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Angel of Music
Trying to stop war
Trying to stop war
Angel of Music


Female Gemini Rat
Age : 27
Posts : 45811
Location : A very dark place that nobody cares about
Join date : 2009-12-08

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Name: Sierrah
Age:
Affinities : Mostly Spirit but i have power over all of them

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PostSubject: Comments - (Unnamed)   Comments - (Unnamed) EmptySat Feb 06, 2010 11:35 am

The story (Unnamed) can be found Here

awesome! I love it!
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Beastbearer
Meeting new friends at Lunch
Meeting new friends at Lunch
Beastbearer


Male Leo Buffalo
Age : 38
Posts : 148
Location : Oklahoma City, OK
Join date : 2010-01-23

Character sheet
Name: Chayton Yellowfeather
Age: 17
Affinities : Air; Totem is the Thunderbird

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PostSubject: Re: Comments - (Unnamed)   Comments - (Unnamed) EmptySat Feb 06, 2010 1:27 pm

Great story. It's really easy to understand the images and emotions you're attempting to convey.

General tip, though:
You use "was" waaaay too much. It breaks up the narrative and gives it a blocky feel.

One thing to remember is that in real life, nothing just "is".
Everything is always DOING something, and doing it in a particular way.

A rock lays, slouches, rears, bites, etc. etc. depending on what a character does in relationship to it, or how they view it.

Example from your story:
Quote :
The last thing I remember thinking was ‘so this is how it ends. . .’
Suggestion:
"The last thought sent blurring through my head by lack of oxygen revolved around death, and I found it oddly comical that I should think of death when an hour ago my biggest worry involved boyfriend bull****."

In dialogue, passive verbs ("was," "is", etc.) aren't as bad, because it's common for people to speak in those terms.
The narration, however, even in first person, should include more active verbs, to give your story a better sense of pacing, AND to make the already-good imagery even more profound and clear.
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Angel of Music
Trying to stop war
Trying to stop war
Angel of Music


Female Gemini Rat
Age : 27
Posts : 45811
Location : A very dark place that nobody cares about
Join date : 2009-12-08

Character sheet
Name: Sierrah
Age:
Affinities : Mostly Spirit but i have power over all of them

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PostSubject: Re: Comments - (Unnamed)   Comments - (Unnamed) EmptySat Feb 06, 2010 2:02 pm

i still love it hahaha XD
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Kacela
Seeing the Tracker
Seeing the Tracker
Kacela


Female Posts : 24
Join date : 2010-01-31

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Name:
Age: 13
Affinities : All elements(:

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PostSubject: Re: Comments - (Unnamed)   Comments - (Unnamed) EmptySun Feb 07, 2010 6:04 pm

Thanks, VampHighPrestess555! Very Happy And thank you Beastbearer, I'll try to stop using my overuse of "is" and "was", and you're right, it did kind of make it sound blockish.
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Angel of Music
Trying to stop war
Trying to stop war
Angel of Music


Female Gemini Rat
Age : 27
Posts : 45811
Location : A very dark place that nobody cares about
Join date : 2009-12-08

Character sheet
Name: Sierrah
Age:
Affinities : Mostly Spirit but i have power over all of them

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PostSubject: Re: Comments - (Unnamed)   Comments - (Unnamed) EmptySun Feb 07, 2010 6:55 pm

no prob cause it is awesome
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twizzlers
Accidentally burning down a tree with Fire
Accidentally burning down a tree with Fire
twizzlers


Female Cancer Pig
Age : 28
Posts : 501
Location : somewhere warm ^_^
Join date : 2009-07-26

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Name: Rhein
Age: 16
Affinities : water, telekineses, teleportation , singing

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PostSubject: Re: Comments - (Unnamed)   Comments - (Unnamed) EmptyMon Feb 15, 2010 4:22 pm

it was good.
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earth-spirit
Accidentally flooding a classroom with Water
Accidentally flooding a classroom with Water
earth-spirit


Female Posts : 721
Location : Work
Join date : 2010-05-03

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Name: earth-spirit
Age:
Affinities : earth

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PostSubject: Comments - (Unnamed)   Comments - (Unnamed) EmptyThu May 27, 2010 6:09 pm

Great story Kacela, are you going to be adding more to it. I would love to know what happens next.
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