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  • Other Re: FEELINGLESS

    Sorry for your suffering :( You could do more with these ideas if you wanted to. If you played around with imagery, you could really bring what you are feeling ...

    Mar 24, 2008
  • Other Poetry Re: Deleted

    Yea...what's the theme here? What's the point of this piece? Your diction is good, but unless you have a purpose, the poem is worthless. If it did have a purpose, ...

    Mar 24, 2008
  • Romantic Short Stories Re: Hey, Its High School

    This piece is sort of choppy, but it has a nice voice. The main critique that I have is concerning the last line: “So, I guess by now you can ...

    Mar 23, 2008
  • Romantic Short Stories Re: Life

    This is a nice piece; the rhythm flows smoothly, making the piece very easy going. I liked the diction of the piece, but the voice was dull. Maybe that’s just ...

    Mar 23, 2008
  • Fantasy Short Stories Re: Cabbage

    This was so sweet! I am truly impressed. This is one of the best stories I've read in a while. The only grammatical thing that stood out was "She was ...

    Mar 22, 2008
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Everyone's Hero [Edited 3/21]

    Thanks for the critiques, guys. I really want to keep the first part of the story from Lillian’s POV, so I changed the ending. It is less intimate then the ...

    Mar 22, 2008
  • Romantic Short Stories Re: Reunion

    Wow, now that I read it with rested eyes, I can see that it is cheesy beyond all reason. I'll try to salvage what I can. Sorry that it's so ...

    Mar 22, 2008
  • General Articles Re: A Simple Peace

    Hmm...you have good opinions, but your expression of them could use some work. First off, don't use the word "peace" so many times. It felt like you used the word ...

    Mar 21, 2008
  • Science-Fiction Novels Re: "Lucky Me" Chapter 1

    I agree with Phantom. It's intriguing, but it could use more. Maybe put in more exposition...other than that, your writing styles good. Nice work!

    Mar 21, 2008
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: The Lucky Friend

    I agree with all the grammatical changes that Izzyeyore made. I noticed that you changed from past to present tense a couple times, especially during the dialog; make sure the ...

    Mar 21, 2008
  • Romantic Short Stories Re: Violet, her first sentence prolouge

    My biggest critique is that you use the name "Tom" at least 13 times in this piece. You could replace more than half of those with pronouns. Also: you start ...

    Mar 21, 2008
  • Romantic Short Stories Re: Reunion

    WARNING: my first attempt at this kind of fiction. My sincere apologies if it is cheesy beyond all reason. It is sort of unoriginal, but I hope my powers of ...

    Mar 21, 2008
  • Romantic Novels Re: Café 2 [Edited!]

    The second draft is definitely better. I liked how you explain why he got beat up; it adds depth to the girl, the unknown antagonist, and himself. Your description in ...

    Mar 20, 2008
  • Other Poetry Re: Trip to Square One

    Oooooh....I like the imagery in this! Especially the dancing on the ceiling. That image is really original, in my opinion. Now, for the critique: This one has me pinned Between ...

    Mar 20, 2008
  • Romantic Novels Re: Café 2 [Edited!]

    Eee! So many mysteries still! I can't wait to find out what happens!!! So, here is my critique. Truthfully, I liked the imagery in Cafe 1 better; the verbs were ...

    Mar 19, 2008


No, it's not that you didn't succeed. You accomplished a lot, but, if you want to touch people, don't concentrate so much on rhyme and metre. Think more about what you want to say instead of how you're saying it.
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