Name: Winterfox
Age: N/A
Profession: Nitpick Bot

My LiveJournal: contains some random stuff, including rants about writing and fanfic, snarkage of books I find so godawful as to be hilarious, and so on and so forth.

Some fantasy tests by yours cynically. They are not the objective be-all-and-end-all, and obviously are subject to my personal preferrences and experience with the fantasy genre.

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Note: neither essay archived here is ever quite finished. I update when I feel ranty, have banged my paws against the keyboard, and judge the subsequent result sufficiently articulate.

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1. From My Little Black Heart » reviews

What: dos and don'ts, tricks and treats, and questions that aren't asked enough. How: with extreme prejudice, snark and heartless cruelty. Based on author's subjective opinions: not a friendly, patient guide. No, I don't hate fantasy.

Essay - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 12 - Words: 22,485 - Reviews: 138 - Updated: 9-14-07 - Published: 6-19-04

2. Vigil by the Sea reviews

She is a simple poet who lives in a time where kings and queens die. One day, she is called upon to take a throne. A fable of how a reluctant nobody may react when faced with such a destiny.

Fantasy - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,322 - Reviews: 7 - Updated: 12-13-05 - Published: 12-13-05

3. Psychobabble reviews

A robot psychologist tries desperately to rid an assassin android of its emotions and personality: namely, its enjoyment of its rather bloody work and mildly eccentric hobby.

Sci-Fi - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 999 - Reviews: 16 - Updated: 3-22-05 - Published: 3-22-05

4. Please Let Me Keep My Sanity » reviews

(Or Why I Hate Mary Sue.) A (hopefully) in-depth article on why Mary Sues are bad, focusing on very specific details - particularly the LOTR Sues and fantasy. But also applies to general Sueism.

Essay - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 4 - Words: 5,834 - Reviews: 236 - Updated: 2-17-04 - Published: 5-31-03