Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Review: Will we ever be together?


Authors: junhyung-lover and volleystarpop


Requested through ~~♥♥Super World Shop♥♥~~

Title: 4/5
-       It is eye-catching, and gives the reader a hint on the plot.
-       I would have given full marks if it was a new title. This title has already been used before.

Poster/Background/Design: 3/5
-       The poster was pretty, but it doesn’t suit the genre. You mentioned in your request that this story’s genre is angst, but the poster looks bright and more suited for a happy story.
-       It wasn’t excessively designed and the main characters were shown clearly. It’ll be much better if Junhyung was the main focus of the poster together with Eunmi, as he is the key main character.
-       The colours of the poster blended well and it wasn’t glaring, etc.

Description/Foreword: 7/10
-       Necessary information were not shown (Genre, basic details like the ages of the main characters, etc.)
-       You managed to target the right audience as the description would interest readers who like Junhyung.
-       One thing to note, not all countries call co-curricular activities ‘CCA’. Even some schools in Singapore don’t call it CCA. [I’m a Singaporean.]
-       Your description didn’t have revealing information that could spoil the story, which is good(:
-       Your foreword achieved its purpose as you communicated with your readers there.

Characters: 13/15
-       The personalities of the main characters were well-defined, but it’ll be better if it was more in-depth and not merely on the surface-level.
-       Emotions of main characters were shown.
-       Feelings main characters have for others around them were expressed well.

Plot: 21/30
-       The plot doesn’t fit the genre you gave. If the genre is angst, then the focus should be on Eunmi’s missing parents. If that was your main intention, then do so, instead of focusing so much on Junhyung and Eunmi’s love story. You can only do so much at one time.
-       Kingkas and slutty Queenkas again? Try to go for more creative and realistic plots. 95% of the writers in AsianFanFics write about Kingkas noticing that ordinary girl in the corner and b*tchy Queenkas getting jealous. I didn’t mark you for this part, though, as I guess every fan girl fantasizes about their stars noticing them (despite them having thousands of other fan girls out there). Everyone wants to be special to their stars, no?(:
-       A basic outline could be seen from your storyline. This is good because planning is important.

Flow/Pace: 4/5
-       The story moved along smoothly.
-       There were no breaks, but they were missing information in the story as you suddenly changed your focus from Junhyung and Eunmi’s love story back to her lost parents. Try to focus on one at a time.
-       Excellent work on your pacing ^^ It was just right.

Writing Style: 8/10
-       You did a lot of telling; more showing would be better. E.g. Describe how the characters feel, etc.
-       You adds actions and body language into conversations, which is a plus(:
-       You switched from different points of view well.
-       You have a light-hearted style of writing. Have you considered the genre comedy? You’ll do well writing such stories ^^

Originality/Creativity: 2/5
-       The story wasn’t copied/adapted from other sources.
-       You lost marks when marked under creativity.

Punctuation/Spelling/Tenses/Grammar/Vocabulary: 10/15
-       There were no problems in punctuation.
-       There were some typographical errors and errors in tenses. E.g. ‘has’, ‘have’ and ‘had’.
-       You have a basic foundation in vocabulary.

Bonus: 4 marks
-       Overall, I enjoyed the story, except for the sudden switch from their love story to Eunmi’s missing parents, and back to their love story again.
-       I also added marks as I couldn’t tell much from the story. It’s incomplete, but I’m sure if you focus, you’ll be on the right track and it’ll turn out to be an interesting story.

Marks Achieved: 76/100
Grade: B

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Corrections

I skipped this part as you only had errors in tenses and a few typographical errors here and there. I didn’t spot any problems in your structuring of sentences. Good work! ^^ 

Side Note:

Your writing is quite good. Keep it up! ^^ What you need to do now is to work on your story’s plot. Come up with new ideas and use them, no matter how crazy they might seem(: Creativity is key.

♥ cheonsa

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