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Sam

  • Short Story » Fantasy, General Re: The Queen's Family

    Hey, Eleina! You've been around the boards for awhile, but I've been rather antisocial, so...here's my belated 'Hello'. :D SOME THOUGHTS ON DASHES: You can use dashes instead of quotation ...

    Jan 21, 2007
  • Short Story » Historical Fiction, General Re: Greenjackets (4th draft)

    I've heard through a lot of posts that you think your writing is boring- with lots of description, and very little action. I read this with absolutely no tolerance at ...

    Jan 13, 2007
  • Short Story » Action / Adventure, General Re: Untitled

    Hmm, I'd agree with Claudette- but it might be kind of cool if you put those little paragraphs were you are speaking in present tense in italics. That way, it's ...

    Jan 2, 2007
  • Novel / Chapter » General, General Re: Chionophobia #5 /P

    After reading two examples (the latter from Snoink's FREAK, of which I'm aware you're a fan), pick which one makes the most sense or is the most comprehensible... CHOICE A ...

    Jan 1, 2007
  • Short Story » General, General Re: My life was changed forever...

    Hey! Hmm... this was an interesting piece- a sort of 'what would happen if...?' thing. Kind of scary to read, actually. :P I like your main character (she's pretty likeable, ...

    Jan 1, 2007
  • Short Story » Historical Fiction, General Re: Adrianople

    I agree with the bit about the fragments- they're nice, but in moderation. You've got such a great way with words, all they need is some rhythm to back 'em ...

    Jan 1, 2007
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: The Waves

    An easy thing to do to make sure that the punctuation/capitalization in your poetry is correct is to mush it all together like a paragraph of a story. Did you ...

    Jan 1, 2007
  • Novel / Chapter » General, General Re: Fissures of the Earth.

    Hey! Haven't seen you around before, so welcome to the forums! I started to read your story (beginning at the prologue) and once I got about halfway down the list ...

    Dec 31, 2006
  • Short Story » General, General Re: Chionophobia #2 /P

    This does sound quite a bit like House... Quick suggestion though: I thought the patient was hilarious, but usually people who pay a lot of money for a simple consultaion ...

    Dec 31, 2006
  • Short Story » Fantasy, General Re: Poorly Kept Girl

    Heya, Myth! I've got to say, I loved this story- your voice, although very steadfast and unchanging, has got a rhythm and a beauty to it that keeps everything going ...

    Dec 30, 2006
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, General Re: Elemental chapter 1

    Hey! Haven't seen you around before, but that's probably just me being neglectful...:wink: I quite liked this story- it's got this kid who's recently screwed up his life. Yeah, not ...

    Dec 29, 2006
  • Short Story » General, General Re: Make Me Machinery

    Yay! Misty posted! At this point in the story, there is really nothing that's horribly and obviously wrong- no plot holes, no weak characters, so I am going to do ...

    Dec 27, 2006
  • Novel / Chapter » General, General Re: To Keep No Secrets (Chapter Six added)

    Uhm, yeah, you got me hooked- from the front page, actually. :wink: Good job, Claude! It's very rambly (in a good way); very Nabokov- especially in the confession at the ...

    Dec 24, 2006
  • Short Story » General, General Re: An English correspondance...mystery? drama? whatever?

    I read on your 'Welcome' forum post that you came to YWS for the good critiques...er...*hides collection of 'This wuz gr8! Keep writin'!'* Uhm, no pressure? :P Anyway, welcome to ...

    Dec 14, 2006
  • Short Story » General, General Re: Magnolia

    Ooh, Cass...your style is very good. It flows nicely and says a lot in a small space- a grand thing, I assure you. :wink: There was a little confusion in ...

    Dec 14, 2006


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