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Re: Stains
Hello! I'm Gahks and I'll be reviewing your work today. You clearly possess some talent and some of your images are absolutely wonderful: "...the sound of a mouth talking and ...
Jan 26, 2009 -
Re: Speedwrite the word above you!
Chips
Jan 26, 2009 -
Re: , ; :
"The semi-colon is a gift to any writer." - Dianne Doubtfire. The semi-colon, in the words of the OED, indicates "a discontinuity of grammatical construction greater than a comma but ...
Jan 25, 2009 -
Re: A Secret Place
This is a decent attempt at rhyming poetry; well done! Now you could focus on more imaginative imagery and more unusual rhymes that captivate the reader's attention. Describe for us ...
Jan 24, 2009 -
Re: The Role of Elegy
Yeah, agreed Bob: this is AWESOME and deserves more reviews! My poetry is merely a blip in the sky of greatness that this is. I've read through it several times ...
Jan 24, 2009 -
Re: A or An?
Pronouncing the "h", also known as aspiration, works in both senses. Here in the UK, anyway.
Jan 24, 2009 -
Re: Backstory
Hmm... possibly...
Jan 24, 2009 -
Re: Closing Guantanamo Bay?
Yeah, I think fair trials would have been a good idea, but at least closing down the Bay means one less blemish on the American reputation now.
Jan 24, 2009 -
Re: Backstory
Only bring in backstory if it's relevant to the main plot and adds depth to it. Episodes of Law & Order are a good example.
Jan 23, 2009 -
Re: Cliffhangers
Cliffhangers are about SUSPENSE. Suspense is key to any successful book. It's also known the "need to know what happens next." As the word might suggest, the conclusion of the ...
Jan 23, 2009 -
Re: Killing off main characters
You have to plan the deaths carefully, so that you don't lose the reader's interest. A great example of this is Robert Bloch's 1959 suspense novel Psycho , later the ...
Jan 23, 2009 -
Re: Script Writing...
It is definitely a good idea to get some screenwriting software. Final Draft is highly recommended and tends to be considered as the industry standard, but it's unbelievably expensive (here ...
Jan 23, 2009 -
Re: Don't look back
Hey Ducati! This is a decent attempt to use the subconscious of dreams as inspiration for poetry. If Freud liked it, what can I say? ;) I think you're restricting ...
Jan 22, 2009 -
Re: Advice on character from an unexpected source.
Many thanks. Writing to a certain extent is like acting without actually becoming an actor. It allows you to imagine yourself as characters and dramatise situations that you yourself could ...
Jan 22, 2009 -
Re: Should assisted suicide be legalized?
Yes, but there must be appropriate legal safeguards in place to prevent it becoming "the thin edge of the wedge."
Jan 21, 2009
