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  • Short Story » General, General Re: Vampire: Of Roses And Daggers

    Hehehe... it's time for a mad-lib critique! You know what that means. Fill in the spaces with the appropriate words and then see what this happens to your critique. Remember ...

    Jun 10, 2007
  • Novel / Chapter » General, General Re: The Evangelist's Plague #1

    Read this: WTF ... Please do not imitate this. The ending is too "omgthedooropenedbutshedidn'tseethemanoutside"-esque. Basically? Don't tell the readers, "OMG, LOOK! SEE??? THERE'S ACTION EVENTUALLY!"

    Jun 9, 2007
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, General Re: Chasing Rainbows Chapter 10

    *comes like a rain cloud* Okay, this time I'm not going to comment on the grammar or spelling. With that said, there ARE some grammatical errors, so you gotta watch ...

    Jun 9, 2007
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: Mankind's Phantasm ~ Angel's Paradise

    Pulchritudinous? Pulchritudinous? No. This is one of those instances where you're trying to spend a hundred dollars for something that take ten cents. Try another synonym of beautiful. Just not ...

    Jun 9, 2007
  • Short Story » Romantic, General Re: RAY AND ME

    Hello and ( once more) welcome to YWS! The first thing you want to do is check your spelling. I don't really want to waste my time on that, so ...

    Jun 9, 2007
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Delft

    This was pretty and it reminded me of one of several worn places I had been to and absolutely loved. Though the others are right in that the conclusion wasn't ...

    Jun 9, 2007
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: Failed

    The ending should be "then" not "then." That typo just... slaughters the poem. O_o Anyway, I think at this point you're using too many adjectives or simple words to support ...

    Jun 8, 2007
  • Article / Essay » General, General Re: The Controversy of a Triune God in the Early Church

    Very informative! Still... one thing bugged me. You brought up two points in your first paragraph: that the modern church has problems with it and that the beginning church had ...

    Jun 8, 2007
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, General Re: MoonMagic..Chap.1

    Hello and welcome to YWS! :D As you probably guessed by now, we are kind of picky on spelling and grammar, so if you want to get any helpful comments ...

    Jun 8, 2007
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: Leave

    Don't rhyme. In fact, scrap the whole poem, scrape the rhymes, and try again. Good poetry doesn't have to rhyme. It just doesn't. If the rhyme comes out forced, then ...

    Jun 7, 2007
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: Controversial Issues

    Okay.. you definitely have a grasp on language and stuff so I'll just tell you that you have a potential to be a great poet (you being a good poet ...

    Jun 6, 2007
  • Short Story » General, General Re: That Night

    It's rated properly, no worries! :D And... oOooo... interesting. The only thing that really bugs me is that the ending seems super quick, like you wanted to get away from ...

    Jun 6, 2007
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: Long Gone

    Whee! You have a poem very much like a poetry master's poem! :D This poetry master is known as Edgar Allen Poe and his poem that is somewhat like yours ...

    Jun 6, 2007
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Engima

    Hmmmm... In this case, while it is an okay riddle, I would rather you not say directly at the end, "This is an enigma" partly because the title says it ...

    Jun 6, 2007
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: Second Chances

    I actually don't like the rhyming. I would prefer to see what you've written that isn't as forced as this. ;) But really. Some of the words you used aren't ...

    Jun 6, 2007


As a former (and rather excellent) liar herself, Aru knew that, sometimes, speaking the truth felt like wrenching a thorn out of your side. But doing the opposite meant pretending it wasn't there. And that made every single step ache. It was no way to live.
— Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality