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matthew Member |
Here is a short story I just finished, for the most part it is compleate, but I am still tweeking it. A Hero’s Ascension Dac sat in his tribe’s camp chewing on a piece of dried meat and staring out at the peacefully falling snow. He had always liked watching the snow, it made everything seem peaceful. He knew that the bloodshed to come would change all that. [This message has been edited by matthew (edited May 13, 2005).] IP: Logged |
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bladeofwords Member |
are you looking for people to read the whole story or just give comments on your opening? Jon IP: Logged |
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wbriggs Member |
Mechanical or minor things: I perceive serious trouble with commas. See Strunk & White (online) to fix this. You repeat peacefully-peaceul, and already-ready; sounds a little funny. A man in his tribe's colors, which Dac couldn't recognize -- sounds like Dac can't recognize the colors. Not much physical detail except that it's snowy. Flat terrain? Forest? It would make a difference, and a bit more physical detail would help. More major: I suggest more concrete sensory detail, to make it seem more real. I wonder how you came up with the name "Dac." I fear maybe you just came up with a nonsense syllable, and then you had a name. I suggest 2 processes to get it to sound more realistic (and to flesh out your world): IP: Logged |
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Survivor Member |
Yeah, you'll get a more useful critique from most people if your syntax is mostly correct and avoids spurious or entirely incorrect meanings. I'm all for reasonably good punctuation too, but it's not going to make a meaningful critique essentially impossible. IP: Logged |
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matthew Member |
I am looking for a crit of the hole story. It seems that my beginning has always been a bit rocky, I think I will re-write it. IP: Logged |
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Keeley Member |
Overall, I like this. I felt a bit of confusion when you said "a man in his tribe's colors". I wasn't sure at first if you meant he was of Dac's tribe but Dac didn't know him, or if the man and the colors were from a different tribe. I'll read the whole story if you like. IP: Logged |
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matthew Member |
Thanks, sorry for long reply I had a few things pop up on me... IP: Logged |
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