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DH Skies

April 01, 2015 3:11 PM

Secrets please by DH Skies

Thank you to the authors who have submitted secrets so far. However, there are a limited number, and probably not enough to run a plot with yet. If your character has something they've been hiding, be it big or little, please send it to the site email. These will be revealed, anonymously, during the plot next term, most of them in a fairly cryptic fashion - though please specify if you want a very high level of cryptic-ness, if - for example - you are still working on revealing what's going on as part of a personal plot arc.

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DH Skies

April 17, 2015 6:04 AM

And advertise please! by DH Skies

Advertising season is upon us once again! So, here is how to spread the word about Sonora.

We do most of our advertising through fanfiction.net, though obviously if you are part of other communities who are happy for you to advertise there, or have any friends you think would be interested, explore those avenues too.

Reviews MUST:

- Be on good quality stories. If they are riddled with grammar errors or unrealistic characters, move on

- Contain feedback on the story. No one wants to be spammed with adverts that make them feel like you didn't even read what they'd written, so before plugging Sonora, be sure to talk about the story. At the very least, mention specific things you enjoyed about it (detailed descriptions, good characterisation etc). If there is anything you didn't like, mention this too in the form of constructive criticism. I received a PM back from an author the other day thanking me for leaving this kind of review (including criticisms) rather than making a bland comment like 'Great job.'

- Advertise Sonora! Give a brief explanation of the site and the address, with a break in it to get through ff's filtering systems. I usually go with 'I'm from a creative writing RPG which involves all original characters and I feel you'd fit in well. Our applications are currently open or you can play on our 'sandbox' page to get a feel for it. It's sonora. terragenaonline. net (without the space) and I hope you'll check us out. Please message me if you have any questions.'

Obviously, the last it only applies if you have an ff account, which brings me onto...

Things to consider:

- We don't insist on you having an ff.net acount to review. However, I have found authors often message me with further questions about the site, and it can be useful for them to have a personal contact to talk it through with

- Consider searching for fics with OCs (original characters) as these people are already stepping slightly further away from the core HP-verse and thus might be more interested in a site like Sonora

When you have done reviews, add them to the counter to the top of the page. It can't do maths, so put in the UPDATED TOTAL. E.g. if it says '5' and you've done 3, enter '8.'

It really only takes a few reviews from each author and then it all adds up!

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