A picture

5 posts
User avatar
Gender Female
Points 890
Reviews 203
intro:A picture

People say that when you take a picture part of your soul is took away from your body.It was not true in my mind,but my best friend said it was.
One day I tried to take a picture of my best friend.Kelly.
She screeched "no!!!" and pulled the camra out of my hand.
But it was too late I took one she looked fine to me she looked up at me and said "what have you done? My name was Keely and I was affraid.

Me and Kelly were going from the beach to the groshrie store
to get a movie then go to my house. Because Kellys mom and dad were out of town.
Last edited by October Girl on Fri Dec 22, 2006 7:36 pm, edited 1 time in total.
We're meant to be one
I know we are...
If I am the Sky
Then you are my star... ™




Random avatar
Gender Female
Points 890
Reviews 82
Is this supposed to be the start of a story? The grammar and spelling is very bad, read it out loud and correct them.




User avatar
Gender Male
Points 1106
Reviews 614
Ok:

:arrow: The Grammar is awful, as Prissy said, read it allowed. You need to correct your tenses.

:arrow: YWS critiques actual work, not spontaneous paragraphs with no characters, plot or any inclination to move forward into the story. Please grow your lamb before putting it up for the slaughter.
Previously known as "Phorcys"
Witherwings Harry Potter RPG




User avatar
Gender Female
Points 1090
Reviews 145
Hey there,

This is a nice, short, easy thing to review, but you should really post stuff longer than this!

The italics are my comments:

People say that when you take a picture part of your soul is took taken away from your body. It was not true in my mind,but my best friend said it was. odd wording, something along the lines of "In my opinion, this wasn't true, although my best friend claimed it was a fact." seems better

One day I tried to take a picture of my best friend.Kelly. No need for a full stop, put a comma before "Kelly", and make this one sentence

She screeched "no!!!" Capitalize and pulled the camra cameraout of my hand.

But it was too lateadd a comma here I took one add a full stop here she looked fine to me She looked fine in the picture or in real life? Elaborate. she looked up at me and said "capitalizewhat have you done? My name was Keely and I was affraid. You mean the narrator's called Keely? And that he/she was afraid? Clarify.


Me and Kelly were going from the beach to the groshrie grocery store store

to get a moviefull stop then go to my house Explain more. They were going to her house how? By bus, car, train? Elaborate, use description. Because Kellys mom and dad were out of town.

Okay, some things I gotta say. This is too short to be an entry, and you need to proofread before you post to make sure your spelling and grammar are acceptable.

Good luck

XxxDo




User avatar
Gender Male
Points 6070
Reviews 277
My advice would be to study actual books so you can get a better understanding of how stories are developed. Because in truth, what you have here is very bare, as its devoid of plot, character development, and the like that are essential to telling a good story.

Reading more would be your best bet at the moment. Study how each author tells the story, and they way he/she structures dialogue, portrays characters, and develops each event in the story.

You should also check out some of the usergroups here on YWS, such as Character Development and Elements of Plot, if you haven't already. Hope that helps a little!

[s]BlackGhost[/s]



Maybe I should say something quote-worthy, like, I dunno... "You can only be happy if you decide to be happy?"
— Necromancer14