Hi folks,

I finally got the blood of my last victim out of the carpet, so I’m hunting for more work to review. Specifically, I’m hunting for writers who:

1. are writing fantasy,
2. are seriously seeking publication,
3. take pride in their work, checking spelling, punctuation and grammar and doing real edits before posting a polished piece, and
4. can take criticism with grace, accepting that a vast majority of work here is not (yet) publication-quality, and seeking publication is a long hard road.

If you can promise me that, I’ll review your work with as much care and detail as I can.

I’m primarily a big-picture reviewer. I understand pacing, plot and structure: I think critically about characterisation and the emotional story: I look at strength of writing, use of imagery, etc. My comments come from the metric truckload of fantasy I’ve read, plus the 2-3 years I’ve spent critiquing queries and following agent and editor blogs. I’m happy to explain my criticisms further and/or link you to resources to study.

You can find examples of my reviews here, here and here. I also rant, er, blog about reading and writing fantasy at the University of Fantasy.

Bring me your very best work, and I'll help you make it better.

Cheers,
Karsten

Here is my story viewtopic.php?t=54389 - it's other fiction. Kind of like a horror story. Thank you so much.

Hi there, I'm not sure if you're still doing reviews, but if you are I'd very much like a review on my novel-in-progress, The Dark Goddess. This here is the latest installment, which I'd very much appreciate a review on. If you want to start with the first chapter, to get a feel for the plot, I can PM you those links. Just let me know. Thanks!

xLogan wrote:Here is my story viewtopic.php?t=54389 - it's other fiction. Kind of like a horror story. Thank you so much.

Sorry, Logan, I meant to reply - I'm specifically looking for fantasy (see pt 1 above). Thanks!

Moriah Leila wrote:Hi there, I'm not sure if you're still doing reviews, but if you are I'd very much like a review on my novel-in-progress, The Dark Goddess. This here is the latest installment, which I'd very much appreciate a review on. If you want to start with the first chapter, to get a feel for the plot, I can PM you those links. Just let me know. Thanks!

Hi Moriah! Yes, I'm still around. I have good times and bad times for reviewing, and during the Christmas holiday is a good time. I'm reading your story from the beginning - I'm on part 8 so far - and I'll write up a critique on the whole story when I'm finished.

Cheers,
Karsten

Your review, as requested.

edit: And some other recent reviews to give people an idea of what they're getting into: one, two, three, four.

Hello Karsten, reviewer extraordinaire. I'm editing my Nano and thought I'd post up the first chapter for scary judgement. The Wrong Side Ch. 1

Cheers

Hippie wrote:Hello Karsten, reviewer extraordinaire. I'm editing my Nano and thought I'd post up the first chapter for scary judgement. The Wrong Side Ch. 1

You're so brave! I'll check it out.

Karsten! If I remember Chat correctly from yesterday, you said you wouldn't mind reading my story? (To jog your memory, I had the arrange marriage as a normal-ish thing) I have two parts posted and am looking for big picture reviews on both.

Part 1
Part 2

Thank you!

Rosey Unicorn wrote:Karsten! If I remember Chat correctly from yesterday, you said you wouldn't mind reading my story? (To jog your memory, I had the arrange marriage as a normal-ish thing) I have two parts posted and am looking for big picture reviews on both.

Part 1
Part 2

Thank you!

Hippie has been judged! And now it's Rosey's turn.

edit: Rosey has been judged!

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Xavier's Quest is up for Round 2. I'll also PM you some other stuff about it.

Just a heads up. Term is starting again and I'm buried in university work, so I may not be reviewing any more. Thanks!