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Megrim · 2015-06-13T13:07:21Z

I'm Megrim, and I'm totally into reviewing your story! Thing is, because I do this professionally, I have a hard time toning it down, and that's resulted in a lot of crushed spirits. Therefore, I've learned the hard way not to inflict myself on the unsuspecting, and I prefer to critique on a by-request basis. Why should you care what I have to say? I'm a full-time sci-fi/fantasy author represented by the Donald Mass Literary Agency. I'm an experienced critiquer and beta-reader, and have had good success with writing contests and pitches. I'm here because I'm curious to read your writing, and hopefully to help guide and encourage new writers. As far as critique style, you'll be getting a broader view of the progression of story and character. I'm not going to give you wording suggestions or correct your punctuation. I'll be looking at things like... - Character motivations and agency - Clarity of worldbuilding - Balance of description vs action - Plot momentum and pacing Feel free to browse old reviews for a sample of style. It's a bit different for every story and every person. -> Please link what you want critiqued. It also helps me if you specify whether this is an in-progress first draft, a finished manuscript, etc. Wordcount is nice to know, too, as well as a bit of description so I know what to expect. Types of Submissions Novels: I write novels. This is my bread and butter. I will happily read whatever chapters you want. Unless specified, I'll start at the beginning and read/review as I see fit. Short Stories and Flash Fiction: I'm also an avid flash fiction writer and have been delving into the world of shorter fiction. I'm less experienced with these, but learning. Poetry, Lyrics, Scripts, Essays, and Others: I can tell you how it affected me as a reader. I don't write these things and don't know anything about them, but I'm interested in the challenge. Queries and Pitches: This isn't really a big thing around here, but for those who are interested in publishing, I have a lot of experience with queries and pitches. I don't care how many reviews a piece has. If you feel like you need additional perspective, I'll look at it even if it already has ten reviews. I also don't care how many chapters a novel has. I do, however, reserve the right to reject anything I don't have the time/willpower/expertise to handle. This is a safety precaution against, for instance, the beta request for an unedited 300k first draft, or your revolutionary manifesto. I mean, it doesn't hurt to ask, but I also get to say no if I want. Genres I'm more than happy to sink my teeth into any genre , however I do have my strengths and weaknesses. I'm a sci-fi/fantasy writer, so anything in that vein is my first preference. I also LOVE diversity (sexuality, ethnicity, disabilities, etc), and will read any content rating . Things I Will Not Critique - I will NOT critique something more than once. If you edit it, don't ask me to look at it again. I can't give you anything useful the second time around, because my eyes are no longer fresh. - I will NOT critique anything based around strong religious or spiritual themes, sorry. - I will NOT critique fanfiction. What To Expect I review general writing technique and execution as well as big picture aspects of the content (plot, character, setting). I'll focus on whatever stood out to me while reading, so it will be different for each review. I may ask questions to get you thinking/brainstorming; these don't need to be answered. My technique varies--sometimes I read it all ahead of time, and sometimes I type down my thoughts as I have them. Very Important I do have the ability to eat stories alive, and while I try to be respectful, I've had my critiques described as "crushing dreams like cars beneath the wheels of a monster truck." You absolutely must copy and paste this disclaimer into your post if you want me to review your work. If you ignore this, I will ignore your post, because it means you didn't read my instructions. I understand that Megrim is not a gentle critter. I am prepared to hear difficult things about my plot and characters, and will not be upset if I'm told to rewrite everything about it.

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Mon Aug 29, 2016 6:17 pm

AnarchyWolf says... · Mon Aug 29, 2016 6:17 pm

Hello Megrim. I was wondering if you could possibly review the fourth chapter of my story?

Don't resist the water. Welcome it.

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Fri Sep 02, 2016 11:32 pm

Megrim says... · Fri Sep 02, 2016 11:32 pm

Done with that one! (But I'll review the rest of the chapters too)

MOAR REVIEW REQUESTS! Megrim needs stories to nom. Tell your friends.

