Bad Girl, Good Liar

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I never listen when my mom yells at me. Her eyes are bloodshot , her thin brown hair falling over her shoulders. My aunt told he she used to be really pretty. Somehow, I have trouble believing that.

I dump my backpack on the worn, brown recliner and cross my arms.

“I’m home.” I say, “on time.” My mother mirrors my pose. She’s still mad that I came home late the other night. It wasn’t even my fault. I was working

“Good for you.” She says, “are you gonna do dinner?” I snort, grab my backpack, and leave.

I slam the door to my little bedroom, pushing my desk chair against the door. I sit on the little single bed, running a hand through my hair.

“Isabella Marie,” my mother calls, “come here, now.” There wasn’t much I could do to get out of the small town. Every girl my age was stuck in Gray, New York. Gray. The worst name for a city, ever.

“Isabella,” my mother called again. I ignore her, no longer caring what she has to say to me.

I check the time on my little radio alarm clock that stood on the plastic picnic table that stood as my desk. Somehow, it’s five-thirty. I only have an hour until my shift at the club.

I am not a slut. I just dance on poles for money. Nobody knows, because then, I’d be ‘slutty’.

My mother pushed open the door a tiny crack. Fury danced on her face.

“When I tell you to come, come.” She hissed. I gave her a look of mild temperance.

“Whatever.” I said, raising my eyebrows. She lets out a frustrated groan and slams my door. Then I stand up and head to my pitiful closet, on the wall across from my bed. I shove the normal clothes aside, revealing everything I needed for work. I grabbed a few articles at random, stuffed them into a bag, and opened my window. I look down for two seconds, then launch myself out of the window.

Delightful has to the worst gentlemans club ever. I’m called Envy, as one of the seven sins. I’m wearing the shortest skirt and tiniest top possible; my red hair is free, and hanging around my back. My eyes are made up with gothic makeup.

“Hey, darling,” the sweet, endearing voice of Lana Goodwell calls. She dressed in all white as Vanity, her huge blue eyes sparkling.

“Hey.” I say as I stash my bag.

“It’s a really good crowd out there,” Lana says, “all politicians and high-rollers.”

“Good.” I say, “I need this money. My mom and I are on our way to getting evicted.”

“Well, let’s not keep them waiting.” Lana grins and winks. She is the ultimate bad girl. She’s been able to hold this job for almost three months, work a normal job with out anybody noticing.

I follow Lana onto the stage, where Greed, Sloth, Gluttony, Wrath, and Pride where already on poles.

A tacky beat starts to gyrate through the speakers and we all begin to dance to the beat. Men cheer and throw money at us. I fight to keep my sexy smile from expanding to a grin. I love it. The most objectifying job on earth, and I love it.

It has been almost half an hour, dancing to song after song, when I notice Lana isn’t beside me. I shrug, thinking she’s been called to give some guy a lap dance. I pay no mind until I hear a gunshot. The music stops, all the girls scream and duck. Another gunshot rings through the air, and another and another, until silence settles through the air.
'We will never believe again, kick drum beating in my chest again, oh, we will never believe in anything again, preach electric to a microphone stand.'

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Hey Wicked,
This is a good start, I really enjoyed reading it. This is the first uhh...pole dancer...I've read on here and granted there are probably more, but I haven't seen any until yours. And that's not a bad thing, because like I said, this is a great start to a hopefully good story.
Your begining was ok, I feel like I've read a lot of stories, where the parent is a bad parent, but here it seems to fit, I didn't see many grammer errors, but then again I have trouble with those myself.
I didn't get the whole, 'Every girl my age is stuck in Gray, New York...' care to explain what you meant? Is her town run down and one where you never seem to be able to get out of? Elaborate please.
I like the little, nicknames for the dancers, the seven deadly sins, nice touch. And hers, Envy, is there a reason why she is called Envy?
The title is nice, I guess the whole 'Good Liar' comes in when the cops come in to check out the shooting? Or am I totally going the wrong direction? I don't know, it sounded good.
Besides all of that! I can't wait to read more, and I hope you post more, your writing is very nice and concise, you describe things well enough, great job!!
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Heeey!!
I think it's an awesome start! Like Addawen, this is the first pole dancer story I've read on here... But that doesn't mean it's bad! I like the very beginning, when her mom is yelling at her. It gives me a sense of what her mom is like, and the relationship between Isabella and her mom.
Is every day in her life like this? Coming home to get yelled at by her mom and then head of to work? And what's a bad crowd look like?
I think her name is really pretty. Isabella Marie. It just sounds so... cool. :) Haha I can't think of a better word!
The seven deadly sins... that's a nice theme. Kind of weird, but in my eyes origanal! All of the other pole dancer stories I've read (it's only been a few, and outside of the site) never have a theme, just to dance.
It's awesome, and I can't wait for more! Write more soon please!!!
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Hey Wicked, I really love the beginning of this story ;) and i got to agree with Addawen19 with the seven deadly sins thing, it was a nice touch. I can't wait to read the rest of it :D i get a feeling that this is going to be a great novel ;)

Well, that"s all for now :D Keep on writing!

