel free to politely pm the respective reviewer with your enquiries. Most likely, she will have been swamped with homework and unable to get on with her review, we ask for your understanding.

3☆ No bashing or disrespecting the reviewers please. We take out of our own free time to review so please be considerate and mindful of the effort we put in for your benefit and improvement. If you have any problems or you are unhappy with your review, don’t hesitate to send either of us a private message and we’ll discuss it privately. You’ll be immediately blacklisted, if you do bash or disrespect us and/or our views.

4☆ Once your review has been completed, you must somehow put it into your story. Whether you repost our review in another separate chapter of your story or post a link of our review on your foreword or anywhere in your story is up to you.

5☆ Do not edit or remove anything from our reviews. As previously stated, if you are unhappy with your review, pm us and we will try our best to resolve any issues you have.

6☆ Credit us properly for reviewing. Instructions on how to credit will be provided at the end of your review

7☆ We accept /yuri.

8☆ We also accept stories with /rated chapters but please indicate in the form below. No PWP (that is, without Plot, ie. full-on stories) however, we can’t handle that. We’re underage, please don’t force us to.

9☆ If your story is chaptered, it must have at least 5 chapters for sufficient review. If you do not have at least 5 chapters, your request will not be accepted.

10☆ Oneshots, twoshots, etc. are accepted and exempted from the above rule.

11☆ We reserve the right to decline your request for whatever reason.

rubric---------------------------

Title ☆ (5/5)

Is your title appropriate? Does it catch the attention of viewers?

Foreword & Description ☆ (10/10)

Is your foreword neat, descriptive (but not overly so that it will ruin the plot) and relevant?

Appearance (Posters/Backgrounds/Banners) ☆ (10/10)

Are the fonts used blinding and hard to read? Is your poster/background/banner eye-catching and aesthetically pleasing?

(Note that both Gillian and I are both graphic designers and know our stuff fairly well.)

Originality & Creativity ☆ (10/10)

Is your story fresh and original? If it is based off of some other work, was it reworked sufficiently?

Plot ☆ (20/20)

Is your plot interesting and enjoyable?

Characterisation ☆ (10/10)

Have your characters grown? Are they relatable and realistic?

Story Flow ☆ (5/5)

Does your story drag on? Is it choppy?

Grammar, Punctuation, Spelling, Dialogue ☆ (20/20)

This is where I will grill you the most, really. I’m a perfectionist so… well yeah. Gillian will be more lenient on this.

Overall Enjoyment ☆ (10/10)

Self-explanatory, really.

Total ☆ (100/100)

Grade ☆ (A/B/C/D/E/F)

requestform--------------------

Title: Title of your story here.

Story Link: Make sure the link works or else your request will not be accepted!

Author/s: Username; if you have a co-author don’t forget to include their username as well.

Genre: Please indicate the genre of the story, eg. Angst, Fluff, Crack, Romcom, Sci-fi, etc.

Rating: The rating of the story, eg. G, PG, M, R, NC17, etc. Also, please indicate if there are any chapters with .

Pairing: Please indicate the pairing of the story and whether it is het, or yuri. If there is no pairing, leave this blank.

Fandom: Please indicate the fandom/s of the story.

Ongoing or Complete? Please also provide how chapters you currently have and if applicable, whether it is a one-shot, two-shot, etc.

Is English your first language? Yes/no.

Specific reviewer? If you want a specific reviewer (either Gillian or Jessica), indicate here. If not, leave this blank. 

☆ Please leave your request in the comment section below! (｡◕‿‿◕｡)