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  • Other » Other, Other Re: Blah

    Hi there and welcome to YWS! I hope you have a great time here. In addition, happy review day! Okay, so firstly, you need some work on spelling and grammar, ...

    Jul 28, 2013
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, Teen Fiction Re: Darkness and Light: The Change of Alyssa Reid- Chapter One

    Hi there and welcome to YWS! AND happy review day! Firstly, your spelling and grammar could do with a little tweaking. YOu need to make sure your direct speech is ...

    Jul 28, 2013
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, Other Re: The Fourth Wall~ Chapter VII

    Hi there! Happy review day once more! Okay, with everything coming full circle, the pace is picking up and things are looking rosier. I'd still suggest you only start introducing ...

    Jul 28, 2013
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, Other Re: The Fourth Wall~ Chapter VI

    Hi there! Happy review day! Okay, so I'm feeling way more comfortable now that there is something that I've seen before, and I know there's a storyline going here, re-using ...

    Jul 28, 2013
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, Other Re: The Fourth Wall~ Chapter V

    Hi there! Great chapter, once more :) Quick points I would like to touch on: You are still using the present perfect instead of the past perfect tense at times. ...

    Jul 28, 2013
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, Other Re: The Fourth Wall~ Chapter IV

    Hi there! Okay, so just a very quick review this time :) Yep, another character! It's getting too much for readers to remember the previous plots and characters. I'm going ...

    Jul 25, 2013
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, Other Re: The Fourth Wall~ Chapter III

    Hi there! I'm back for another review :) So my first big point is the tenses you use. You have the normal past, and then you use the present perfect ...

    Jul 24, 2013
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, Other Re: The Fourth Wall~ Chapter II

    Hi Aria! I've read your first chapter and I'm now going to dive in and review this one, starting with a quick delve into grammar, followed by character and plot ...

    Jul 20, 2013
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, Action / Adventure Re: (Need a title)-Chapter One~Part One.

    Hi Nether :) Well, I'm guessing skorlir got all the typos, so I'm just going to go through plot, characters and style. PLOT: Right, so you've got it going. There ...

    Jul 9, 2013
  • Novel / Chapter » Action / Adventure, Other Re: Running From and To your Troubles

    Hi there! Welcome to YWS and I hope you enjoy it here! Okay, so spelling and grammar-wise, I could find little lacking! There was this, though... Since it’s been deteriorating, ...

    Jun 21, 2013
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: Take Cover

    Hi there! barefootrunner here with a quick review! Okay, so I see you have a bouncing rhyme scheme and a definite, clear theme. Let's take a look at what the ...

    Jun 18, 2013
  • Poetry » General, General Re: Another notch in the bedpost.

    Hi there! Wow, this was quite refreshing! It almost doesn't even seem like poetry! The lineation is highly unconventional by anyone's standards and it's free verse with a capital F. ...

    Jun 16, 2013
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, Fantasy Re: Fantasy Land: The Storm-Light Shards.

    Hi there! Back for the last time for now! Okay, tips: 1.) The first person mode is very personal -- use it. When writing in first person, the reader can ...

    Jun 16, 2013
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, Fantasy Re: Fantsy Land: The Book Of Storm-Light.

    Hi there! It's me again! Firstly, you have a plot going now! So, my tips for this piece: 1.) Characters have hearts. They have emotions. When someone tells you you ...

    Jun 16, 2013
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, Fantasy Re: Fantasy Land: The Land of the Dwarfs.

    Hi there! Back again for a review! Okay, my tips for the day: 1.) If the reader has probably seen something before, you don't have to describe it that well. ...

    Jun 16, 2013


Remember: the plot is nothing more than footprints left in the snow after your characters have run by on their way to incredible destinations.
— Ray Bradbury