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Re: Silver Ferride (Part 2 Now Up)
Silver Ferride 1964 / London / Trafalgar Square Everyone remembers where they were when the American Empire declared war on the United British Colonies in 1962 , Sandly Limerick mused. ...
Apr 6, 2008 -
Re: Mother's Instinct
Submitted for publication.
Apr 5, 2008 -
Re: StoweAway #1
The technicalities are in most need of development ::He was elected as the Supreme Judge of London in the primitive seventeenth century This would mean he was elected judge in ...
Mar 24, 2008 -
Re: NIGHT OF THE WINGS
Underlines are my comments. Emboldened words are my suggested changes. [s]Strikes are words you should get rid of.[/s] Crouching atop one of the spires of a great cathedral I surveyed ...
Oct 29, 2007 -
Re: An extract from book 3 of the Inheritance trilogy
There a better authors on YWS than Paolini, and this extract proves it. Why not just read LOTR twice and have done with it, because thats what Mister P has ...
Oct 28, 2007 -
Re: Sonnestein
Ok, this looks like a Prologue to me. It was beautifully written, Sonnestein had a clear voice, and - great name by the way :). I really like your personal ...
Oct 28, 2007 -
Re: Phoenix, ch. 1
I stood on the cliff, drenching wet, waiting for dawn to come. The sun, coward that he was, wouldn't show his face. The syntax has already been picked upon. Its ...
Oct 28, 2007 -
Re: What do you like to see in a book?
I agree. The story is only as good as its writer. Any idea can be taken, yes even cliches and crafted into something original and refreshing. I'm going to use ...
Oct 28, 2007 -
Re: What's your NaNo 2007 about?
Title: Clasir's Engine Genre: Literary Fiction Summery: When Ross Brian, a weird little boy finds his Lego creation smashed he thumps his sister, the culprit and runs to the bathroom ...
Oct 28, 2007 -
Re: xx.I wandered lonely as a cloud;;
[size=large] xx.I wandered lonely as a cloud;; [/size] Clasir's Engine My current baby. Not sure if it will be a novella/novel/short just yet I'm taking it as it comes. Its ...
Oct 28, 2007 -
Re: Journey's Dawn~Chapter 1
I disagree about splitting this into two. Chapters can contain many, many scenes. YOu have two scenes in this chapter - there is nothing wrong with that. They would be ...
Oct 28, 2007 -
Re: Stephen King No Plot Debate
Ok, most writers know that one of the most prominent authors of modern novels, Stephen King does not plot. He compares a story to excavating a fossil and that using ...
Oct 27, 2007 -
Re: 1984 by George Orwell
Orwell wrote "Animal Farm", not "Animal House" lol. Btw... Orwell wasn't a communist, I think you should know by both his books that he was critical of communist societies yet ...
Oct 27, 2007 -
Re: Journey's Dawn~Chapter 1
>> Ok, some nice improvements to Elayna, much more poetic and descriptive. SHe is now more credible as a character. However - not sure aboutt he credibility of a Finch ...
Oct 27, 2007 -
Re: 1984 by George Orwell
Like many great books Orwell's style was a little draggy and fat. However the story as a piece of speculative fiction was nothing short of a masterpiece.
Oct 26, 2007
