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NOTE: I would like this to stay a small shop, so I will not be hiring a lot of people. If you are inactive for more than three weeks, you will get a warning on your profile. If you do not respond within the next few days you run the risk of being fired. But you can always apply again! If you know you're going to be inactive for a while, please notify smartcutecandy.

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Username: redglitter
Speed(1-10): 10!
Friendliness(1-10): 11!
Quality(1-10): 10!
Comments: This is a great idea for a shop and I would definitely come here again! Congratulations, you have earnt the Reflection Shop awards for:

Would you come here again: Yes!
Would you recommend to a friend: Definitely!!

Username: chocolatemeepgirl
Speed(1-10): 9
Friendliness(1-10): 9
Quality(1-10): 9
Comments: The employee, @Alida7232, asked me lots of questions to make sure she did the cover art the way I wanted it! And it ended up amazing!
Would you come here again: Yes
Would you recommend to a friend: Yes

Username: @SquiggleThinker
Speed(1-10): 9.99999 THIS WAS WAY FASTER THEN I THOUGHT!
Friendliness(1-10): 8. There were multiple employees asking about my order, I would like to be only one at a time.
Quality(1-10): 9. My cover art was better than I wanted!
Comments: I really like this place. Just one thing. List out the orders and the process that it's in. For example ORDER 1: In Progress ORDER 2: DONE! Order 3: Seen, but not created.
Would you come here again: YES!
Would you recommend to a friend: maybe… my friend usually does all of this. But she will need good cover art!

Username: kumarica
Speed(1-10): 10
Friendliness(1-10): 10
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add writer's cafe to best shops

Would you come here again: Of course!
Would you recommend to a friend: Of course!

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Username: HPpotterpal
Drawing of character
Name: Patricia (Malevolent queen)
Age: 46
Powers: Able to turn things into slaves and Dark magic
Pros: Queen, powerful, has a special mirror
Cons: Jealous, Cruel, Evil, Crooked Nose
When you want it done: By 3rd September
Extra info: The character is based loosely on Snow White's stepmother, Despite her age - I'd like her to be portrayed rather pretty and young but with wrinkles around fading eyes, and a smug, cruel smile

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Username: FollowCherryBlossom
Character name: Chloe
Looks: https://scratch-mit-edu.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/projects/166456091/
Powers: none
Talents: https://scratch-mit-edu.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/projects/166456091/
Words to describe your character: https://scratch-mit-edu.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/projects/166456091/
Flaws they have: https://scratch-mit-edu.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/projects/166456091/
When you want it done by: asap
Any specific staff member: @Drunken_sailor
Anything else you want to tell us: It is Chloe in the project
Taken by Drunken_Sailor

Username: frostcheetah24
Do you want a drawing of your character, or character name ideas: A drawing please
Looks: Dark blue eyes, dark brown hair, pale skin, druid (pointy elfish ears), usually wears a green and gold outfit (tell me if you need more detail)
Name(only if you want art): Drean Fierian
Gender: Male
Age: 13
Plot of Story(for name only):
Powers(if any): Can understand animals (but isn't fluent in their language, although he doesn't really care much about them) heals somewhat faster than normal (like I said, he's a druid, it's not that abnormal in their world)
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When you want it done: September 14 (I can extend it if you want)
Anything else you want to tell us: please notify me on my profile when you finish my order or if you have any questions.
Taken by Alida7232

Username: MistickMage
Character name: Asha
Looks: Tall, but not too tall. More like medium-tall. She has long brown hair, normally braided.
Powers(if any): She can sense other magic and dispel it. She can also sense things that are alive around her.
Talents: She has a very good voice, and is rather good at making up poems.
Words to describe your character: Stubborn, Kind, Good sense of humor. Prickly about her blindness.
Backstory: I need some help with this
Flaws they have: Extremely Stubborn, especially when it comes to her being blind. Doesn't know when to step back and let others help her.
When you want it done by: Whenever.
Any specific staff member: Nope.
Anything else you want to tell us: Nope
Taken by Alida7232


