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  • Short Story » General, General Re: The Pillows

    This really wasn't great. Usually I would begin a review with the strengths and I think the only strength was the original voice. But, as for the writing, it was ...

    Sep 25, 2011
  • Short Story » General, General Re: Bottle

    I could feel the relish with which the hands gently picked me up and carressed my glass sides. How lovingly those lips neared mine and brushed so softly and so ...

    Sep 25, 2011
  • Novel / Chapter » General, General Re: Light turns to dark

    Okay, Please break this up. Find suitable places to for paragraph breaks and push them in there. The task of reading this was made so daunting by the lack of ...

    Sep 25, 2011
  • Short Story » Fanfiction, General Re: short story brainstorm (Gran Torino inspired)

    Hello, let's begin. It was a quiet day within the household of the Riveras. The halls boomed loud strikes of silence, with just the sound of the wind pushing against ...

    Sep 25, 2011
  • Lyrics » General, General Re: Starting a war

    Hey Mikko, hope this helps, your lyrics are always wonderful. Starting a war Verse 1 Oh I can feel it, It’s heavy in the atmosphere Yeah I can see it- ...

    Sep 25, 2011
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, General Re: Hellhound-Prologue

    Hello, This was interesting and a good concept, but it does need work. It all started with a bite . What a weird way to start a story . I ...

    Sep 25, 2011
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: Soldier's Lullaby

    Crawl off to sleep with your gun in your bed To guard you from nasties and mutated men Okay I was a little taken aback here. The first line and ...

    Sep 25, 2011
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, General Re: Chapter 2 (Part One)

    I looked toward Sarah, who was sneaking through the trees toward Walter. how was she sneaking? replace this word with something a little more descriptive, something that implies sneakyness. eg, ...

    Sep 25, 2011
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: inscense stick

    the stick burns, ashes fall. i see your face in the smoke, touch it, but you disappear... and so i watch Lovely opening line. I didn't like 'touch it' though. ...

    Sep 25, 2011
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Cain and Abel

    (The title is metaphorical, by the way) You never meant to hurt him. He never mean to hurt you, either. You were brothers, you loved each other. But you were ...

    Sep 25, 2011
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, General Re: Chapter 1

    She stared into the soiled white folds of her pinafore apron. So this is how it all begins eh? the start of your novel. The first few words of a ...

    Sep 25, 2011
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: The Cold Hurts

    This reads almost like a really short story, which is good because I prefer fiction to poetry anyway. ;) The cold hurts, This is too literal and direct. It's poetry ...

    Sep 25, 2011
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, General Re: Chapter 2 (Part Two)

    Okay this is much better than the next chapter. There still exists a few prevailing issues though. 1) Avoid cliches, they are everywhere and nobody is safe. The reason this ...

    Sep 25, 2011
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, General Re: Chapter 3 W is a Police Officer (Part One)

    I blinked sleepily. Too weak to start a chapter, scrap it and start with the next line. Coming out of collecting was like sleeping for one day straight , even ...

    Sep 25, 2011
  • Novel / Chapter » General, General Re: deleted

    The birds’ morning song woke him, but his eyes remained closed. Any minute now the Pull would drag him to his feet he would be off again, wandering the earth ...

    Sep 25, 2011


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