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Bolt, I think you've got some good stuff going on here, but I'd like to bring one thing to your attention regarding your grammar. Now, I know that it can be daunting to deal with grammar with longer pieces like this, but I have faith in you that you can pull through it! Let's look at it:
Do you see it? I see it. Bolt, I think you are lacking a verb, and you know what verb that is.
That's all I have to say for now, but I can't wait to see how this shapes up!
-Lumi
*shamefully goes to review two srs bsns in place of this*
This is nearly two years old, and a piece of crap. Why did you bother reviewing this?
Bolt, I really liked this because I'm into this kind of thing. I personally think you did really well. I really didn't even catch your mistakes because I was so involved with the story! But like everybody else said: Show, Not Tell, and remember to proofread before you post! All in all, I thought you did really well!!! Keep up the good work!!
I liked the begining actually, only I didn't like the part about that you say to much "the man did this, the man did that" too mechanicall in my opinion. This is scary, to be honest, poor baby! You did a good job, no wpolish it! I'm sure this can go on to be an excellent book! You had a few spelling mistakes, but then again, don't we all. Fix them up- I'm sure everyone told you to, and fix the mechanicall things by adding a little adjectives like "The man put him on the table with a sparkle of hope in his eyes" or "the man slipped through the corridors, scowling at the frozen floor," or something along those lines. This is really just my opinion though.
Anyways, keep it up!
ofir
I would change the beginning of the chapter if I were you
thats really the most important part you have to hook your readers into wnating more
other then that it was cool, had a few erros =P
keep on writing woot
Hey, Boltageman!
You still need to write those reviews- you need four now!
Onto the review...
How does the snow make it look old?
Um, of course he's cold! He's in a snow storm! Also: probably sick? You're the author, you should know for certain whether or not the baby is sick. ^_^
You don't need to tell me the baby was a boy. You could introduce the baby as "the baby boy."
AC/DC. Not ACDC.
Confusing. Who is barely standing up? The man or the hospital?
This passage was extremely confusing. There is so much tedious/convoluted information that readers will be tempted to skim it.
Now, it's time to tell you about the marvelous...
Showing Not Telling
Don't just tell me how the character feels, show me with description!
Here is an example from your story:
"The baby was cold..."
As compared to:
The baby's blue lips were open in a mournful wail. He shook convulsively as a gust of wind blew by...
See?
I never once said that the baby was cold, but you could tell because of the description.
Hope this helped,
~~~Sakura~~~
very good plot and nice beginning of a story. Only thing to improve on is the Show and Not Tell bit, as i found myself wanting much more description and a more prominent writing style... but apart from that it was a good story. If you do end up making this into a book, could you please PM me with the next sector? I look foward to reading further into this!
Umm. I have a feeling that this was a prologue and that the baby was only an infant. That means it doesn't have a name. The guy carrying it to the hospital probably didn't care whether or not it was a boy or a girl.
So yeah.
Peace, Love and Sugar Packets~
Forever Threnody
Negatives:
A cool story, although one thing did confuse me:
A forth one stitched the baby up and then handed him off to the man near the slime and he put him in through the top. The baby rested there sleeping as the stitches healed quickly in the ooze and slowly made the baby stronger and he drank it.
Okay, the stitched healed in the ooze, made the baby stronger, and WHAT did he drink? Also, I would've liked to know 'the babys' name. Sam, or Marsha? Is it a boy, or a girl? And only one more negative; If you've written anything before, you've probably heard the YWS slogan (slogan?): "Show, don't tell". Here's a link to a page that explains it: http://www.youngwriterssociety.com/post487083.html#487083
Positives:
Very interesting story, it had me on the edge of my seat! The first paragraph was really good. I would like to see the next part!
This was an amazing piece of work. I loved it. I can't wait to read more. I just made a few changes in bold~
I mostly review poetry because that's more my thing, but I feel the need to review some of your stuff. So I hope this review was to your satisfaction. I thought this beginning was really good.
Hope to see you around!
Peace, Love, and Lattes~
Forever Threnody