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  • Writing Tips Re: I Need Help

    How about he sends her a Valentine?

    Feb 12, 2006
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: I'd Be the Worst Kind of Famous

    I think we all wish we could escape our voice, sometimes; mine feels so cold and impersonal, to me. I liked it - maybe because I identify with the character, ...

    Feb 12, 2006
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Straight A's and Smudged Mascara

    Pretty much everything's been covered crit-wise - just like to say I enjoyed it, and thought it was well-written. r.

    Feb 12, 2006
  • Lyric Poetry Re: U hurt Me

    See this for critique on this poem:

    Feb 12, 2006
  • Lyric Poetry Re: Can I change Ur Mind?

    Hokey-dokey: First and foremost, you've spelt "you're" as "ur" in the title. It just isn't acceptable: use proper English. Now, with regards to the poem: Firstly, you have no punctuation. ...

    Feb 12, 2006
  • Romantic Short Stories Re: The Marques of Havens

    I'm not falling for this one, I don't think. It's well written, which makes it more of a shame; your spelling and grammar are good, your dialgoue is well done, ...

    Feb 11, 2006
  • Lyric Poetry Re: Julie

    Word up, folksies, let's crit some poetry. Right, first problem: it's not very poetical. There's a simple reason for this - every single one of your lines is a sentance, ...

    Feb 11, 2006
  • Lyric Poetry Re: Thou Art a Memory to Cherish

    Righty-o. Not enough punctuation! I say it to loads of people, and actually, yours it better than some, but still: the first three lines shouldn't all run together like that. ...

    Feb 11, 2006
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Cartoon Violence

    What one says, one must be willing to accept the consiquences for it. For instance, if I were to call a jock a homo to his face, I could expect ...

    Feb 11, 2006
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Cartoon Violence

    Those English translations of yours are most likely incorrect. Come on, that's like saying I can't get the basic meaning out of Camus, Dumas, Cervantes or Solzhenitsyn without knowing French, ...

    Feb 10, 2006
  • Lyric Poetry Re: Transform

    Okalydokaly. Firstly, punctuation! There's all of one comma in the whole thing, which is usually reserved for slam poetry that's whirlwinded through without taking a breath. This doesn't strike me ...

    Feb 10, 2006
  • Media Reviews Re: The Wheel of Time (Robert Jordan)

    Cicero's got the right of it: they are well-written, but when you've read them all, like I have, they get horribly repetitive. There are some phrases that he uses *so ...

    Feb 9, 2006
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Cartoon Violence

    Oh so you've been taught all about my religion have you? You know its teachings, the values it holds dear, and the guidlines it sets out and based on that ...

    Feb 9, 2006
  • Lyric Poetry Re: I am me

    Point of advice? Write in real English: that includes comments. It needs to become a habit.

    Feb 9, 2006
  • Romantic Short Stories Re: Pain

    because i was describing something that happened to ME. No, no! This is exactly the point I'm trying to make: when your writing is centered around your own experiences, and ...

    Feb 9, 2006


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