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  • Novel / Chapter » Science Fiction, Science Fiction Re: First 3 sections of a space opera novelette

    Thanks for the reply, Griffinkeeper. I think, that had I used obscure names to show where I see myself in the prose divide, this would have served no purpose, as ...

    Jul 10, 2013
  • Novel / Chapter » Science Fiction, Science Fiction Re: First 3 sections of a space opera novelette

    Thanks for being the first, Griffinkeeper * this is an attempt at a non-defective version of my 'reply' to your post:) Thanks for the reply, Griffinkeeper. I think, that had ...

    Jul 10, 2013
  • Novel / Chapter » Realistic, General Re: The Madness of Mr Meretrine: Chapter 2, Part 1

    Well written and engaging. Quite well-written. Keep going.

    Nov 26, 2012
  • Short Story » Action / Adventure, Mystery / Suspense Re: War Cats

    Separate paragraphs, also, might want to shorten names or make them into nicknames - so that they don't have to shout sentence-long stuff to each other in the heat of ...

    Nov 26, 2012
  • Novel / Chapter » Science Fiction, Action / Adventure Re: Journeys

    Yo, for user friendly format which doesn't scare away reviewers, I'd suggest: a) breaking up text into separate chapters /as in separate posts/, b) separating paragraphs with an empty line, ...

    Nov 26, 2012
  • Short Story » Horror, Fantasy Re: The Secret of the Scarecrows

    I see I ask where the wound is - my bad - you mentioned earlier it's her arm:)

    Feb 16, 2012
  • Short Story » Fantasy, General Re: Rats, Twigs, and Black Bile

    Rats, Twigs, and MorningMist, thanks for the positivity burst, Mist! You're too kind - there are things to tweak almost on every line, but I'll get there. But your review ...

    Dec 11, 2011
  • Short Story » Science Fiction, General Re: ...has been taken down

    Sargsauce and Lilymore, thanks for the feedback. As not really sci-fi enthusiasts, your input is probably more objective in a general literary sense. So far all three reviews have been ...

    Dec 7, 2011
  • Short Story » Science Fiction, General Re: ...has been taken down

    Barefoot runner - great general feedback and every point you brought up is absolutely valid - thanx. The narrator is a guy and I should probably have the good doctor ...

    Dec 7, 2011
  • Short Story » Fantasy, General Re: Drying blood has been taken down

    Hey, Ziggie, thanks for the very to the point feedback. The first household fast forward to the future scene is indeed threadbare - I have to flesh it out a ...

    Dec 4, 2011
  • Short Story » Fantasy, General Re: Drying blood has been taken down

    Hi Lavvie, thanks so much for your feedback, love your style. Feels like a young Lovecraft or Henry Kuttner has read a piece of mine in a magazine on the ...

    Dec 3, 2011
  • Short Story » Science Fiction, General Re: Visions Of Horror pt 1 of 2

    Hi, Ziggie, thanks very much for the review. You were of assistance indeed: you validated both my hopes (of sufficiently well-crafted prose) and fears (of, as you called it, robotic ...

    Dec 3, 2011
  • Short Story » Fantasy, General Re: The Amulet In The Forest (1 of 2)

    Hi JP, good advice on the pouch; possibly I could sneak it in into the start when they are discussing whether the bush is a danger. That would be a ...

    Nov 7, 2011
  • Short Story » General, General Re: How I found out who killed Kennedy

    Hi, Joshuapaul, that's the anglosax (I think) in you talking:) Your recommendations would move this from the minimalist Eastern European absurdist tradition and push it into the slightly more coherent

    Oct 7, 2011
  • Short Story » General, General Re: How I found out who killed Kennedy

    Hi Twit, Thank you for the feedback, yes, I understand the need to know what a thing really is, in order to have a stable opinion of it. I'll try ...

    Oct 6, 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.
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