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Note: If more than one employee wants to do an order, that is fine, please just tell the person you're doing it for that you are taking it as well, so that they're not too confused when they get two. :)

Review for MistickMage's character by smartcutecandy:
Name: I love the name! It sounds unique, and very magical.
Personality: Her personality sounds unique from what you've told me, but I can't say too much without more information. Looks good so far.
Looks: I can imagine her clearly now, but here are a few things that would be nice to add: eye color and shape (curious look, squinty eyes, bulging eyes, etc.), height and body type, (is she small for her age, tall for her age, skinny, overweight, etc.) You probably do cover this in your writing, but they are nice things to add.
Powers: The powers of your character are good, but I'd recommend trying not to give her too many powers. If she does live in a world where these powers are normal though, then I'd say you're good to go.
Other Comments: Your character sounds unique from what I've read here. I would definitely keep working on writing her backstory and a bit more about her personality and other traits, but it looks like you're going well. If you want to test her for cliché-ness, I'd recommend heading over to my quiz I made for writers. It has a guide in the last few parts on how to make a well-rounded character. It's completely fine if you don't. Here's the link if you want to: https://scratch-mit-edu.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/projects/136594008/#player
Thank you for ordering from Writer's Café! Your character looks great!

Review for MistickMage's character by awesomenessness10:
This is a beautifully crafted character! (I think you want a character review ) However, I'm not sure if her powers match her talents, unless all elves can do that. Also, she is described as shy and gentle, so you should definitely show HOW she uses her bow or swords, otherwise people might confuse her for the fierce warrior-type. It's kind of the same with the climbing trees, except she may just climb them to read books up there. Again, I'm not sure what talents elves have in general from your point of view, so all of this may not mean anything to you. But, like I said, this character is well thought-out and she has both faults and talents. I can't wait to see how you'll develop her further in the future! (Haha, this is my first order, hope I did okay!)

Review for MineCrafterCrafty by smartcutecandy:
Name: Nice name! Not too out there, but not all that common either.
Personality: I think you've made a great personality for her! She's not a mary sue, or boring! I'd read her story.
Looks: Again, her looks seem really unique! I love the large goggles and satchel, and she sounds pretty recognizable.
Powers: No magic powers.
Other Comments: Great character! I'd read her story! Sorry that this was so late, I just learned I'm going to Ohio.

Review for smartcutecandy by Drunken_Sailor:
Title: Nice title! It is very relevant and interesting.
Characters: I like Austin and Lily, but the name ‘Doctor Bob’ seems to throw off the whole ‘serious, end-of-colour-and-the-world’ thing.
Plot: I can't say much since it is only the first chapter, but it sounds like a good plot! The story captivates you into reading on to find out what they have to do.
Grammar and Writing: ‘Why am I here, I don’t know.' should be: ‘Why am I here? I don’t know.' Also, it should be: ‘It didn’t just affect people,' not: ‘It didn’t just effect people,'.
Other Comments: This sounds like a promising story! I'm going to make a few suggestions:
Describe the room at the start a bit more. All I know at the minute is that there is a small screen and a small bed.
When you say, ‘We’re flying over 1,000 miles to Brazil', it doesn't quite fit since you also said: ‘It was back then called, “Russia”’ which leads us to believe that the countries we know today no longer exist. However, saying Brazil completely overturns this.
How do Lily and Austin automatically get along? Surely if you had just met them, you wouldn't start just talking to each other like you are best friends.
Apart from that, great story!

