Published June 10, 2008
“Ravyn we need to talk.” Misaki said to him slowly.
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I. NITPICKS
Be consistent with his name - it’s either “Ravyn” or “Raven”.
This is too much telling.
Who’s he calling?
I can’t imagine an angel (albeit a bad one) saying that.
I definitely can’t imagine a good angel saying this.
What’s a “set look”?
“We’re almost there.” He said to [s]Misaki[/s] [We know he’s talking to her] . “Keep your head down.” [/quote]
If you say “OK” once you need to keep it consistent and keep it “OK”.
I don’t like the use of “calm” two times in this sentence.
Take out one “like”.
Ah…the maniacal laughter…
II. ANGELS AND DEMONS
This is a difficult story to write. It’s going to be hard to convince readers that an angel can really fall in love with a demon. Think of it this way, I write a vampire novel [s]that doesn’t have a tortured MC who lives off of animals and thinks that he’s damned to hell because vampires are evil creatures[/s] and the vampires live off of vegetable juice. It’s weird isn’t it? It pulls to far away from the original mythos and so it would be difficult for you to understand/read right?
The same applies for you here. I’m not saying that love stories between angels/demons are entirely impossible, but it’s going to be difficult to convince your readers that Raven is so irrevocably in love with Misaki that he’d damn himself for her. Instead of starting out this way for your first chapter, maybe show Raven before he falls in love with Misaki and build up the romance to the point that they just have to be together in the reader’s mind.
Now, moving on to your angels. I just can’t imagine angels being potty mouths either. I can’t imagine an angel saying “bastard” or punching a fellow angel nor can imagine an angel calling a girl (albeit a demon) a bitch and telling them that they’re in “deep shit now.” I just can’t. You really should expand on this - I can much easier see the angels trying to separate the two or, better yet, damning Raven because of this.
Also, another thing I don’t like is how nonchalantly they talk about going to hell. The way the discuss (and how quickly decide) is a bit distressing. It’s like they’re talking about the weather or something. I think you should really elaborate on Raven’s thoughts during this and draw it out so the reader isn’t too surprised that he decides to damn himself.
III. NO ONE LIKES GODMODING
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Sure this is a roleplaying term and it applies to invincibility but I think it specifically applies to this:
No one likes characters that can dispose of other characters with a flick of their wrists. It’s just annoying and people want to watch characters struggle to defeat their enemies rather than just dispose of them so quickly.
The second thing I have to say about this though, if you are so keen on having her do this…Why didn’t she do this immediately when the angels appear?
IV. DIALOGUE AND MORE DIALOGUE
The majority of this piece is just a bunch of dialogue and the majority of your descriptions are just a sentence long. You need to add more imagery and sensory description to this piece so the reader can better put themselves in the story. Where are Raven and Misaki when the first meet? For all I know they could be in a hospital room or in a crawlspace - I don’t know. You need to tell us where they are and what it’s like there and continue doing this subtly throughout the story.
V. OVERALL IMPRESSION
I thought this was interesting and I think it has some promise. It just needs to be fixed a bit. PM me if you have any questions or concerns.
Hey! I like it!
some things though.
What do you mean by hopefully? That he was hopefully speeding towards the lake?
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Shouldont you have a comma in between me and i'm fine?
And maybe capitalize your I?
But keep it up. I love it.
This was interesting, and I'd like to hear more. You should defiantly continue.
~Mateeah
First of all, I really enjoyed this. It kinda reminded me of twilight... something in that general area. I would really like it if you continued this story and developed it more. The characters are very unique. Just fix up some grammar
This was very good. I really liked it! The characters seemed unique, and the story was exciting.
But I do have a couple suggestions. First of all, while the story was good, you didn't tell me enough of the story for me to completely understand what was going on. I understood that he was an angel, and I understood that he was an outcast because he loved this girl, but what is the girl? Why is their love forbidden? And the entire situation they were in for the whole scene was very vague. Granted, if you were saving the details for later, maybe trying to use suspense, that would be good to an extent. Suspense is good so long as you know how to use it, but I think it went too far here.
One more thing. I think you hesitated too much with comma usage.
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Other than that I liked it! I can't wait to see what happens next. This seems like it could turn into a great story, so keep working!
ummm...a demon loving an angel, i take it?
It's different and I enjoy different. I don't see anything wrong with it, but don't take my word with it. I like it. I hope you will continue it. Good luck.