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haylstormsx

  • Poetry » Politics, General Re: At Temple's Fall

    Such good verbiage here, DD! I like the imagery, but I wanted a bit more with the things etched on the pillars--what images do you see there? What are these ...

    Oct 30, 2014
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, Fanfiction Re: Monachopsis | Chapter One: The Fall (1/2)

    Alrighty, this is the only time I see you using this kind of aside formatting: (—boxes and boxes and boxes; she choked on the stale stench of cardboard and she ...

    Sep 28, 2014
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, General Re: Teenage vikings chapter 1

    I am a broken record in reviews with first sentences. Let's copy/pasta! "'Twas a calm night, with little wind and noise." That's your opening line. I really think it's unfair ...

    Sep 28, 2014
  • Novel / Chapter » Horror, Dramatic Re: Nobody - Prologue

    Okay, I'm going to copy/pasta a pretty big section here: "All Beka wanted to do was to go home, was that too much to ask? Apparently it was, because it ...

    Sep 28, 2014
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, Fanfiction Re: Monachopsis | Chapter One: The Fall (2/2)

    Okay, I feel like I tell everyone this, but: --Madder had almost finished stuffing her clothes into a sack when someone knocked on her door. She froze, her uninjured hand ...

    Sep 28, 2014
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, General Re: The Last Breath of Fire Chapter Three [Revised]

    The direction in the first bit is a bit confusing to read. I would try reading it out loud to yourself just to make sure you've gotten it penned out ...

    Sep 28, 2014
  • Poetry » Fantasy, General Re: Glass and Starlight

    I feel like there's a bit of inconsistency with lines--some read like fragments, some read like complete thoughts. Poetry is a lilting thing that is quite frankly hard to understand, ...

    Sep 24, 2014
  • Novel / Chapter » Supernatural, Mystery / Suspense Re: Blood Haven: Chapter 2

    This part reads a little info-dumpy. When you're writing fantasy and you have a lot of information to convey, it's a pretty common trope of the genre. I would try ...

    Sep 17, 2014
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, Action / Adventure Re: Chapter 21: The Deadline

    Okay--so I hit submit before I meant to, haha. I have to say before you read my extremely long review--I picked up on pretty basic editing things. You've got good ...

    Sep 17, 2014
  • Novel / Chapter » Literature, Teen Fiction Re: Sidewalk Chalk (Chapter One)

    Technical things: You've got a bit of verb confusion, which is a thing that seems to go out the window when you're writing. I know it does for me, anyway. ...

    Sep 15, 2014
  • Novel / Chapter » Historical Fiction, Fantasy Re: Countdown Ch1

    Very intriguing idea, but you need to flesh this piece out a bit more. The first paragraph doesn't seem connected to the story that you're telling...the transition from Rick to ...

    Sep 13, 2014
  • Novel / Chapter » Action / Adventure, Mystery / Suspense Re: Werething - Chapter 2

    Haha--sorry, I hit submit too soon! The dialogue in this is excellent--you really have both of the characters down. You give us a glimpse of the mystery, but you're still ...

    Sep 13, 2014
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, Science Fiction Re: Elementary (Chapter 4: Blue Team)

    Disclaimer: I'm really bad at making instructors sound professional. I usually tweak them a few times, to be fair. --“The purpose of this exercise is to see just how well ...

    Sep 13, 2014
  • Article / Essay » Culture, General Re: Why Christianity Is A Lie: A Comprehensive Breakdown of the Failures Within Christianity Part 1

    There are quite a few inaccuracies. If you want this piece to be respected, you should use more research. It comes off as an opinionated piece more than anything. I ...

    Sep 11, 2014
  • Novel / Chapter » Science Fiction, Action / Adventure Re: MechWarrior (Summary of Plot, lead in for Chapter 1)

    I know that this is just the back story for your book, but I hope you have really original things planned for the weaponry. It's 2840...the tanks should be INSANE. ...

    Sep 11, 2014


Words are pale shadows of forgotten names. As names have power, words have power. Words can light fires in the minds of men. Words can wring tears from the hardest hearts.
— Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind