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Sureal

  • Fantasy Novels Re: War of the Shadow Ch 1

    Hello ^_^. Just some quick observations: ‘His mind grabbed hold and with his hand moved down until the ladder touched the ground.’ - This is awkward sentence (not helped by ...

    Dec 15, 2006
  • Fantasy Short Stories Re: A War Among the Hidden

    This is only an opening paragraph - it could probably do with a bit more ;). I'd say - connect the reader with a character here. Just heaping information on ...

    Dec 15, 2006
  • Randomosity Re: Kitties Revisited (Sphynx!)

    They're cool, in a weird, alien-like kind of way ^_^.

    Dec 15, 2006
  • Writing Activities Re: Make Up The Worst Possible Opening Line Ever

    'DEATH TO THE WEST!' screamed Santa Claus.

    Dec 14, 2006
  • Romantic Short Stories Re: Bloodlust

    misspriss: Not helpful. Anyways, I'm gonna crit this (simply cos the title caught my attention)... but not right now. I have lottsa science coursework to do. If I happen to ...

    Dec 14, 2006
  • Lounge, The Re: Jack the Ripper Returns

    I heard that joke as well. However, I didn't get it (I'm rugby-illiterate)...

    Dec 13, 2006
  • Writing Activities Re: Make Up The Worst Possible Opening Line Ever

    [insert novel here]

    Dec 13, 2006
  • Fiction Discussion Re: Critiquing Books You Read

    Griff: I didn't say I liked it (I too think it's far more effective to use proper grammar). But it's still a style of (experimental?) writing that's used - and ...

    Dec 13, 2006
  • Lounge, The Re: Jack the Ripper Returns

    Unrecompensed: Sorry if you found it offensive. I was trying to emulate the media (as can be seen in the opening and final line in my origional post). The 'dun ...

    Dec 13, 2006
  • Lounge, The Re: Jack the Ripper Returns

    In very little time, five prostitues have been killed in Suffolk, England. And he is now being compared to the infamous killer (which was bound to happen). I believe some ...

    Dec 13, 2006
  • Fiction Discussion Re: Critiquing Books You Read

    Tin Fish: Some stories are meant to be read without speech marks - it's a style of writing (even if it's one I don't like). I believe the Color Purple ...

    Dec 13, 2006
  • Lounge, The Re: There's only Eight Planets now ...

    It's not quite as trivial as it may seem. There are a large number of large objects within the Solar System, and before this we didn't have a clear definition ...

    Dec 12, 2006
  • Randomosity Re: Draw something using your keyboard!

    This is Ted, /\______/\ | (())||(())| |________| | \/\/\/\/\/| | /\/\/\/\/\| |_________| Destroyer of worlds. (hah hah, that actually came out quite well)

    Dec 11, 2006
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: half-a-draft of a story...

    ‘A man slipping though an open doorway’ - ‘though’ = ‘through’. ‘This is sterling banter, but it doesn’t get us anywhere.’ - I didn’t really like this line. Although, to ...

    Dec 10, 2006
  • Fantasy Novels Re: Tharins

    Hello ^_^. ‘The temperature was falling already, a little bit bitter than before.’ - I don’t like this line. Partly because I don’t like the way ‘bit bitter’ reads, and ...

    Dec 10, 2006


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