Sui Caedere.

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The poet, walking slowly under the thin rain, climbed the rocky road that led up the cliff. He was mentally reviewing his life, hoping to find some joy, but the more he recalled and further analyzed, the more convinced he grew that the decision taken was correct. The edge of the cliff appeared after the last corner, about 40 feet away.
Instantaneously, he made a new attempt to dredge up something positive that will justify a change of mind but found nothing and the decision of suicide consolidated in his mind. He was never afraid, but felt a very deep sadness indeed. The gray man walked to the edge and decided to gain momentum; he threw his poems into the vast chasm.




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The poet, walking slowly under the thinnot a very discriptive word. Try light mist of drizzling rain, climbed the rocky road that led up the cliff. He was mentally reviewing his life, hoping to find somenot very descriptive. Try the faintest bit, or the smallest trace of joy, but the more Nows a time you could put in what his memories are like. Write " but the more lonely, deppressing memories he recalled and further analyzed, the more convinced he grew that the decision taken was correct. The edge of the cliff appeared after the last corner, about 40 feet away.

Instantaneously, he made a new attempt to dredgegood word use! up something positive that will justify a change of mind but found nothing and the decision of suicide consolidatedgood word use! in his mind. He was never afraid, but felt a very deep sadness indeed. The gray man walked to the edge and decided to gain momentum; he threw his poems into the vast chasm.


This is an alright short story, but you could add a lot to it and still have it be good. It's a little depressing though :( The second paragraph was better.
Light one candle instead of cursing the darkness.




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Thank you. I’m a new writer and I truly value your advice. :)




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ivanmarrero0211 wrote:The poet, walking slowly under the thin rain, climbed the rocky road that led up the cliff. He was mentally reviewing his life#BF0000 ">(I don't think 'Mentally reviewing' is literary enough. I think you should write something like: He was trying to think through the crowded events that took place in his life. I know that might not sound good, but give us more details, more words, because you're being brief), hoping to find some joy, but the more he recalled and further analyzed, the more convinced he grew that the decision taken was correct#BF0000 ">(Give us an example of what he thought through: 'The more he recalled..... The most engaging was the death of his mother.' Something like that. Try to engage our thoughts with details about your character's life.) . The edge of the cliff appeared after the last corner, about 40 feet away. #BF0000 ">(Describe this a little further. The last corner and the forty feet weren't helpful to provide for a good image. Of course, don't forget to make '40' in letters)
Instantaneously, he made a new attempt to dredge up something positive that will #BF0000 ">(would)justify a change of mind but found nothing and the decision of suicide consolidated in his mind(Good job. Now, you showed us what he's thinking: Suicide). He was never afraid, but felt a very deep sadness indeed#BF0000 ">(Tell us more about the lack of fear and existence of sadness. Why is it that way with him? Even if only tell us little details about it).
#BF0000 ">(This should be in a new paragraph. Also, it was a little confusing, because I didn't know what you meant by the gray man. Does he have gray hair? Or not, why is he gray? And what poems are those? Those are questions that aren't uttered in curiosity, but in confusion and you don't want that)The gray man walked to the edge and decided to gain momentum; he threw his poems into the vast chasm.


Alright, now I have a few comments about this. You obviously tend to summarize what you wish to say; don't do that. It's a novel and you have enough space and time to write what your character is thinking and exactly what he's doing and also where he is. Tell us details, enough to engage us to the character, yet not too much to crowd our heads with questions about the story.
Take it slowly and don't rush foggy details in your piece. Yes, that's it! Foggy hints of details, that's how I wish to put it. You start telling us something, then you move on to another fact and another thought without finishing the first one or at least speaking enough about it.
Nevertheless! Your writing style is amusing, your choice of words is new and engaging. I actually liked it and I wish you post a longer piece next time.
Good luck!

Gheala,
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In case this made no sense, I'm just saying that I'm happy I'm back!



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