(credit to Chang Dictator who made this, minorly revised according to this shop's specs.)

| RULES

1. You should credit the shop by posting a link to the review in your foreword. 

2. You MUST subscribe so that you can know when your review is complete. No subscription means no review. After you've read your review, comment so that we know it has been received. Feel free to argue your case in the comments if you feel that wronged in any way. If you would like, you can unsubscribe after commenting.

3. The password is TOPsyturvy.

4. Your story must ALLOW TEXT SELECTION. I need to have access to cut and paste parts of your story to provide you examples, suggested edits, and such. If you are uneasy with turning the text selection on, you may send me a word document with the chapters you want me to review at y2jsendoh[at]gmail[dot]com.

4. Due to the amount of time necessary to thoroughly read and analyze a story, please do not request for more than one review (per author) at a time.

5. Please submit your application as a comment below.

| REVIEWERS

Reviewer: secretseven

Status : Available

⇨What kind of reviewer are you?

I am a generally nice, and I do care about your feelings. During my editing courses in university, my professors have always called me a rather conscientious editor, meaning I work with writers with great respect and treat your work as yours. I am, however, very picky, and I will harp on you about your narrative tone and word choices. It might be subjective, but I think it's important to note if you're writing reads awkward.

I am an ESL writer, meaning to say that my English is imperfect, and I have a particular weakness with tenses and preposition. So if you are looking for someone to look at your grammar, this will not be me.

I am a graduate of Bachelor of Communications Major in Professional Editing and Publishing, so you would think I know one or two things about story telling. I also write copy professionally, and working in getting published IRL. I also work for a publishing house as proofreader, first reader, social media and promotions person. I don't know what you'd want to do with these credentials, but I thought you might see that as useful for your consideration.

⇨ Rated//Yuri/: All except romanticized abuse**

** If you write about , domestic violence, and any other taboo themes, I expect you to have at least read about these issues and have taken in consideration the psychological consequence of these crossing of socially acceptable or criminal conduct.

⇨ Favorite Genres: Fantasy, light, slice of life, psychological, angst (but I am extra picky for angst, your story needs to be not angsty for angst sake)

⇨ Pet Peeves: Different coloured-fonts outside black for the body of your story, not capitalizing first letter of your sentences, POV shifts in one chapter, headings of character names (e.g. Sandara's POV, No one's POV), non-regular font for most of the body of your story (bolded and/or italicized everything), romanticized , plagiarized content, adaptation from another story unless it's done really, really good

⇨ Time taken per review: 1 month

Reviewer: DemiDeveron

Status : Inactive

⇨What kind of reviewer are you?

I am laid back and open minded for the most part. I really value the authors voice, tone, and style of writing so I am not the type to try and change that at all. I also value the author's opinions, diversity, and views, and I always try to take those into consideration when I am editing or reviewing.

I have about 20 years of experience editing for a professional writer, so my reviewing style might not be exactly what people are used to around here as I also incorporate a lot of editing into it. But rest assured, I will still follow the review rubric of the shop and give you the feedback that you're looking for. In addition to that I will also edit the story as I go along, and you therefore have the option of receiving a word document version of your story via e-mail, so it will be easier for you to see my thoughts, notes, suggestions, and corrections. I will do this for all stories I review, but it's optional for the author to receive the full and complete edited version.

I will never change a sentence on you, I will never alter your voice, or your tone while editing, and I will stay true to, and value your individual style when giving suggestions and opinions. It's not my goal to change your story or your writing. My only concern is to help you improve and polish up your works. On that note, I tend to be very thorough (especially with editing), so you can expect lengthy reviews and a lot of comments and suggestions from me.

I consider myself a conscientious, respectful, and assertive reviewer/editor. I try to be as kind as I can during the process. However, I am far from lenient in the way that If I see something that needs correcting, I will point it out no matter how big or small it is. But, not under the pretense of being strict, mean or pushy. I respect the fact that the author has their own idea of how they want their story to be, so my only reason for being thorough in pointing out mistakes is to try and help the author as much as I can by making suggestions that will get the author to think about what needs to be corrected or altered.

⇨Rated//Yuri/: I review everything!

⇨Favorite Genres: Angst, drama, dark, psychological, thrillers, and mystery.

⇨Time taken per review: 1-4 weeks

| REVIEWER APPLICATION

1. You should write a review of your favourite AFF Story. There are no restrictions to your choice.
2. Your review should follow this shop's letter format. Begin your review with Dear [writer], and write an introductory paragraph that mainly focuses on what you enjoyed about the story and/or the writer's strengths.
3. You may choose to use the specified criteria in the Foreword, or choose your own way of organization.
4. Post your review as a blog post.
5. Complete the Reviewer Application Form.

| REVIEW APPLICATION

Story Title:

Story Link:

Reviewer (please choose one): secretseven (sample) // DemiDeveron (inactive)

Poster/Trailer URL (if available):

Genre:

Brief Synopsis:

Two Chapters you require to be reviewed: (This is in addition to the first 8,000 words I commit to, approximately from chapter 1 to 3 or 4. DO NOT INCLUDE THIS PARENTHETICAL MESSAGE IN YOUR APPLICATION)

Password:

I have allowed TEXT SELECTION in my story for review and understand that I will not earn a grade here. (YOUR NAME)

| REQUEST STATUS

Complete:

If Only You Knew [babylocket] (secretseven)

What A Beautiful Mess This Is [sleepingtodream24] (secretseven)

Allegro: Young Blood and Electric Blue Skies [duoxsoleil] (secretseven)

Pending:

Waitlist:

Rejected: