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A lot of the PWP authors would need specialist software, to learn to touch type one handed

Ah, okay. I was all like, “But alcohol has a really low freezing point, so how would that make sense?”

Maybe getting one character getting the other’s name slightly wrong?  Something that’s eerily similar to another’s name?

Okay, well I’ll have to check that out. Again, not for this particular story but maybe for another one.

Hi, Deadman.
The reference is to “Cold Ethyl” by Alice Cooper.  If your story is BTVS, that’s even better.  To paraphrase Hall and Oates, “Some chicks are better left undead...”
Cheers?

Hi, Deadman.
The reference is to “Cold Ethyl” by Alice Cooper.  If your story is BTVS, that’s even better.  To paraphrase Hall and Oates, “Some chicks are better left undead...”
Cheers?

Hi, all.
… would spreading your newspaper across her shoulder-blades to read while engaging in the act be a bit too much?  Or perhaps using her breasts to prop up your smartphone but not using it for the camera?
 
Cheers!

BLACKADDER!!!  
I’m emailing you the links to reactivate your account. There’s been some changes to the archive, as you might have noticed, but once you get used to them, it’s really quite smooth. (Well, aside from a few lingering glitches, but we’re working on those, I promise!)
We updated most of the FAQs for the archive, but once you’ve reactivated, you should have no trouble editing your stories, adding chapters, and so on, as well as adding new stories. And if you run into an issue, give a shout!

Seriously been forever since I’ve been here! I did a lot over at A03 when I was the admin of two Round Robin groups and dozens of stories with daily updates just took me away from my own stuff. About the only stories I was working on were group collaborations.
THEN in Feb 2018 I had my son. Any Hiddlestoners out here? My son was Born Feb 8th and his first name is William. Only Hiddlestoners will understand the significance
Well, my son is 6  and attends school now, and I care-take and house keep for my parents in exchange for my son and I living with them. I’m having a few hours a day having an existential crisis that I turned 42 when I wasn’t looking and rather go back to writing but I want to gather, clean up, and beta some of my old stories. How do I do that? Just start a new story and transfer it one chapter at a time? Or do I start a whole new account and transfer from there?
I”m open to suggestions.

Hi, all.
… perhaps even more so if her name is Ethyl?
Cheers!

Hi, all.
… perhaps even more so if her name is Ethyl?
Cheers!

Maybe she rubs an ice cube over her lover's lips before they kiss, and afterward says, "Mmm, I love them cold." This would be especially pause-worthy if she works in a morgue or a funeral home.

Trust me, my brain is a dreadful place.  

I suspect it would, although maybe only the smartphone option is something that would happen. So maybe I should think about that.

I’m not sure how you got there as a thought, but okay then.

And now all I can picture is John Malkovich penning a letter while resting the paper on Uma Thuman’s back…  

Hi, all.
… would spreading your newspaper across her shoulder-blades to read while engaging in the act be a bit too much?  Or perhaps using her breasts to prop up your smartphone but not using it for the camera?
 
Cheers!

Hi, all.
… would spreading your newspaper across her shoulder-blades to read while engaging in the act be a bit too much?  Or perhaps using her breasts to prop up your smartphone but not using it for the camera?
 
Cheers!

Not knowing the characters makes it hard to know how they would react to a 'slight' of any kind.
That being said, any mention of a broken promise during a 'make up', would probably turn into an argument or fight. So that should be avoided at all costs.
Your best bet, at least I think, would be to show one fully engaged and committed to their love making, and to have the other show the slightest sign that they are not equally engaged.
It would have to be something that can easily played off as nothing, like rolling her eyes at a sweet little declaration of love, or maybe letting out a noticeable sigh when she's asked to do something physical.

If you’re using it 2-3 times a day on lips, a month or so. If you’re writing critiques of your neighbor’s parking on the windshield, less than a week.  
 

Reminds me of an ancient joke I heard when I was a mere lad.
A young woman comes into an embroidery shop and asks the proprietor if they can do custom work on something delicate.  Asked what she means, she pulls a pair of nylons* out and says, “Up here at the top where it’s reinforced for the garter.”
Examining it, the owner says, “It’s kind of touchy but I think we could manage it.  What do you want it to say?”
“Something I saw on the back of a truck, ‘If you can read this you’re too close.’”
“Okay, would you like that in Roman or perhaps script lettering?”
“Braille.”
*I said it was ancient.

Dragons lay here because some authors are pretty fragile.  So, remember to butter it up if you start tossing in negatives, keeping those to one or two.

My goal of course, is to give anyone who is thinking of giving a review a simple base to start from.
I would go so far as to say, my own review can be further broken down to a very simple core.
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Did you enjoy the story?
What was one very notable aspect of the story, that made the work enjoyable to you?
Why in your opinion, did that aspect, make the story more enjoyable?
OR
Did you dislike the story?
What was one very notable aspect of the story, that made it difficult to enjoy?
Why in your opinion, did that aspect, make the story difficult to enjoy?
How would you, personally, change that aspect, to make the story more enjoyable?
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The above could apply to anything, characters, grammar, spelling, plot, etc.
I also want to encourage people to leave ANY type of thoughts or reviews, whether they are 'positive' or 'negative'.
As long as a thought or review is given, with logic and objectivity tempering that opinion, then that 'criticism' will always be 'constructive'.
'Constructive criticism', will always be a benefit to both readers and writers. Readers will have an idea of what to expect before reading, and writers will be advised on aspects of their writing, that may benefit from some level of improvement.
I really hope people will see this post and feel encouraged to leave a short thought or review on the next story they read.

Hi, @Desiderius Price and all.
To the all the above, I would add, “First, read the story.”  There are some readers “out there,” in multiple meanings of the phrase, who will pan a story over points that were covered in the story with crystal clarity had they only bothered to read it.
Otherwise, @WarrenTheConey’s key points are a very good start.  Keeping in mind that beta readers are scarcer than hen’s teeth, most fanfiction writers are having to figure out everything all on their own.  Any advice sincerely and honestly given will help the writer in posting a better story.
The “great story, keep posting” reviews are also nice, especially for longer stories.  While I don’t write for reviews, I also don’t turn my nose up at good reviews that only tell me that the reader is enjoying the story.
Cheers!

Hi, @Desiderius Price and all.
To the all the above, I would add, “First, read the story.”  There are some readers “out there,” in multiple meanings of the phrase, who will pan a story over points that were covered in the story with crystal clarity had they only bothered to read it.
Otherwise, @WarrenTheConey’s key points are a very good start.  Keeping in mind that beta readers are scarcer than hen’s teeth, most fanfiction writers are having to figure out everything all on their own.  Any advice sincerely and honestly given will help the writer in posting a better story.
The “great story, keep posting” reviews are also nice, especially for longer stories.  While I don’t write for reviews, I also don’t turn my nose up at good reviews that only tell me that the reader is enjoying the story.
Cheers!