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Critiques from a Freyja! (Open again, yo.)



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Fri Jan 22, 2010 12:55 am
Vanadis says...



Hi there! My name is Freyja, and I want to review your stuff.

So, down to business. This may be long, but that's because I'm trying to make it so that there are no questions after class.

Green! (I'll review.)
I'm not picky. I will review almost anything; the lists below Green are going to be quite short.

Ratings: Yep, I'll look at all of 'em. As for R-rated, which seems to be a question some have, it doesn't matter to me what's in it. I'm a big girl; I can handle it. You don't even have to warn me if you don't want to. Language? Violence? Explicit content? Bring it.

Now that we've got that cleared, here are the topics I do:
Fantasy Novels/Short Stories
Sci-Fi Novels/Short Stories
Art -- Drawings, mainly. Doesn't matter what medium: pencil, coal, paint, digital...
Action/Adventure Novels/Short Stories
Romantic Novels/Short Stories
Other fiction Novels/Short Stories
Non-fiction


Yellow: I review, but there may be a catch.

Poetry (any kind): I'm not as good as a bunch of others at poetry critiques, but I will give you my input!

Photography: I am not all that great with photography. I can comment on composition, color...yeah. I would, of course, like to try my hand at critiquing these, but I'm just warning you that it's not a strong point of mine. Yet.

Historical Fiction: I like historical fiction. I really do. But I'm not really much of a history buff, so all I could really give you are pointers on grammar and comments on plot...things like that. If you were to make an error in the historical part, I probably wouldn't be able to catch it. So if that doesn't worry you, bring it on.

Note on any sort of "spiritual" work: I will read fiction that has a great religious presence. I don't have a lot of background in most of the big religions, so I couldn't really point out errors in that aspect. So if that's what you're looking for, I'm not the best choice. Otherwise, I'll read it and will comment on everything else as best I can.

Fanfiction: It depends on what subject. Let me know about it and I'll let you know whether I know the territory well enough to do it. A short list of things I know off the top of my head I do are:
Kingdom Hearts
Final Fantasy VII (including Advent Children)
Harry Potter
His Dark Materials
Any other books: just ask and I'll let you know.
The only anime I know well enough to do is Mobile Suit Gundam Wing (including Endless Waltz and Episode Zero.)

Red: Probably a no-no.

Scripts: I know next to nothing about scripts. It's also hard for me to read them; however, if you have one that you think will change my outlook, I'd be happy to try it out.

Twilight: I did not like the first book, didn't read the rest, have not seen the movies, and I stray away from anything Twilight-related. No offense.

Lyrics: I just stink at them.

How my reviews work:
I don't really have a set theme. I pick out what I think needs to be looked at and go from there. In poetry, I'll usually comment on rhyme, rhythm, feeling, grammar and punctuation. In fiction I'll go for the grammar, punctuation, and word choice first. Then, I'll comment on the broader picture--character development, pace, etc. For art/photography, I'll do composition, color, and whatever else I think I need to point out.

Just stick the name, the link, and the category in your comment. Please limit it to one or two works only; I'm actually human, believe it or not! :D If you would like me to cover anything specific in my review, let me know!

Hope to see some of your work very soon!
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Fri Jan 22, 2010 5:23 pm
JSPike says...



Hey. :)

It would be much appreciated if you could review my poem:

Carpe Diem (We will not be forgotten)

I've had some very good reviews already, but I need all the help I can get! Poetry isn't my strongest point. :D

Be as harsh and as "nitpicky" as you want. It helps me. :D

Thanks! If you want me to review something of yours, I'm more than happy to return the favour.
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Fri Jan 22, 2010 9:30 pm
BondGirl007 says...



Vana! Can you do a review for me :D?

Writers Block
It's the first thing I've written in a long time, at least that I've finished.

viewtopic.php?t=57452

It's already been nit picked, so really just a content review, but if you see anything spelling wise or whatever, go right ahead. Anything I can do to improve it, and if you liked it or not. Shred it, be mean, trust me I don't get offended easily, and love truthful reviews.
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Sat Jan 23, 2010 3:19 am
Vanadis says...



JSPike and Bond -- you guys have been done.
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Sun Jan 31, 2010 11:24 pm
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Could you do this?
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Thanks. :)
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Tue Feb 09, 2010 5:09 pm
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Do you think you can review this piece for me?
It's called Monarch Butterfly and it's the first chapter :)
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Thanks!
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Fri Feb 12, 2010 10:34 pm
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Will you review my novel? It's the Assassin's Redemption. Here's a link:
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Sat Feb 13, 2010 8:50 pm
LookUpThere says...



Review for a friend of mine. She's only 11. Just do what you can please,

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Thanks.





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Wed Jul 28, 2010 9:50 am
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Vanadis says...



Just letting you guys know that, at least for now, I'm re-opening my WRFF thread.

And there was much rejoicing!

Or crops dying, and children weeping.

I dunno.

Anyway, if you want Vanana's input, ask and you shall receive.

Toodles!
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Wed Aug 04, 2010 8:35 pm
blackbird12 says...



Would you mind critiquing this? Thanks.

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Thu Aug 05, 2010 10:23 am
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Hi there!

Would you like to review my short story? It's a Fantasy short story. : )
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Fri Aug 06, 2010 6:52 am
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I'll get to these as soon as possible.

EDIT: blackbird12 -- done
Razzker -- will be done as soon as I can.

EDIT: Razzker -- done
Elinor -- will be done asap.
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Fri Aug 06, 2010 8:02 pm
Elinor says...



Vana! Could you review this for me? It's in Romantic Short Stories.

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Wed Aug 11, 2010 12:17 pm
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Elinor -- got locked before I could recover from stupid being-sick-crud and get to it. Aaah! :( sorry.
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Sun Aug 15, 2010 11:24 am
Hecate says...



Hey! Could you review this for me please? Thanks.

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