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Anamel

  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, Action / Adventure Re: LMS VI: Silver and Silk 0.4

    I noticed a pattern of lengthy sentences and telling, not showing. You have a capability to describe surroundings so that the reader understands what is happening. Each next step the ...

    Oct 4, 2022
  • Short Story » Humor, General Re: Positive.

    First impression, only a glance over: Lots of run-on sentences. More showing than telling. "I walked over here...I did this...I said this.., I moved here.." Very humorous, makes me want ...

    Mar 2, 2022
  • Novel / Chapter » Action / Adventure, Fantasy Re: The Quest for Fire - Into the Mists - Chapter 35

    "Zoltar turned in a slow circled as he scanned the shore, desperate to catch even a small glimpse of the Ice Talon. Ghostly white mist swirled over the lapping waves, ...

    Mar 2, 2022
  • Novel / Chapter » Action / Adventure, Science Fiction Re: Agent Rider Chapter 10:From the Ashers

    Although I haven't read your previous chapters, the worldbuilding seems like it would be of interest to a lot of readers, and I can piece together what's going on despite ...

    Feb 26, 2022
  • Novel / Chapter » Action / Adventure, Science Fiction Re: Survival: The Escape, Chapter 20.2

    "On that note, the five of them sped up as they moved through the trees, there was every chance they might run straight into some kind of very dangerous plant, ...

    Nov 21, 2021
  • Short Story » Fantasy, Other Re: Leona’s parents-So much to do

    I think this would also serve as a good, short prologue to the story as a whole. You end it with 'little did they know...' about Leona, which could follow ...

    Nov 21, 2021
  • Short Story » Fantasy, Other Re: Anthony Edison-The origin story of Esmè’s father

    You've clearly stated the intentions of the characters and what their motives are, which is good, but you do much more telling instead of showing. It's difficult for a reader ...

    Nov 14, 2021
  • Novel / Chapter » Historical Fiction, Fantasy Re: Fool Without A Master (Chapter 6 Part 2)

    I like that you showed the Lady Delephine's relatability and comfort in someone else's clumsiness, despite her status. You show her both as being regal, yet also as a person ...

    Nov 14, 2021
  • Other » General, Realistic Re: Pondering

    This seems like your intention was to vent some feelings and emotions you have in your head, which reflects your title. I'm not sure if you actually want reviews or ...

    Aug 17, 2021
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, Action / Adventure Re: On Wings of Fire: Chapter 26

    I haven't read any of your previous chapters but your description of the setting immediately pulled me in and grabbed my interest. Your use of active voice in the beginning ...

    Aug 17, 2021
  • Novel / Chapter » Mystery / Suspense, Teen Fiction Re: Blood Sisters (Ch. 10) Rory

    It's like it's been screaming non-stop for hours, like my presence has personally offended it. This isn't necessarily wrong, but the repetition of both "it's" and "like" in the same ...

    Jul 12, 2021
  • Short Story » Humor, Teen Fiction Re: The Haunting Doom of Freshman Year

    This is brilliant. The entire story is an understatement of something bigger, yet more simpler, with one question still left unanswered that is truly haunting. You portray the gullible and ...

    Mar 10, 2021
  • Novel / Chapter » Realistic, General Re: Cortez Shivick(Chapter 4)

    The way you introduce your story sounds more like a documentary or a retelling of an actual event you'd find in a newspaper. It's a bit dry, but that can ...

    Mar 9, 2021
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, Action / Adventure Re: Salvage: Chapter I (draft)

    Well, let me first start off by saying--damn, you know how to hook a reader(especially in the first sentence, which is great). The reader is already given a small taste ...

    Mar 7, 2021
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, Teen Fiction Re: King of the Ocean (1)

    "I didn't understand how my daughter knew so much about the human world until I found the stack of magazines she managed to slip in between a few dictionaries" This ...

    Nov 7, 2020


Love is friendship that has caught fire. It is quiet understanding, mutual confidence, sharing and forgiving. It is loyalty through good and bad times. It settles for less than perfection and makes allowances for human weaknesses.
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