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  • Short Story » Science Fiction, General Re: Through the Kerr Hole

    The question: is it worth revisiting? Overview: A man falsely accused of murder is given a choice: die in prison or travel through the dangerous Kerr Hole (Which is really ...

    Jan 14, 2009
  • Poetry » Narrative, General Re: Like a Child

    I read the poem. Here is my critique. "From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise because of your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger." ...

    Jan 11, 2009
  • Short Story » General, General Re: Dragon Hunters

    This story lacks structure. Here is a helpful way to organize your story. Once you have more experience, you can experiment with it. So, whenever you start writing, this is ...

    Dec 7, 2008
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, General Re: The Broken -- TC -- Chapter Three

    Some sentences that bothered me: The poor lighting gave the vehicle a gloomy feeling, one that Leo didn’t necessarily agree with. He was alive, and the soldiers had said they’d ...

    Nov 14, 2008
  • Short Story » Fantasy, General Re: Crystal Valley

    I just couldn't slug it out. In the beginning, with all the parental nagging, you focused on the nagging. Why? Usually when movies or books have nagging, they use the ...

    Nov 12, 2008
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, General Re: The Chosen: Prologue

    Oh my god! Griffiny Awesomeness! *Stars* The first paragraph was awesome. Just plain awesome. Then there were the other characters. They spent way too much time talking, then you went ...

    Oct 24, 2008
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, General Re: Chapter 2

    After a few moments in the middle of the brawl, Xylon was knocked back. So far back, that he fell against the steaming rock. Meanwhile, the crack had grown larger, ...

    Oct 14, 2008
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, General Re: Chapter 3-The Disease

    The Disease Light and Dark A misconception of the world. What's evil is dark, what's light is good. The truth is not always as simple as it seams. Complicating situations, ...

    Sep 19, 2008
  • Novel / Chapter » Science Fiction, General Re: The Patokafus Trilogy Book1 The Goldstone Chapter 1-7

    The first thing I would like to do is welcome you YWS. We have some very promising authors on this site. Many of them have improved due in part to ...

    Aug 8, 2008
  • Short Story » Fantasy, General Re: When the darkness is your prison

    Don't forget the two to one ratio for reviews to postings. Welcome to YWS! This story does have some problems and my gut says that it is a planning thing. ...

    Aug 4, 2008
  • Poetry » Narrative, General Re: Storm (revised)

    Wrote this just now, had to post it before I go to sleep. A beautiful thing happened this night— the storm clouds moved in. Gradually they cradled the city, hovering ...

    Jul 26, 2008
  • Short Story » Fantasy, General Re: Delihla Bee- a girl who lives in Hell, literally

    The idea could be funny, but there are a few things missing. First, we're missing a conflict. So these people are in hell. So what? Are they trying to escape ...

    Jul 20, 2008
  • Short Story » Fantasy, General Re: The Untold War

    Um... no. This story sounds like a vampire conspiracy theory. Saying that Vampires made Hitler would break any plausibility the story would have and you would lose the readers in ...

    Jul 20, 2008
  • Short Story » Fantasy, General Re: The Lunar Cast

    I'll be honest, I only read the first paragraph. The sun was dipping low into the sky, barely a sliver visible. It threw deep oranges, bright reds into the sky, ...

    Jun 25, 2008
  • Novel / Chapter » Science Fiction, General Re: The Year of 2089

    Several things strike me as being odd about this. For one, it is set in the future, yet things seem written for a person in the past. When people write ...

    Jun 24, 2008


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