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  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: changing or falling, your choice

    Hey there! I'll make this quick. I think the rhyming isn't doing much for the poem, because it feels like an extra addition and it constrains your poem's ability to ...

    Nov 8, 2015
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: If I Could

    Howdy, Salt! Pomp here for a quick review~ I think the punchline for this poem works pretty effectively, because it's very blunt and ... unexpected. But it's also a harmless ...

    Nov 7, 2015
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, Dramatic Re: Thrallmagic: Chapter 2

    'Roooooora! I know, I know. I'm late. >.> Hopefully I'll be able to catch up on this. Slowly. So, I really liked this chapter! I think the voice is much, ...

    Nov 7, 2015
  • Short Story » General, General Re: A 2015 night's tweet

    Hi! Pomp here for a quick review! I'm supposed to be dissecting this same play for a test tomorrow, I'll have you know. So I'm tackling this as a revision ...

    Nov 4, 2015
  • Short Story » Realistic, Other Re: Peaceful Observations

    Hey, Jasper! Pomp here to leave what should be a hopefully quick review~ So, descriptive essays, huh? My English Language class did that a lot as a writing exercise and ...

    Nov 3, 2015
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, Science Fiction Re: Starchild: Chapter 1

    Hello! Happy Review Day! I'll make this quick. You've used a semicolon incorrectly in your first line. Semicolons are used to string together two independent clauses (i.e.: full sentences, with ...

    Oct 25, 2015
  • Short Story » Science Fiction, Action / Adventure Re: Double-two, Double-two

    Hello. I'll make this quick. Welcome to YWS! I think you could work on the pacing: the beginning was too fast and I couldn't really sink my teeth into it; ...

    Oct 24, 2015
  • Poetry » General, General Re: mannequins

    Hey, Steg! Pomp here for a quick review~ So I think the main problem coming through to me is that, while you have something you're attempting to convey to the ...

    Oct 24, 2015
  • Poetry » General, General Re: when you open your heart

    Note: This review has been deleted
    I'm so sorry! I posted on the wrong poem--this was a review meant for a different poem. Please don't reply to this. I'll get a GM to remove it.

    Oct 24, 2015
  • Short Story » Historical Fiction, General Re: Sasha Inwood

    Hey there~ I'll make this quick. I have a real fondness for stories set on the sea or containing piracy(!)/adventure in any form. It's interesting to see that you're writing ...

    Oct 15, 2015
  • Poetry » General, Culture Re: Random Haikus

    Hey, Nicol! Nice to see some work from you~ Quick note: the plural of haiku is haiku, not 'haikus'. So a collection of haiku will be haiku, no matter how ...

    Oct 11, 2015
  • Poetry » Spiritual, General Re: simple

    Wolf!

    Oct 10, 2015
  • Poetry » General, Fantasy Re: snowflakes

    Scarli! Pomp here for a quick review~ I liked the line 'snowflakes drift on sighing winds'. It gave me these lovely nostalgic feels and is actually a really really nice ...

    Sep 30, 2015
  • Short Story » Other, Realistic Re: Chapter 1/2 - Letters From Lisa

    Hey, StegPeg! Pomp here for a quick review~ So, an epistolary novel, eh? I've always had a soft spot for those, mostly because they seem so ... inviting, so warm ...

    Sep 25, 2015
  • Short Story » Realistic, Teen Fiction Re: Dressing Room Ghosts

    I liked this. There were certain places that read very poignantly to me; they carried a lot of feeling-- sincere feeling, and I think that that's one thing that a ...

    Sep 24, 2015


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