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Ugghhh I hate anything that involves us girls being disrespected or degraded, and I honestly hate anything in this area!!! BUT I have to say that this somehow managed to hook me in. I agree, the deadly sins thing is really clever. Other than that, my only suggestion would be to slow your role a little bit and give us time to know your characters; I feel like I don't even know who this main character is, and if the mom's a "bad mom" or a strict one. Does the girl really like this job she has? Is she underage (after all, she's living with her mom)? Does she have any true character or morals? These aren't all things we need to know right away, but we need to know them soon, because the key to a good story is good characters. But either way, solid start to what could be a really good story.
Keep writing,
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I like it. It's a fast moving story which is nice, the "Gray" city part was kinda random, as someone else mentioned... Also, why are her and her mom on their way to being evicted? And from what? Does she have any siblings? Is she a loner in school? Where's her dad? Just a little info about the character would be nice.

It keeps you on the edge of your seat, something you want to read...so I definitely want to finish reading!
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Well, i'll answer all of those questions, in coming chapters. Oh, and her dad will come. Soon.
'We will never believe again, kick drum beating in my chest again, oh, we will never believe in anything again, preach electric to a microphone stand.'

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Hi there, Wicked!

I really like this is a very good start.

I never listen when my mom yells at me. Her eyes are bloodshot , her thin brown hair falling over her shoulders. My aunt told he she used to be really pretty. Somehow, I have trouble believing that.

I dump my backpack on the worn, brown recliner and cross my arms.

“I’m home.” I say, “on time.” My mother mirrors my pose. She’s still mad that I came home late the other night. It wasn’t even my fault. I was working.

Easily, I'm hooked. I think she's the kind of character who can make the whole thing a hit.

It has been almost half an hour, dancing to song after song, when I notice Lana isn’t beside me. I shrug, thinking she’s been called to give some guy a lap dance. I pay no mind until I hear a gunshot. The music stops, all the girls scream and duck. Another gunshot rings through the air, and another and another, until silence settles through the air.

This is a pretty good ending, too.

More description could have been given. A back story or anything that could make us relate with her more. Nevertheless, it's a really interesting story and I'd love to read more.
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This is good although to nitpick
Hey. ” I say as I stash the bag.
I'd use a comma instead. but thats me The comma after hey.
when you grow up you realize that Prince Charming is not as easy to find as you thought. You realize the bad guy is not wearing a black cape and he's not easy to spot; he's really funny, and he makes you laugh, and he has perfect hair and isnt wearing a black cape and easy to spot Lots of Love Jenn




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Hey. ” I say as I stash the bag.

Where did I say that??
'We will never believe again, kick drum beating in my chest again, oh, we will never believe in anything again, preach electric to a microphone stand.'

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Heya, wicked!

Here I am! 8) What I'm going to do is give the first few chapters a pretty brief overall review, and make it so my last review on the latest chapter is based on what you've got so far overall.

The first thing I'll say is that I like the way you opened this. It had a hint of rather dry, black humour in it, which is something I always love in a piece of writing. The good thing is that I think it works very well here. I also like the idea of this novel as a whole. From what I can tell, it's original and there isn't anything like it out there. I'm also liking the character who's telling us the story. I like the fact that she's not your everyday, goody-goody girl. It's interesting to see something as debatable as pole dancing through the eyes of a pole dancer themselves.

My main critique for this is about your descriptions. There aren't that many, and they all seem to end kind of abruptly. I'd like to see you really expanding them. Use your descriptions to show us readers how your characters are feeling, what they're seeing, hearing, smelling. Be careful not to overload on them, but also be careful that you make sure you have plenty of them. When you do include descriptions, they're good ones. The one at the beginning, for example. That gave us an idea of what the mother was like. What I'd like to see you describing is the club your MC works in. Is it filled with overweight, middle aged men? Is it filled with young men partying? Is it warm inside? Are the lights momentarily blinding your MC?

Another thing you need to be careful of is showing and not telling. This piece has a bit of a I did this, I did that feel to it. Don't just tell us that your character loves her job, tell us why she loves it. Does it make her feel loved? Does she adore dressing up and wearing flashy clothes? Does she think that it makes her more desirable? Or maybe she simply loves the thrill of having a big secret. This comes into the whole add more detail aspect. The more detail you give us readers, the happier we become!

Keep writing,

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Hey there,

Kudo's to you. I like this one. Please keep it up so I always have something new and interesting to read...please?

-Bloody



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