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  • Romantic Short Stories Re: Memories for a Rainy Day

    You had some nice images in this, but I wasn't really moved by it as a whole because, I think, you used some sentiments that were too familiar, too traditional. ...

    Mar 30, 2009
  • Romantic Short Stories Re: Memories for a Rainy Day

    You had some nice images in this, but I wasn't really moved by it as a whole because, I think, you used some sentiments that were too familiar, too traditional. ...

    Mar 30, 2009
  • Fantasy Short Stories Re: Illusion

    I recommend cutting out the two paragraphs entirely, because they're boring . Who cares what Matt thinks of Twilight or his homework or his love life? Sure, it develops his ...

    Mar 30, 2009
  • Lyric Poetry Re: He Lusts For Imperfections Even Now: a sestina.

    when I gathered paste-glass jewels and bought songs. Here was one point where I didn't really get what you were saying. What are 'paste-glass' jewels? The image I get, if ...

    Mar 30, 2009
  • Welcome Mat Re: My name is Helpful McHelpfulpants. I'm here to help.

    And now you know who I am on livejournal, too. Well done. *bows*

    Mar 30, 2009
  • Welcome Mat Re: My name is Helpful McHelpfulpants. I'm here to help.

    Are you DISCRIMINATING against my speech - er, typing - impediment? *horrors* I have rated my very first poem. I wasn't quite sure what category to put it in; I ...

    Mar 30, 2009
  • Writers Corner Re: Cliched plot or cliched characters?

    In fact what I hate most is cliched writing. Next in line are cliched characters; lastly a cliched plot.

    Mar 30, 2009
  • Welcome Mat Re: My name is Helpful McHelpfulpants. I'm here to help.

    I watched the Brady Bunch once, as a very small child. It was nothing that several dozen viewings of the Addams Family couldn't repair, psychologically. So that was good! Thank ...

    Mar 30, 2009
  • Writing Tips Re: Different Ways of Saying "Said"

    In general I think the repetition of 'said' doesn't really register at all with a reader. At least it doesn't for me. But it's a good list.

    Mar 30, 2009
  • Lyric Poetry Re: your world our world x

    It was interesting, but I didn't come away affected by the message or moved for the world being shunned, which seems rather a waste. I didn't pay much note to ...

    Mar 30, 2009
  • Lyric Poetry Re: Let me go

    I too thought the bird metaphor was marvelous and found everything else a bit... lacking, mostly because the reader really has no investment in the speaker; we are not anchored, ...

    Mar 29, 2009
  • Lyric Poetry Re: He Lusts For Imperfections Even Now: a sestina.

    He Lusts For Imperfection Even Now I would have you speak of unkind truths, please: not sunshine on the window-glass and soft gloved hands to guide me thus and so, ...

    Mar 29, 2009
  • Welcome Mat Re: My name is Helpful McHelpfulpants. I'm here to help.

    No, the TRUTH of the matter is... HELPFUL MCHELPFULPANTS really quite likes you, but secretly hates your guts. Or is it the other way around? She is young and confused ...

    Mar 29, 2009


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