Reviews

Tired of lack of comments? Overly sugar-coated reviews? One-track interpretations? Me too. But instead of complaining, let's be proactive. Comment on this thread; all I expect in return for a review is basic human decency. Please don't slip on a banana peel and forget to say thank-you. ;)

Rules:

>Any topic except love, heartbreak, or p.orn (by p.orn I mean erotica that has se.x scenes that don't really matter to the story; erotica is fine if it has a purpose).

>No rants and journal entries. Confessional is fine, but then make sure you know the difference between a documentary and a movie inspired by a true story.

>No children's literature. Contrary to popular belief, writing children's lit is more challenging than whatever else. Besides experts, the best audience to test them on are children.

>Maximum of two per writer. Please specify genre, title, and link on this thread.

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>For poetry:

-Preference for free verse, prose, and experimental forms.

-I avoid poems with evenly-spaced rhymes (e.g. at the end of each line). I'd rather they're free flowing (like in spoken word) and scattered. (If you have evenly-spaced rhymes, that doesn't necessarily mean your work isn't good. It's just that I'm unlikely to read it.)

-Poem without focus on rhymes is fine.

-Preference for poems with more than one emotion.

>For essays:

-Preference for a topic that's new, has a fresh take, or has a stance people will disagree with.

-Literary essays VERY welcome. 

>For fiction:

-Short stories and the first chapter of a book are ok.

-Limitation: If it has jargon or references, don't expect me to know every single one of them. Even if I do Google them, the truth is most people won't. Accept the fact that you may be writing for a very specific audience.

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>Disclaimer: This is not first-come first-serve. I'm human. Personally I'd get bored reading five short stories one after another, or five works from different genres that have the same topic, etc. Wait patiently.

>Tips to get ahead in line: (a) Ask specific questions you want me to consider about your work. (b) Tell me what's the best strength of your work or why should I read it. (c) Uncommon title.

Author's Note

I also accept feedback on my feedback. Rules: Just be objective.

This piece featured on the WritersCafe group called "O.B.J.E.C.T.I.V.E...R.E.V.I.E.W.S"

Reviews

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I think it will be great if this group have more members. And this group can really make difirence here. I think one of the problem is they don't know how give proper reviews . We are the poets not critics. I think you do so far good job with reviews. You give honest opinion in kind form. I AM VERY GRATEFUL FOR THIS GROUP AND I WILL TRY CONTRIBUTE BEST LIKE I CAN.

[DiskartetHaraya]

Thanks for your participation, WRITER. This comment will help this call for works get more views. And yes, that is a bright idea. Not all of us are comfortable with giving comments. But we can always learn by observing those who do give comments. If only more people were as responsive. Thank you again, much appreciated.

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You welcome . I am very happy you are very active on this site. And yes we can learn from each other. And exchange our experience and creativity.

[DiskartetHaraya]

Well, chuckles. I do have more time than I know what to do with. Still, even if I were busier I'd like to think I'd still be able to log on regularly at WritersCafe. Glad that you are active as well. And I do learn from you too.

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Great we are here to help each other and find more about ourself. That's what we do right.

[jawillford]

Hello, Glad to join the group. I love to review other's work, and would love to get mine reviewed as well. I'll be posting the first chapter of my story. Hope that's okay! :D

[DiskartetHaraya]

Hello. Welcome to the group! We're small and growing.

In the meantime, keep looking for those reviews! You'll get a read from me soon.

Feel free to check out the stuff of our fellow members. Happy reviewing~

[Final-Karma]

I think this is a great idea and would love to contribute to have my work extensively reviewed. My goal is to become a better writer and that is what reviews are for. I'm glad you created this group for that.

[DiskartetHaraya]

Hello! Welcome to the group. Good to have you here.

As you can see, as of now there are only few of us here. We differ in our writing specialties but hopefully we will be able to gloss over aspects of our writing that are not genre-specific nonetheless.

It would be great if a variety of writers join the group but for now, we'll work with what we have.

Again, glad to have you here!

P.S. I've just had the idea to make a platform where we could all introduce something about our work, to better help our intended audiences find us.
Right now I'm thinking of making a group thread but also wondering how to make it more accessible for readers who don't search for groups. Let me know should you have any ideas!

[Final-Karma]

Thank you for the warm welcome! Awesome! Most definitely that is actually a really good idea. That would actually be super beneficial to a lot of people on here. I will get back to you once I think of something.

[DiskartetHaraya]

Great. Feel free to anytime.