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  • Poetry » Narrative, General Re: Downward

    Hey there! For your first poem, I will say that this was rather good. You creating a compelling, memorable story! There were a few things that bothered me, like your ...

    Apr 14, 2010
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: Colors

    Hey there! I'll say I have to agree with Jagged here; you take an interesting idea with a lot of potential and then sell it short. I had just a ...

    Apr 14, 2010
  • Article / Essay » General, General Re: An Apology and a Curse.

    :cry: Oh, Sammi! I had no idea things were so bad. *hugs* I thought this letter was well-written. I could really feel the emotion that it took to write this, ...

    Apr 14, 2010
  • Short Story » Romantic, General Re: Forgot to make dinner.

    Hi Fizza! This was okay, but your beginning needs a lot of work. It's a little too vague, and it just consists of sentence after sentence of actions that lack ...

    Apr 13, 2010
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Young Prodigy

    Bailey, I will say that you've got a decent start. Your idea for this fresh and original, and I can tell you put a lot of effort into this- the ...

    Apr 13, 2010
  • Short Story » Romantic, General Re: When we Met

    This was...all over the place. Even the idea of it is cliche. You don't develop your characters enough; they're cardboard cutouts who I don't care about in the slightest. Right ...

    Apr 12, 2010
  • Short Story » General, General Re: Acceptance

    Hey, Zoray! As a standalone story, this really didn't do much for me. It just seemed like a cliché fight scene with a cliché follow-up and a corny ending. James ...

    Apr 12, 2010
  • Poetry » Narrative, General Re: The Hedgehog

    Hey Fizza, and welcome to YWS! Remember me from your welcome thread? ;) Okay, so! This was okay. It needs to be cleaned up a little, but I definitely think ...

    Apr 12, 2010
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: I Loved Him

    Hey firelight, and welcome to YWS! I don't think the repetition here really does you any good. Sometimes repetition can work, but here it's just mundane and really bogs done ...

    Apr 12, 2010
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: See The Shape

    What happened? Your other poem was so good and this It's cliché from the very beginning and not as touching as I think it should be. Poems about love and ...

    Apr 11, 2010
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Decay

    Hey! I liked this. It's really tough to write a villanelle, but I think you handled it quite nicely. It follows a compelling storyline, and the idea seems original and ...

    Apr 11, 2010
  • Short Story » General, General Re: Jump *edited*

    Hey Dreamy. I didn't enjoy this. It felt distant and choppy, like you had a bunch of random ideas and/or visions and decided to incorporate them into a story. The ...

    Apr 11, 2010
  • Novel / Chapter » Romantic, General Re: How to Seduce Money [1]

    Hey! This was just okay. I can't really tell where it's headed, though. It just seemed like a story of teenage angst where you shove your views about money are ...

    Apr 10, 2010
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: Tea Party (revised)

    Hey kook! I like this poem about the Boston Tea Party. It had a nice ring to it, and it was funny. I just had a few comments. On the ...

    Apr 10, 2010
  • Short Story » General, General Re: Renegade children page 2

    Hey! I apologize in advance if the review is so short, but I only have one minor qualm. Your attempt to build suspense in this part is...failed, for the most ...

    Apr 10, 2010


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