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Swires

  • Short Story » General, General Re: Silhouette

    Nice and dark - the MC was interesting and generally the story was quite nicely done. However the story itself is not underused - Ive seen a redition of this ...

    Jan 23, 2007
  • Short Story » General, General Re: Grendel's Side of the Story

    I dont think this works. I found it all a tad boring actually. Im not a fan of the "lets chat to the reader" style as It doesnt get me ...

    Jan 23, 2007
  • Short Story » Fantasy, General Re: Shadow Walker

    I dont think you have modified the story from the last critique. SO all that still applies. OK: One thing is that John seems to have no weaknesses which for ...

    Jan 22, 2007
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, General Re: those who live in Darkness

    There is nothing really to add to the other critiques. YOu should consider reading more books of the fantasy genre and reading and reviewing some stuff here. Then start to ...

    Jan 20, 2007
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Act of Love

    Come near me, I want your skin This line works, we know the voice and I instantly want to read on. To slide on mine like it was sin. Maybe ...

    Jan 19, 2007
  • Novel / Chapter » Science Fiction, General Re: Worlds of Simplicity

    The beginning - I neither liked nor disliked to be honest. However "had had" is awkward. Perhaps, "drank with dinner" ? However, you do seem to blab on about the ...

    Jan 17, 2007
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, General Re: The Assassin King pt. 3

    Nice, I remember reading some of your other stuff. A few things # You use speech tags too often. Dont be afraid of "said" - said is your best friend. ...

    Jan 17, 2007
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, General Re: Alagore chapter one

    As he inhaled the bitter-sweet air only smelt while sailing atop the beautiful blue ocean, Roger Greenfield knew he was one with the sea. He belonged on the S.S. Marie-anne ...

    Jan 17, 2007
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Father, can I make you proud?

    A tad boring, the subject matter didnt interest me really and it was just a list of "I did this..." Also poems that and in a question dont do it ...

    Jan 16, 2007
  • Short Story » General, General Re: Jesus Makes the Blind Man See

    I saw your user name, clicked the story and began to read. I was a little disapointed. I see where you were going, you tried to get a casual voice ...

    Jan 15, 2007
  • Novel / Chapter » Action / Adventure, General Re: An excerpt from Chapter 2 of The Lost King

    The dark room was weakly lit by a dwindled fire. Cumbersome adverb "weakly" remove. There is no such thing as a dwindled fire, "dwindling fire" is the correct terminology you ...

    Jan 15, 2007
  • Short Story » Fantasy, General Re: House of Wolves (rough draft)

    Bestia prowled through the forest, his eyes shut tight, his hands touching the floor, feeling the way. Too many commas. "Bestia prowled through the forest, his eyes shut tight, hands ...

    Jan 15, 2007
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Eras Past and Present

    Cadmium may have said these, I didnt read his review. 1) Why the italics a the bottom?? THey add nothing to the poem 2) The imagery was good. 3) I ...

    Jan 15, 2007
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: The Weight of His Skin

    Wow - SUperstar incan. Love the structure, the whole regular and change to more lines to add power to the final verse. The imagery is nice in the first and ...

    Jan 14, 2007
  • Novel / Chapter » Historical Fiction, General Re: Heroine Addiction #1

    Something was not right. From the moment Margo woke that morning an incessant nagging, a fly in the back of her mind, reminded her of the queerness of it, and ...

    Jan 14, 2007


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