Holy carp. This woman is absolutely, mind-bendingly fantastic. Every writer, fantasy or not, needs to read Limyaael's rants. They are glorious. They are perfect. They are quiite a many. But a lot of what she says is important for writers to understand- things like "how not to write a cliche even if your idea IS a cliche". Limyaael has, for all intents and purposes, put an entire creative writing class up on the internet, for free. (This link is to a mirror which houses all of her rants. This is convenient, because they were written on Livejournal, Insanejournal, and other similar sites and only later conglomerated into a giant list.)
Usefulness: 5 out of 5
These are so useful. Yes, technically they are geared towards fantasy writers. Yes, sometimes they are personal opinions of Limyaael. HOWEVER, this woman is so well-written, so well-versed in literature that you can't help but take her seriously. She quotes Swinburne.
Besides that, she often points out things that make writing flat, boring and uninteresting; these are points that any writer can value, whether scifi, YA or fantasy. Limyaael wants you to succeed and is simply explaining what parts of writing can be bolstered and what can be torn down.
It's actually hard to write with the amount of sincere admiration and awe for her that is currently spewing from my every pore.
Fun: 5 out of 5
This is a biased answer. It has to be. Because, honestly, site design wise, Limyaael is using Livejournal. It's boring. It's ugly. It's bugly. Buuut, I love reading everything she writes, be it her stories or poetry on Fictionpress (Limyaael) or her hilarious and well-written rants. I find them incredibly enjoyable and therefore 5 out of 5.
Hipster: 2 out of 5
Limyaael has a lot of sway on the internet. There are a bunch of mirrors of her work out there and, undoubtedly, someone on a forum will bring her up. She is, in my personal opinion, the Plato of the online writing community. Her works are probably the most well-known of any online writer. She may be the only person to have analyzed and written essays about the overall quality of online work.
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