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Sat Sep 03, 2016 2:41 am

Costa says... · Sat Sep 03, 2016 2:41 am

Are you free to tackle a big novel? Because I've one up to chapter 24 (currently over 100k words, FYI). It's often undergoing edits, so I could always use more input.

Here's the prologue and first chapter. I'll be extremely thankful if you're willing to go through it all but I'll also understand if you're not - it IS a pretty lengthy piece.

Cheers.

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Sat Sep 03, 2016 2:43 pm

Megrim says... · Sat Sep 03, 2016 2:43 pm

Oh that is pretty big! No worries. I'll chip away at it. Just may take some time.

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Sun Sep 25, 2016 11:33 am

felistia says... · Sun Sep 25, 2016 11:33 am

Hi @Megrim.

I hope you're up for another novel.

It's a Fantasy\Action\Adventure story.

The average word count for each chapter is about 900 words or so per chapter.

I currently have four chapters and a prologue in my Thunder and Ice novel, but I'd really like if someone could follow and review the story as a I write it.

Here are the links. I hope you like it.

Thunder and Ice Prologue ~ A Heart of Ice

Thunder and Ice Chapter 1 ~ The Lightning Talon

Thunder and Ice Chapter 2 The News

Thunder and Ice Chapter 3 ~ Songa

Thunder and Ice Chapter 4 ~ Malanka's Training

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Sun Sep 25, 2016 11:53 am

Megrim says... · Sun Sep 25, 2016 11:53 am

Sounds good! I'm still plugging away at War of Dawn, but there aren't too many chapters of that left. Be onto yours soon!

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Sun Sep 25, 2016 12:44 pm

felistia says... · Sun Sep 25, 2016 12:44 pm

Thanks. No hurry.

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Tue Sep 27, 2016 9:54 pm

Debbiekay says... · Tue Sep 27, 2016 9:54 pm

I've written a book.please help me review it.please do,help in my grammar.
it's teen fiction.

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Tue Sep 27, 2016 10:58 pm

Megrim says... · Tue Sep 27, 2016 10:58 pm

Can you link it? I don't see anything public in your portfolio.

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Sun Oct 02, 2016 4:08 pm

geoffles says... · Sun Oct 02, 2016 4:08 pm

Hey Megrim! Don't suppose you could read any of my short stories (besides Ten Minutes Before) and review one? Whatever strikes your fancy. No pressure though! *sweats nervously*

just got back from a long break due to reasons. if i owe you something please let me know as i honestly don't remember. im sorry, im sorry, im sorry.

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Sun Oct 02, 2016 5:11 pm

Megrim says... · Sun Oct 02, 2016 5:11 pm

Ok I might do more than one! I'll slot it into the queue

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Sun Oct 02, 2016 8:40 pm

geoffles says... · Sun Oct 02, 2016 8:40 pm

Megrim wrote:Ok I might do more than one! I'll slot it into the queue

thank you!

just got back from a long break due to reasons. if i owe you something please let me know as i honestly don't remember. im sorry, im sorry, im sorry.

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Mon Oct 03, 2016 1:24 am

Megrim says... · Mon Oct 03, 2016 1:24 am

Ok all done with War of Dawn, and stopped by geoffles to review a few shorts quickly! Onto Thunder and Ice, and room for more stories in my queue!

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Mon Oct 03, 2016 11:36 pm

Megrim says... · Mon Oct 03, 2016 11:36 pm

All done! Goodness, have I run out of things to review?!

MOAR STORIES!

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Thu Oct 06, 2016 1:55 pm

Charm says... · Thu Oct 06, 2016 1:55 pm

Hey! Can you review and follow my novel Atana? It's a sci-fi mystery novel. So far I have three chapters on YWS, but I'm writing the fourth now.

Atana: Chapter 1 (1316 words)
Atana: Chapter 2 (841 words)
Atana: Chapter 3 (1501 words)

Thanks <3
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