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  • Short Story » Action / Adventure, General Re: Destroyers Of Worlds

    The rhyming thing didn't work for me. It distracts from the story, and I found myself skimming a bit because the sentences and paragraphs weren't dynamic enough, so there was ...

    Jan 31, 2010
  • Short Story » General, General Re: Cattails

    You did a terrific job of capturing the emotion and innocence of the boy. Him talking to the plants was great for invoking this. The setting was also magnificently described, ...

    Jan 31, 2010
  • Short Story » Historical Fiction, General Re: The Myth of the Panda

    It's not the style I usually critique, so I won't bother you with showing and not telling, because that doesn't really apply to fairy tales. Instead I'm going to focus ...

    Jan 31, 2010
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, General Re: bigger meanings - prologue

    This piece was very good, even though it breaks a lot of the rules I don't like broken. The MC speaks directly to the audience. She tells us a lot, ...

    Jan 31, 2010
  • Short Story » Science Fiction, General Re: Spatial Awareness

    Soon however, the team realise their new career is not all fun and games. Finding themselves between a rock and an asteroid field, they attempt to bring justice to lawbreakers ...

    Jan 31, 2010
  • Article / Essay » General, General Re: The Quiet Side of Hunting

    Ah, I remember a certain hunting scene of mine you critiqued last year. It sounds like you really know your stuff. There's an air of confidence to this piece which ...

    Jan 31, 2010
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, General Re: The Elemental Guardian - Chapter1

    Happy reviewing Sunday :D I'm afraid this piece has fallen into a major cliche pit, and also has some pacing and credibility issues. These will need to be worked out ...

    Jan 31, 2010
  • Novel / Chapter » Action / Adventure, General Re: Bat Island- Prologue

    You are the lucky recipient of my 100th review. On with it then. To his delight, he tore a piece of it's wing membrane off in his teeth. The bat ...

    Jan 31, 2010
  • Short Story » Fantasy, General Re: Past, Present, Future

    I see you're going for a suspenseful beggining. The premise is good, but it comes unstuck in a number of ways. Firstly, breaking the fourth wall. If you don't know, ...

    Jan 30, 2010
  • Novel / Chapter » Action / Adventure, General Re: The Last Storm (5)

    I'm afraid I have to disagree with Nick. The previous chapters were fantastic, but I found this one seemed rushed and distant, and with some inconsistencies. “I-“ But, I soon ...

    Jan 23, 2010
  • Novel / Chapter » Action / Adventure, General Re: The Last Storm (4)

    Classy, I'm loving this story more and more. Your characters are really blossoming. Only one major prose issue stood out to me. When Joe says "We need to go find ...

    Jan 10, 2010
  • Novel / Chapter » Action / Adventure, General Re: The Last Storm (3)

    This was by far the best part yet. It was good to see some internal monologue. It goes a long way for character development. The prose was also very easy ...

    Jan 6, 2010
  • Novel / Chapter » Action / Adventure, General Re: The Last Storm (2)

    Hi Classy. Thought I'd drop by since you took the time to do me a review yesterday. I found the descriptions of what the surroundings looked like good, and they ...

    Dec 31, 2009
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, General Re: Out of control - part 1 of 2

    The descriptions in this were wonderful. It's great that you use all the senses, instead of just sight which is often overused. I don't exactly know what the plot is. ...

    Dec 30, 2009
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, General Re: Elemental Thirteen Prolouge

    Sorry, but I actually found this a bit confusing. Fortunately it's an easy diagnosis. You've introduced too many characters in too short a space of time. As a result when ...

    Dec 30, 2009


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