Fanfics: A STOLEN FIRST KISS | BOUND BY THE LAW | RAVENOUS TEMPTATIONS
Birthday: August 16

Now, for your forewords may include character profiles, teasers, prologue, and/or author notes. I honestly don't give too much attention/concern for this section, mainly because other than the character profiles and possible prologues, I don't really acknowledge it's significance. So, if you don't have much information in the forewords besides the character profiles and prologue, I will not deduct points. 

*Extra- I am incredibly strict concerning character profiles. Okay, the thing about character profiles is that there will always be people who write a sentence or two about the character. Honestly, a character profile is the background/history about the character and what happens before certain events that occur later on throughout the work of fiction. I’m not saying that a character profile has to be a page long but have at least four to five sentences about the character, something to give a reader a general idea about the characters’ personality, where they’re from and etc.

Poster/Background/Color Format/ Text: -/10

The poster is not particularly mandatory to have, but it does attract readers to read your work of fiction. If (in most cases) you have a graphic representation of your fan fiction, it is mandatory that it portrays the theme(s) and/or mood(s) of your work of fiction well. I will not deduct points in this criteria if you don't have a poster, but I highly recommend that you request from one of our diligent and talented graphic designers @ Lemonswirls!

For the background, to be honest I could careless about this section. If your background matched well with your graphic representation, (that matches well with the theme(s) and/or moods of your work of fiction) I will not be so crude in this area. However, if you choose a gif format type of background or a picture that could look like a magazine collage along the margins of your story, points will automatically be deducted.

I usually don't have any issues regarding color formats of a work of fiction. Since majority of fan fictions I reviewed have the normal default black color (which I am extremely thankful for), however if you do happen to have neon or rainbow colors clogging your chapters that make it hard for me the readers to read, I'm sorry but points will be counted off. I absolutely loathe color formats that randomly are chosen to "feature" in certain chapters. If you want to receive full credit in this section, please choose a color format that won't give me iridescent hexagons to flood in my vision (because I will seriously have a seizure).

Plot: -/20

Without the plot, there is no general idea of your work of fiction. Everything, from beginning to the end relies on the plot and only the plot. The plot is where the reader witnesses what type of ideas and creativity the author conjures. I understand there are times when your plot may seem similar to other works of fiction and/or movies but it's how the author manipulates the direction and events of the plot, that the reader can understand and cope with throughout the entire fan fiction.

The word cliche isn't necessarily bad nor is it good. Possibly neutral? If your plot lacks originality and is a complete remake of most general romantic dramas, then I will deem your plot as banal rather than cliche. Why? Because no matter what you write, it will always be cliche. An author always finds inspiration from current events such as arranged marriages, the wealthy/the poor, divorce, murder, abortion, etc. Everything people write about is related toward the current events we humans see in our everyday lives in society. In other words, your work of fiction can never be deemed as cliche because honestly to me, that seems a little hypocritical for someone to judge a fan fiction like that. *Unless you completely plagiarized another author's work of fiction, then yes I will not only proclaim your fan fiction as cliche, but a failure of literature.

Characterization is where I will not hesitate to claim your characters as cliche. Especially if it is a YOU fan fiction, I will definitely deduct points if you make the main female protagonist undeniably perfect or gruesomely pathetic. Find the perfect personality and/or role for your character. Make them appealing toward your readers, even if the readers loathe how they act or react toward certain events throughout your story. Feel what your characters feel, see what they see. In other words know what it's like in their shoes, then you'll be heading somewhere in your work of fiction.