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Jennafina

  • Short Story » General, General Re: The flower and the pearl

    Hello! Even though your story is written like a fable or myth, I think you should show instead of tell. For example: "One day, a beautiful and fragrant flower with ...

    Aug 19, 2007
  • Short Story » General, General Re: The House

    Hello! The first thing I noticed about your story is that it doesn't have very many paragraphs. Huge blocks of text are somewhat intimidating. Maybe you could space it out ...

    Jul 30, 2007
  • Poetry » Narrative, General Re: Lunch Time

    xD I love it, Clau. It has the sing-songy feel of a nursery rhyme, only more morbid. I'm afraid to read it again- it's not something I want to have ...

    Jun 25, 2007
  • Novel / Chapter » Action / Adventure, General Re: Destined

    Set in present time. Show, don't tell! You say carpet a lot in the first paragraph. Maybe you could vary it up? He stepped closer, his cerulean eyes tinted with ...

    Jun 20, 2007
  • Poetry » Narrative, General Re: The Hero's Violet

    This was a little too long for me. The theme was cute, but I lost interested after the first few stanzas. Maybe you could shorten it a bit? It would ...

    Jun 8, 2007
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: Embers

    I like it. It's really short, but the ending leaves me satisfied, if that makes sense. Punctuation might help this flow better. Commas at the end of the lines, and ...

    Jun 7, 2007
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, General Re: Archer's Legend (Prologue)- Journey in to the Night

    Standing at the alter were four figures, three men and one female. This sounds awkward. You could say either "three men and one woman" or "three males and one female," ...

    Jun 6, 2007
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: A poem for a girl..

    This was a little too long to hold my interest. I think rhyming poems, unless they're epic and tell a story like The Raven, should be short and sweet. I ...

    May 29, 2007
  • Short Story » General, General Re: Three pounds, sixty two pence

    It's in the right place. :) I'd call this flash-fic. I like it a lot, and I'm glad you ended it where you did. Its shortness adds. The comparasin(sp? Sorry ...

    May 20, 2007
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: Yelp

    Cute, cute. The title fits. Nat should be spelled gnat, if you're talking about the insect. :) I like this, it is kiddish, but also fun. I think you could ...

    May 12, 2007
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, General Re: Arch Angels

    Hey baka-arisa! Please don't post your stories more than once. :) If it's different, at least change the title or say edited. I deleted the other one, but saved the ...

    May 10, 2007
  • Short Story » Fantasy, General Re: Just In Time

    I walked into the kitchen just in time to her him say I think you mean hear him say. Becaue he knew that it would make me cry and he ...

    May 8, 2007
  • Short Story » General, General Re: He Didn't Know

    I liked your story a lot! I've got a few comments, though. Your sentence structure is hardly varied. The *blank* did *blank* format is overused. There isn't any dialogue, or ...

    Apr 28, 2007
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Sweet Agony (freewrite, no-rhyme poetry)

    I didn't actually read the glossary, but it seems like Grif and Liz already critiqued it. :D If only you could see the way I let out a small grin ...

    Apr 27, 2007
  • Short Story » General, General Re: The Map Maker

    He was never at rest, filled with a restless, frenetic energy that saw him propelled all about his small shop. The word rest is in here twice. "Such individuals are ...

    Apr 22, 2007


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