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Esmé

  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, Romantic Re: Shadowdale - A Ghost

    Hello! A lot of things happen to the MC, as opposed to them uh, happening in the very very first paragraph- the passive/active voice thing. Look at sentence one and ...

    Mar 24, 2014
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, General Re: Diverting Illusions: Chapter One

    I know it's an excuse :D But I shouldn't know! I mean, it shouldn't be so obvious that it is, just my opinion. It might not seem like an important ...

    Jul 24, 2011
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, General Re: Alezrani Chapter 5(Summary Included)

    Hey! So, mural scene much better  And the answer to the mural (people paint…). More authentic/realistic, which was the point. But! Dialogue punctuation. If someone does something that isn’t ...

    Nov 11, 2010
  • Short Story » Historical Fiction, General Re: Rosebushes [p.2/2]

    Ha guess I might have gone a bit overboard with Fred. Was thinking along the age lines, and originally he was that, but then that bald spot came up and ...

    May 27, 2010
  • Short Story » Historical Fiction, General Re: Rosebushes [p.1/2]

    Woaah. You two are amazing. Amazing! Kitty and Suzanne, thank you so much - now I feel that whatever I say, I'll be under-thanking, so I'm going to be quiet ...

    May 27, 2010
  • Short Story » Historical Fiction, General Re: Rosebushes [p.2/2]

    Yeah yeah yeah, Frederick's sketchy and bland >< I really need to something with that, I do. Thanks for reading :)

    May 20, 2010
  • Short Story » Historical Fiction, General Re: Rosebushes [p.1/2]

    Thank you so much! I'll definitely smooth things out in the beginning, emphesize the party and cut the repetitions (ha, everytime I opened the document, I added one, or so ...

    May 20, 2010
  • Short Story » General, General Re: i. Bontemps: She's Unstable, She Has A Dead Sable

    It does show, doesn't it? Eek. But thanks for taking the time to read this :)

    Apr 25, 2010
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, General Re: Icefire - part 6

    Hello, I'm back :) _ quote: Amber walked along at a casual, relaxed pace, although she wanted to run. Comma although she wanted to run - doesn't work at all. ...

    Apr 3, 2010
  • Short Story » General, General Re: i. Bontemps: She's Unstable, She Has A Dead Sable

    Hey, thank you so much for the helpful review! :)

    Mar 25, 2010
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, General Re: Meriadossa [2AB - full chapter]

    Part B is up, so I’m bumping the thread. Chapter One is being revised - taken off for now.

    Jun 18, 2009
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, General Re: The End of Time Chapter One

    Hello! - Quote: Nendo’s breathing came faster, in sharp pants that never seemed to force enough air into his lungs. Awkward wording – consider rephrasing (the “came faster”?) Quote: Strange, ...

    Jun 13, 2009
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, General Re: Meriadossa [2AB - full chapter]

    Thank you for the review! There are three character: the governess (Lady Arianna, also known as “Rinnie” by Anat), Anat (alternatively called Her Imperial Highness – she’s ten years old) ...

    Jun 11, 2009
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, General Re: Meriadossa [2AB - full chapter]

    Lily, Thank you for the posted thoughtful comments. Again, the minor changes will be made immediately, while the rest I’m copying to a separate folder – at around chapter 5, ...

    Jun 11, 2009
  • Short Story » Fantasy, General Re: Meriadossa [1]

    Lily and mike, Thank you for the terrific critiques, I really do appreciate you going over my piece. Right now I’m done with some of the minor issues (rephrasing, and ...

    Jun 8, 2009


Il faut imaginer Sisyphe heureux (One must imagine Sisyphus happy).
— Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus