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  • Short Story » General, General Re: Bent Bishop

    Hey there! :) Ahhh, this was nice, being able to read one of your great vignettes without spotting a single glaring mistake (could this be because half a dozen others ...

    May 7, 2009
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: Nocturne

    Her fingers rest upon those demon keys: Black and White entwine in death’s embrace. Everywhere else you're very consistent with your capitalization, but here "Black" needs to begin lower-cased, as ...

    May 7, 2009
  • Short Story » Fantasy, General Re: Hoofbeats Pound

    He heard the hoofbeats long before the origin was visible. Maybe this is just me, but I’d chose “source” over “origin”—it almost sounds like you’re talking about the origin of ...

    May 2, 2009
  • Short Story » Fantasy, General Re: Under the Lighthouse

    his human features became a black-scaled fish’s tail. Their eyes looked at each other and held the same emotion; sadness. This would seem to literally indicate that his face turned ...

    May 1, 2009
  • Short Story » General, General Re: Cain

    a conscious thing on their part , but all of them part It is that old mark, almost as old as time itself; literally. Definitely make "literally" it's own sentence. ...

    Apr 19, 2009
  • Novel / Chapter » Historical Fiction, General Re: Faery Dancer #1

    Hello, darling! It looks like you've already got a lot of line-by-lines, so I'll confine myself to general comments. In truth, it looks and feels a lot like Raven's story--is ...

    Apr 19, 2009
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: The Norm or Not

    Overall, a lovely piece, darling, but there are a few places I think you could trim a bit and it might make the poem tighter, a little more sleek and ...

    Apr 19, 2009
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: “Full stop”

    Haha! This is delightful, darling! I've never seen anything quite like it--and to find something unique is a rarity for me. It's refreshing to see someone having so much fun ...

    Apr 4, 2009
  • Short Story » General, General Re: Pomegrante Seeds- i (his world)

    instead lays the hand on her back. It’s cold against her skin and she shies away from his touch, Should we assume then that her back is bare? and how ...

    Mar 29, 2009
  • Poetry » Narrative, General Re: Tracing Constellations

    A beautiful piece, darling--your imagery was sublime and your word choice delightfully simple (I mean that in the most complimentary way possible, I generally abhor flowery language in poetry). As ...

    Mar 28, 2009
  • Short Story » Historical Fiction, General Re: Untitled.

    the affects were devastating Should be "effects" cultured by the dark, wet, landscape and even damper spirits This is mostly just my opinion, but when you use that kind of ...

    Mar 28, 2009
  • Short Story » Fantasy, General Re: Viva La Vida

    by many people from a myriad of lands Gah! It's a temple, and if I'm not much mistaken, it's a god who's talking! Bigger, grander! No god likes to think ...

    Mar 24, 2009
  • Short Story » Science Fiction, General Re: Pruit Igoe and Prophecies

    The midnight of the end I know what you mean, and it's a fantastic image, but the wording is a bit awkward and makes the reader trip a bit--maybe smooth ...

    Mar 23, 2009
  • Article / Essay » General, General Re: Without Reservations

    Hey there! A very solid little review--where are you getting this published? Overall, there were very few problems, I just spotted a few things you might want to modify? Explain ...

    Mar 22, 2009
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, General Re: The Masquerade- Chapter 1

    Hey there, welcome to YWS! I'm glad you're taking reviews well and are eager to learn--looks like you're going to be a great addition here! My name's gyrfalcon, I'm a ...

    Mar 22, 2009


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