2nd May. Random thoughts, music and pony. · 2:18am 20 minutes ago
"So then I said: 'Socks!'"
Occasional FimFic contributor. Also short reviews on request. Blog for silliness, music, writing. STATUS 2024.05.01: On the first day of May, the mania went away. Yay?
"So then I said: 'Socks!'"
Have a look at my deep dive review series which drills into artist's work that I already have a few reviews of, and which talks in more detail about all aspects of the writing process, as well as interviews the author.
#1 Loganberry 'the Wordsmith'
Check out my light-hearted, short review/recommendation series! Positives only (negatives shared by PM). If you want a review, just ask! My reviewer details, including tag preferences and my approach to reviewing, are below.
#1 Winston; #2 Ulcuran; #3 Loganberry; #4 Loganberry; #5 Loganberry; #6 AltruistArtist; #7 Petrichord [NSFW].
Also see my review group: 2024 reviews here.
Testimonials
Have a story for me? Great!
I will skim-read short fics initially and give a smol review on that. I might then return for a much more in-depth read and review later. I will read/review long fics if I trust the author, normally after reading shorter fics by them, or by reading a chapter of a longer story which can stand on its own four hooves.
Why skim read?
Skim reading is fast-reading. I won't pause to work out what's going on (much) and I won't re-read complex sentences. This lets me a) read/review extremely fast and b) give you a review based on the basic 'feel' for the story that is coming across, which most readers will have - rather than get my idiosyncratic take. It also lets you take my review in a fairly light-hearted spirit, hopefully.
Genres:
Adventure ✔
Alternate Universe ✘ ✔*
Anthology ✘
Anthro ✔
Comedy ✔ ✔
Crossover ✘ ✔ *
Dark ✔
Drama ✔
Horror ✔
Human ✔
Mystery ✔
Porn ✔
Random ✔ ✔
Romance ✘
Sad ✔
Science Fiction ✘
Second Person ✔
Slice of life ✔
Thriller ✘
Tragedy ✔*Depends on the AU/cross-over series. I have a list here.
Themes/Chars/Series I love/hate:
Other pony gens ✔ (all of them, even G2 and Ponylife)
Pinkie ✔
Families ✔
Introversion/angst ✔
Irony ✔
Angels / Devils ✔
Good / Evil ✔
None of these are absolute, though, so if you are thinking of recommending a fic or asking for a review in one of the ✘ categories, please still do, but with an explanation of how the genre could still work for me.
General FAQ
Can I recommend others' work for review? Yes.
I arrange my writing into both an overall palette as well as a palette for each scene. I call it a palette because I draw on each part of it when writing up my plan for each scene, a bit like a paint palette (and I use it to inform my plans for the writing)
Palette
Character
Relationship
*Pink theme
Senses
Emotional interest
Emotional conflict –
Practical conflict-
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**Meta
3397513
no problem :)
Thank you for following.
3397080
hey there :) skim reads are fast reads. I don't pause to work out what's going on (much) and I don't re-read complex sentences.
This lets me a) read/review extremely fast and b) give you a review based on the basic 'feel' for the story that is coming across, which most readers will have - rather than get my idiosyncratic take. It also lets you take my review in a fairly light-hearted spirit, hopefully.
What's a skim-read, as opposed to normal reading?
3396741
no problem :)