Review for MistickMage's character by smartcutecandy:
Name: Nice name! Very unique, but actually sounds like a name, not just a jumble of letters.
Personality: Pretty good, but it kinda falls under the stereotypical introverted heroine personality. Try to make her a little more than just a perfectionistic nerdy introvert. (I've had troubles with this as well.)
Looks: The looks are pretty good as well, and I think she'd be pretty recognizable.
Powers: The powers sound interesting, I've never heard of atom manipulating described as the way you've depicted them here, but she might have a few too many powers that go along with atom manipulating. Maybe make it really draining, or have it take a really take a toll on her physically. Powers should always have drawbacks.
Other Comments: Good character! My only other additional tips would be to try making plenty of stumbling blocks in her story. Make sure she has a clear goal too, or else your story might sound kinda rambly.

4 Reviews for FollowCherryBlossom's characters by Drunken_Sailor:
Name(How unique is this name? Does it fit with the time period and the personality of the character?): It's a great name! It's really unique, and it fits with her bright and shiny personality.
Personality(Is this character a Mary/Gary Sue? Do they have a good balance of both strengths and flaws? Is the character too bland? Is it too cliché?): Nice personality, however your character doesn't seem to demonstrate any flaws
Looks(Is the character too flawless? Do they look realistic? Do they look recognizable as this character?): Your character's looks seem to be very bland and common. For example, I could easily confuse Emerald and Imogen.
Powers(if any)(Do they have some downside to their powers? Are the powers too powerful? Do they make the character's life too easy?): N/A
Other Comments(Tell them anything else you want to tell them. Don't forget to have both positive and negative comments. Don't be too hard, but don't be too nice. They are asking for criticism.): It's a great starting point, but it needs a lot of expanding on ideas to make it a useful character for a Role-Play, book or the like.

Name(How unique is this name? Does it fit with the time period and the personality of the character?): Fredilina is a great name! It really shows her emotions and personality; a bouncy, happy person.
Personality(Is this character a Mary/Gary Sue? Do they have a good balance of both strengths and flaws? Is the character too bland? Is it too cliché?): The character's personality is great! There's an even match of strengths to weaknesses, and everything correlates well.
Looks(Is the character too flawless? Do they look realistic? Do they look recognizable as this character?): She looks great! Much more recognisable than Emerald; she has her own personal touch.
Powers(if any)(Do they have some downside to their powers? Are the powers too powerful? Do they make the character's life too easy?): N/A
Other Comments(Tell them anything else you want to tell them. Don't forget to have both positive and negative comments. Don't be too hard, but don't be too nice. They are asking for criticism.): Great character in general! I especially like her background, and how it may influence her use in a story and influence her personality.

Name(How unique is this name? Does it fit with the time period and the personality of the character?): Well, Rosie fits with her personality; rosy! Great name; linked with personality and character.
Personality(Is this character a Mary/Gary Sue? Do they have a good balance of both strengths and flaws? Is the character too bland? Is it too cliché?): I do think that the “cheerful and bubbly” personality is getting a little too common and cliché with your characters. I also think that any character needs a better weakness that being bad at art; for example: something that will be useful in any situation, such as speed. However, I love the way that you have brought relationships into your characters, especially family and crush.
Looks(Is the character too flawless? Do they look realistic? Do they look recognizable as this character?): Rosie is very original, however her hair is very similar to lots of other characters (almost identical to one), and it needs a bit of uniqueness.
Powers(if any)(Do they have some downside to their powers? Are the powers too powerful? Do they make the character's life too easy?): N/A
Other Comments(Tell them anything else you want to tell them. Don't forget to have both positive and negative comments. Don't be too hard, but don't be too nice. They are asking for criticism.): You have developed some great character ideas here, but I feel that you need more creativity and uniqueness with each specific character. Each character seems to have similar personalities; none of them have quite their own personal touch or creativity. I think all you need to make them a huge success is a little creativity and uniqueness in each one of them.

