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  • Fantasy Novels Re: Fox Flame

    My fingers trace the elegant writing on the cover of Poisons and Antidotes: The Expert Guide . Books are underline/in italics. Short stories are in quotation marks. The knowledge that ...

    Aug 1, 2011
  • General Fiction Novels Re: Beauties in Pastel

    This gave me a really warm feeling and I loved it. A great prologue, you wrote enough to make me feel attached to the characters so I would care whether ...

    Aug 1, 2011
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: I Can See

    I think a little more structure could have done this a world of good. Instead of double spacing the entire thing maybe try something more like: I can’t see your ...

    Jul 31, 2011
  • Lyric Poetry Re: Ramadan, A Blessed Month

    Very short, very sweet. My favorite line is the first, and it was an excellent way to start. Am I right in admiring the concept of spirit being much more ...

    Jul 31, 2011
  • Welcome Mat Re: Hello hello :]

    It's good that you don't habitually ride alligators. (Although, it might make an amusing children's tale.) 'Round here everyone is a bit eccentric; seems all writers are. When you'd like ...

    Jul 30, 2011
  • Welcome Mat Re: Hello hello :]

    I'm Dugas (silent "s"!) and I just joined. Erm, I don't really know what I'm supposed to put here, so I'm just going to fill up space I guess. I'll ...

    Jul 29, 2011


Every time I’ve gotten feedback that was hard to take it was usually hard to take because there was truth in it and I didn’t like that (or didn’t want to receive it). That’s not to say all harsh feedback is good or that we should be harsh for harshness’ sake, but learning to absorb truth without letting it break your inner core/break you is a lifelong skill that keeps your mind elastic and open to learning.
— soundofmind