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  • Short Story » Fantasy, General Re: Silbury Street

    It's a great entry, Lilyy - and a quick, intriguing read. ^_^ I'll critique it in full, before long; but at the moment, I hope you'll accept my thanks for ...

    Jan 19, 2007
  • Novel / Chapter » Historical Fiction, General Re: Guttersnipe, Chapters 1-3 [new and improved]

    'Lo CL! ...I've wanted to remark on Guttersnipe for some time. I haven't caught anything much but typos. I've always enjoyed your writing; and the introduction to this, with Regan ...

    Jan 18, 2007
  • Novel / Chapter » Action / Adventure, General Re: Chapter One of the Bottle Story

    You've taken rather the monologue tack here - which can be apt for tone and voice - but it still has to have more than simply that. At this point, ...

    Jan 16, 2007
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: cute cuddly poems

    Hello Anna; welcome to YWS! This is, actually, the forum for introducing yourself...and I assume you're not a pineapple or a fellow greeting one. ^_~ If you'd like, I can ...

    Jan 16, 2007
  • Short Story » Fantasy, General Re: A Collector's Art. (Revised)

    Firstly, Jig, this was solidly chilling - a heavy, consistent sense of its frame like the painting. Once you start reading, you're in. There can't be a much better definition ...

    Jan 15, 2007
  • Novel / Chapter » Science Fiction, General Re: In Thrall

    Hello Gyr!... No line by line from the Imp at present for various reasons - though highest on the list would be time constraint. ^_^ Rather, I'm going to go ...

    Jan 15, 2007
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, General Re: Mercy of the Sword Saint: Chapter 1

    One more remark here that 1) does not directly apply to the piece of writing or 2) attempt to clarify the meaning of a given critique without sinking to the ...

    Jan 14, 2007
  • Short Story » Fantasy, General Re: Portrait in Twilight: The Death

    'Tis DD's entry! (You see, I had said you'd manage to get it in. ^_^) My duty, naturally, to read and critique the entries for the Duel. I very much ...

    Jan 14, 2007
  • Article / Essay » Review, General Re: Language books?

    An American publisher, I suppose... Power Glide thought up by Dr. Blair - I believe he designed immersion courses for US military and CIA. And I think you can get ...

    Jan 7, 2007
  • Short Story » Romantic, General Re: Total Sappy Mush

    Ah well, you have a fragment of a point, Snoink, in your blog. o.0 I remember reading in a science magazine that scientists studying Creation were debating whether our universe ...

    Jan 6, 2007
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: the children of philosophy

    Hello bubbles. The poem is a place. But as good poetry, thoughtful, ought, it has layers - and the description of the land, allusive to myth and history, makes what ...

    Jan 6, 2007
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, General Re: Pandora's Tears

    'Lo Sureal. Simply, sentence structurally and line by line, first. Not everything you've written sticks so firmly to structure similarity/repetition - though you have a great aptitude for putting thin

    Jan 5, 2007
  • Poetry » Narrative, General Re: Real-Life Young Love

    As has been noted before, doubtless, a piece of poetry or fiction is not an excuse or a place to debate each other's critiques. Critique the work . Any more ...

    Jan 3, 2007
  • Short Story » Fantasy, General Re: A Heart So White

    Oh, 'tis a good read...and I hadn't expected ghosts. You have a way with description that keeps it present and poetic, brushing abstract without fading into it. Which means I'll ...

    Dec 27, 2006
  • Short Story » Fantasy, General Re: Elemental the revised adition

    Hello there Pie -- You're rushing like a madman through the entire thing. Dialogue, brief action - there, you've got notes or filled-out outlining of a story. But what's a ...

    Dec 26, 2006


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