Name(How unique is this name? Does it fit with the time period and the personality of the character?): It's a modern name, fits with her personality.
Personality(Is this character a Mary/Gary Sue? Do they have a good balance of both strengths and flaws? Is the character too bland? Is it too cliché?): A well-woven personality, especially with the link to Fredilina with the circus. I also like the fact that their weaknesses are much more prominent and important than before.
Looks(Is the character too flawless? Do they look realistic? Do they look recognizable as this character?): The looks are still not very original, as Olivia looks very much like Imogen.
Powers(if any)(Do they have some downside to their powers? Are the powers too powerful? Do they make the character's life too easy?): N/A
Other Comments(Tell them anything else you want to tell them. Don't forget to have both positive and negative comments. Don't be too hard, but don't be too nice. They are asking for criticism.): You're doing really well, weaving all these characters together, bringing relationships in, and much more just with character descriptions. Well done!

Review for MagicPigPerson's story by jmarie9

Hey! It's Jmarie9 from scratch. So, here is my feedback!
I didn't find many problems with the first paroagraph. The writing flows fluently, and the reader can immediately distinguish your style. However, I found a few spots where there was a bit of a description overload. This is just a minor chip in the teapot, though, and I was very impressed.
The next three paragraphs are great, and they really show the personality of Donte. As my teacher would say, showing tidbits of a ones daily schedule is a great stimulant for character building; you can sum up a person's personality in a few paragraphs.
The next section, (beginning with “he fetched” and ending with “interesting read”,) is a good plot starter without too much drama but containing a good dose of intrigue. I am very nearly sure you are aware of the “no starting sentences with the word And” rule, however as some would say, rules are meant to be broken, even with writing. It's called artistic license, right?
Now, as I read the letter, I imagined Robbin as a big guy that is controlling yet not as in charge as Donte. But it turns out he is one of those lousy sidekick dudes that is used by the evil villain throughout the story. Maybe you could frame his meek character by crafting a more reluctant letter, yet keeping the you-needa-stop-writing elements in it?
The next two paragraphs are very well written, however I detected some grammar errors. Remember to proofread! For example, “Why did he befriend that idiot in the first place.” Should be “Why did he befriend that idiot in the first place?” And “He choose how the Subjects should act” is supposed to be either “He would choose how the Subjects should act” or “He chooses how the Subjects should act.” You also used the words “in the first place” twice, which you may have meant to do, however when using repetition. Sometimes it can be a masterstroke, yet in others it can be a major downfall. Look back at the paragraph and think hard about if it is necessary, and if it isn't, decide whether it would sound smooth to the reader.
The last sentences are nice additions to the story; I like how you kept the reader interested with all of Donte's mysteries, yet you let us in on the secret eventually. Overall, this was an amazing chapter, and your story definitely has great potential! I will get back to you about the next chapter sometime later.

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Username: monkeytrooper
What job do you want(artist, writer, reviewer): everything and assistant manager.
Link to previous work(if you're applying to be a reviewer, you don't need this; although I'd like you to be a little good at writing): can I link it after Christmas when I have access to my computer
How active will you be(1-10): 8
Following the thread:yes
Anything else you want to tell us: I used to own a shop just like this

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pbro wrote:

I have a order

Username: Pbro
Art or Name the Character:Jack
Looks:Halloween themed
Name(only if you want art):Jack
Gender:Any
Age:Any
Plot of Story:Character in cookieria for Halloween
Powers(if any):
Pros:None
Cons:None
Time period they live in:Modern day
When you want it done:After 1-2 days (based on your time zone not mine)
Anything else you want to tell us:Could be a human or a monster,which one you would think will fit the theme.

pbro wrote:

I have a order

Username: Pbro
Art or Name the Character:Jack
Looks:Halloween themed
Name(only if you want art):Jack
Gender:Any
Age:Any
Plot of Story:Character in cookieria for Halloween
Powers(if any):
Pros:None
Cons:None
Time period they live in:Modern day
When you want it done:After 1-2 days (based on your time zone not mine)
Anything else you want to tell us:Could be a human or a monster,which one you would think will fit the theme.

pbro wrote:

vector,I hate pixelated figures sorry if it's your thing .

pbro wrote:

How do you make figures in bitmap,it's so hard and they look so bad after they're done.With vector I can make volcanoes,humans,good eye's.