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Re: A paragraph in my book that is nagging at me. HELP
OK - since there's only one paragraph, it's a little hard to judge: context is always useful. But I'll nitpick it as best I can! When a friend tells you ...
Nov 20, 2005 -
Re: Ironic
I'd have to agree with most of what was said, but there were a couple of lines that I was really impressed with. You don’t run in circles, it doesn’t ...
Nov 19, 2005 -
Re: Kissing Polly
Rhyming is hard... there are places it sounds a little forced, though I'm quite impressed overall: most of it flows pretty well. 'Moonlighting' is one word. Your subject matter is ...
Nov 10, 2005 -
Re: The Lord of the Rings/Tolkien's Written Works/His Myth
If I could just say, that post scared me. Anyway, firstly: I'm a massive fan. I'm a sword and magic fan in a small way, though you won't catch me ...
Nov 10, 2005 -
Re: Jesus Was Gother Than You.
Ah, I liked this, indeed I did. I was thinking "this will be stupid" when I read the title, and my word, it wasn't. nitpicking time: Jesus’s ass-kissing, self-righteous little ...
Nov 7, 2005 -
Re: Elation
I am... sigh. I am a cynic. Yes it's a string of excellent images, but unfortunately - it's a string of images. Call me old fashioned and beat me with ...
Nov 7, 2005 -
Re: Robin Hood
Aye, I'm afraid I'd have to go with awkward: I've said it before and I'll say it again, I think rhyming poetry is only for people who've been doing it ...
Nov 3, 2005 -
Re: Simons Diary
The idea is good, and where there's a good idea, there's good writing, it just needs a little fine tuning, in my humble opinion: there are some basic problems, I'll ...
Nov 3, 2005 -
Re: The Trains in Bowie Return Empty
It's the old recurring problem with poetry: cliche. No matter how good the imagery, no matter how excellent the language, no matter how stunning the meter: if it's angst, it's ...
Nov 3, 2005 -
Re: Clouds
Ah, I do like this. One point: capital letters at the beginning of every line? Especially when you've let the last one run on without punctuation, it makes it look ...
Nov 3, 2005 -
Re: lighting never strikes twice
It was an interesting poem, this one, but there were a few bits that I wasn't sure about: she left me wondering why she left so soon It doesn't read ...
Nov 2, 2005
