SUMMER ANNOUNCEMENT

Hey, everyone!

As mentioned by Tiff in the last shop announcement, the kodawari gang is back in business. Though it hasn't been long since our last announcement, there are some things that I want to bring to the attention of our requesters before we open the shop again.

1. Proofreading completed reviews. This is a step in our reviewing process that was added back in December, and since we never fully explained it, I'm here to do that now. Just as with any written work, there are times when authors make mistakes that they don't always catch; however, with peer-editing, the mistakes can be removed so that the finished product is more likely to be error-free. In the case of kodawari, proofreading our reviews allows us to remove some glaring grammatical errors and touch up our diction so that our advice is easier understood.

i. Requests that are italicized are currently queued for proofreading.

ii. Since Tiff is in charge of the proofreading department, please note that if you request her as your reviewer, it is likely that your review will take longer to complete.

2. There are some old requests from December that have still not been confirmed. If we do not receive a confirmation for these requests by ~~June 26~~ August 6, they will be terminated from our queue. We spend a lot of time writing our reviews, so this is to ensure that we don't spend time writing a review that will never be read by the person who requested it. Stories that still need to be confirmed for review are listed here:

3. We will be opening up to accept new requests. Since not many people confirmed their reviews after the last announcement, we're not sure how many people will come back to confirm them before the deadline. The summer is the only time during which we can actively review stories, so we want to take the opportunity and complete as many requests as possible during the next few months.

i. Requests from January will be put into queue along with new requests. This means that if someone requests before someone else confirms, we will complete the new request and add the confirmed request into queue after it.

ii. All new requests will be handed by either me or Amber unless otherwise specified.

4. We're still hiring. That hasn't changed, lmao

We're thankful for all of the support you guys offer us because in the end, that's what keeps us reviewing. I hope that all of you find the time to enjoy the summer! If there are any questions or concerns, you know where to find us.

thanks again!

jess and squad kodawari

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Natocuty #1 Nov 12, 2016 17:00:33

Chapter 43: Hey! :)
Just applied as a reviewer.

meeno24315 #2 Sep 23, 2016 04:25:11

Hi! I've applied as a reviewer! Hopefully you'll consider me! :)

-Vminatic #3 Sep 11, 2016 10:23:24

I've applied as a reviewer!

valyria #4 Aug 16, 2016 09:27:57

Applied as a reviewer ^^

strawberrychoc #5 Aug 1, 2016 17:05:47

Chapter 67: Wow, thank you so much for the review! I actually expected the review to be extremely harsh and critical because I felt that the story is a bit weaker than my other stories, so I feel really happy with your review! I really appreciated the amount of thought you put into the review and even went far as to highlight my grammar problems along with the examples, I can't imagine the time you spent in making this review and I'm glad that you find my story to be bearable despite the countless grammar errors haha. I can't thank you enough for the detailed review, I'm still learning to improve my grammar since English is my second language, so I am really thankful for the mistakes you pointed out!

Oh, about the college lunch breaks, in my university we have a lunch break for an hour so I applied it to my story. I should've explained a word or two about it like you said to avoid confusion xD

I'm really glad that you find the story to be enjoyable to read! To be honest, while I was writing the story, I was rooting for Taehyung myself and even considered scraping the whole plot and make him the lead hahaha thank you once again for the review, I'll be crediting your shop in my story! ^^

sweetponzu #6 Jul 28, 2016 04:54:48

Chapter 58: Hello, i've requested for a review of Voicemail by LoveisAMyth. will this comment serve as confirmation?

fetchings #7 Jul 14, 2016 10:00:57

Chapter 66: hello!
first of all, thank you so much for the time and effort you put into the review! i really do appreciate the amount of thought and consideration that went into it and the detailed way you went about with the ways i could improve! to be honest, i was having a pretty crap day but reading this review really did lift my spirits a little ;;; i do have to say that this piece of writing was posted quite some time ago so my writing has changed a little since the time of posting (although i'm a little lost as to whether it's been for the good or worse orz) i haven't been writing for quite some time because of school but your review has given me renewed confidence in my writing since i've always been pretty insecure about it ;____; i'm more clear about the areas i've to work on in the future, which i'm really really grateful for as i've sort of hit a plateau in writing recently and overall i can't express how thankful i am!! i'm glad my writing was enjoyable for you, and will definitely request again once i've written something i'm happy with (hopefully in the near future!)
thank you, amber ♡

kooshii #8 Jul 11, 2016 14:31:05

Chapter 65: Thank you very much for the wonderful review! :)
Firstly, I'd like to thank you for pointing out everything I can improve with the story. I've always known that my story was lacking, but it helps so much more when someone else tells you what's wrong and how you can improve. I have only written half a chapter or so for the story since last time I updated it because I've really down and stuck on the story. However, after your review, I feel much better, and I'll definitely go back to the story and edit the crap out of it.
English is not my first language. I'm used to writing short stories for my exams, and they're limited to only two pages, so I think my writing style comes from writing those short stories. Also, that's why I know I need to improve my characterization and character development.
Right now, I have only read quickly through the review, but I know I will come back to it again and again whenever I sit down to either edit Frost or write another story. I think everything you've written in the review is incredibly helpful; you've done an exceptional job, as you always do.
I'll definitely come back to request a review for another story of mine sometime.
Again, thank you! :)