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Liminality · 2019-06-11T14:42:14Z

Requests currently closed! Hello, YWSers! Decided to set this thread up to motivate myself to review more chapters, poems, etc. I'm a bit of a slow reviewer but I'll do my best, and maybe I can break that record. :D Please note that I review the work as it is , with the idea that the main purpose of a review is to help the writer improve and also motivate them to continue writing . I'm not a therapist, professional 'befriender' or counsellor. I'm also not a sensitivity reader. If your work is very personal and not something you want someone to react to or pick apart for the purposes of critique, I am likely not the right reviewer for you. Types of works I can review: I'm basically happy to review any of the main mediums published on YWS, whether it be poems, fiction, or even a piece of art. I am notably much less experienced in reviewing scripts and visual art, but I can try my best! I'm not reliably able to review: 1. Heavily political works 2. Heavily theological/ spiritual essays or articles 3. Works involving heavily graphic depictions of the following (so in YWS ratings, 18+, with a Mature or Violence tag): (see the spoiler) - suicide - self-harm - abuse of any kind - trauma 4. Works whose focus is the real-life struggles of a particular group So for example, even though I'm gay I wouldn't try to review a work where the main focus is homophobia, because I don't trust my knowledge of the broader context to give a good and sensitive review. I'm really more of a stylistics-focused reviewer and someone more concerned with broad-based or philosophical themes (like I have plenty of useful feedback for a poem whose theme is 'knowledge' or 'loyalty' or 'love'). Again - I'm not a sensitivity reader. Timeframe I should be able to get to your work within a week normally. If I'm really busy that week, then it may take longer. Reviews and Requesting If there's anything specific you would like me to comment on, feel free to mention it in your request. Otherwise, I generally go over themes, imagery, word choices and structure for poetry and themes (if any are significant), imagery, plot, characterisation and structure for stories. For articles, I could comment on the general style, as well as offer suggestions on arguments and examples. Sample Reviews (my 'template', as in the headers, will change depending on the work I'm reviewing, but the general analysis looks something like this) 1. Poems/ Lyrics (can't comment on the quality of a musical score, though!) 2. Short stories 3. Articles 4. Book Chapters 5. Scripts Happily awaiting your requests Lim

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Wed Jan 24, 2024 8:35 am

Liminality says... · Wed Jan 24, 2024 8:35 am

Okie dokie @herbalhour I've done the review!

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Wed Jan 24, 2024 11:42 am

herb says... · Wed Jan 24, 2024 11:42 am

thank you lim

[soon, i will submit myself to the stars]

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Sat Jan 27, 2024 10:10 am

Liminality says... · Sat Jan 27, 2024 10:10 am

@GengarIsBestBoy Your review has been delivered!

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Sun Jan 28, 2024 8:09 am

Liminality says... · Sun Jan 28, 2024 8:09 am

@AmayaStatham I've reviewed your poem!

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Sun Jan 28, 2024 2:56 pm

NadyaStatham says... · Sun Jan 28, 2024 2:56 pm

Thank you so much <333 I needed all that critique!

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Mon Jan 29, 2024 7:05 pm

humblebard1 says... · Mon Jan 29, 2024 7:05 pm

Hey! Could you maybe check out one or two of my extracts/ short stories? They're not fully polished yet, but would like some advice on characters and how to improve my writing

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Mon Jan 29, 2024 8:03 pm

Liminality says... · Mon Jan 29, 2024 8:03 pm

@humblebard1 Sure, I can have a look at a couple of those sometime this week or next!

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