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ReViews: What is the process?

ALL reviews and recommendations are (and must be) consented by the authors. By this I mean that if I choose to recommend/review any fanfiction, I must contact their author first, get their consent and THEN write the review. I find this imperative considering some authors may not like the exposure or the gratuitious review. Sounds a bit ludicrous on paper, for sure, but I want to make triple sure that everything done here is done well and without hurting or making anyone upset. Someone will get upset eventually for whatever reason it may be, but I will know that I did everything I could to prevent it.

So, in theory the process is: I find a fic, I read, I like it, I decide if I want to review it or just recommend through my Twitter, I contact the author (assuming they’re easy to find and contact), they tell me whether or not to accept, I write the review and show it to them, I subsequently post it up after some fixing and finito. Sounds easy enough, right?

The trickiest part is going to be reading and reviewing, for sure. I must have free-time to read all of it then write a cohesive review that makes sure to touch on the important points. Ideally, I would dedicate it and ready it carefully, so delays are sure to happen.

 

Writing tips and advice: How we do?

Have you got any questions? Are you in need of advice? *Infomercial announcer voice* There’s got to be a better way! Nah, seriously now. You can always ask your Godmother, The Empress of Sin, AKA TheSinfulPen, AKA... well, me!

You can ask me through my Twitter DMs, through my AFF’s private message functions or through this very shop. If the question is one I can answer short and easy then I’ll answer right away, but if there’s more to expand then I’ll probably write a post regarding that very topic and how to get about it.

Likewise, I want the comments to join in on the conversation—don’t take what I say to full face value, discuss and debate with others and even offer your own tidbit. The Seulrene community is, after all, tightly knit to some extent and I learned and had many incredible discussions with other authors and readers. I don’t want to be the sole expert here, and I am no means a total professional, just very well-versed in the diversity and the complexities of writing. I like to help, so if I can I will try!

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Misskittyrose #1
Are u guys open ouo?
p_ha_ine #2
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something that i have notice that bigger attention to certain stories can depend also on how big the fandom of the artist, the quality of and certain tropes that never gets old (rich settings, wolves vampires fluff) which is super fine and all but i agree. fixating yourself too much on this point might hamper that creativity streak and for writing to become joyless, Ha!
SkyeButterfly #3
Chapter 2: !!!!!!!!!!! my head is a bunch of exclamation points!! I like your points here and completely agree with them.

I always felt like I was writing stuff that no one but me liked (crackships between two idols who've had like one measly interaction, bratty OCs that ruin plots and are uber-annoying, stories about an attractive male idol who doesn't have a set love interest within the first chapter HAHA etc), and though it was disheartening to see that not everyone appreciated it, I REALLY LOVED what I was writing regardless that I wasn't abiding by common rules/tropes.

This was very well written and I'm glad I stumbled upon this and your profile!!!!! I'm kinda in the mood to follow you and your stories now since you're well-spoken and I bet that translates nicely into your work ♥ ALSO I just saw the "and whatever you do, don't hit that upvote" afhadfhak well it's too late HAHAHA. I'm looking forward to more advice you come up with!!!!
JaeKnight #4
Chapter 2: I love this! Idk how to mince my words, but i really do like your advice. As a self-proclaimed non-conformist, it's a tough world out there with people keep doing the same thing over and over again, and surprisingly, people still keep eating the same thing over and over again. But nothing's wrong with that at all. Maybe something's wrong with me XD That's their cup of tea, okay, i respect. That's how the world works, I suppose. But i do hope people would challenge themselves to bend the rules, even just a little (better if a lot), because there's still a lot to discover for...idk, self-discovery and amazingness, and even help their audience open their mind or explore things. Even only on small platforms like AFF. But i also understand that everyone, including me, have some guilty pleasures----it's a pleasure after all eue

I'm not sure if these are the movies. But there are 2 movies on the top of my head that starts with the end and ends with the beginning kind of concept---"Memento" and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button". Hilary Duff's Cinderella Story is also my fave! And hands down, Alex Delarge...one of my favorite characters all-time! And don't get me started with the director of that (life-changing) film. Thanks for this. I love to see people who thinks this way and yo, very well written.
Catmanager #5
Chapter 2: I really like this advice because it's so honest and relatable! A lot of people put themselves into boxes as writers, especially on sites for fan work, and get stuck when it feels as though readers only want that sort of content so it becomes nerve-wreaking to try to break from that or the even the opposite!
This is really a wonderful set of tips and a definite way to encourage writers to write comfortably whether it be following tropes/cliches or working directly outside of them without being condescending or forceful.
Thank you for this first set of advice! It is a very refreshing and realistic way of saying how to experiment with your work!
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