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  • Poetry » Lyrical, Supernatural Re: Curve and Grow

    I'm still looking through it all, but I'll keep that in mind if I need to change a stanza. I think 3 is the big problem when it comes to ...

    Feb 1, 2021
  • Poetry » Mystery / Suspense, Dramatic Re: The Raven King/Barely Audible

    Thanks for your review! When I was first writing it, it seemed natural to change the pacing at that point because it was a different voice from the person telling ...

    Feb 1, 2021
  • Poetry » Mystery / Suspense, Dramatic Re: The Raven King/Barely Audible

    Thank you for your review! I was trying to play on the idea of a sister warning her other sister about the Raven King(metaphor for another guy), but I can ...

    Feb 1, 2021
  • Poetry » Lyrical, Supernatural Re: Curve and Grow

    Thank you for your review! I got caught up in the rhyme scheme because "other" is a very hard word to rhyme, but I'll definitely take another look at meter!

    Feb 1, 2021
  • Poetry » Lyrical, Supernatural Re: Curve and Grow

    Thank you for your review! As for "brother", I was trying to make it sound breathless, like you read the line in one breath instead of pausing to introduce a ...

    Jan 31, 2021
  • Poetry » General, Satire Re: Chapbook: We the Naiads

    If you want to fix that try holding down shift and then hit enter every time you need a new line. It works for me on my computer, but sometimes ...

    Jul 10, 2020
  • Short Story » Fantasy, Mystery / Suspense Re: Before the Escape

    Thank you for your review! I totally understand your point about style, and I struggle a lot with stamina when it comes to writing(That%u2019s why I stick to poetry:D) Also, ...

    Jul 7, 2020
  • Short Story » Fantasy, Mystery / Suspense Re: Before the Escape

    Thank you! I%u2019m really glad you liked it!

    Jul 7, 2020
  • Poetry » Dramatic, Romantic Re: Apologies

    Hi Haley and thanks for the review! As for the formatting, I was writing this on my phone and couldn't group the stanzas well. Usually when I look up images ...

    Jun 30, 2020
  • Poetry » Literature, Realistic Re: Homo littera: Evolution of Words

    That makes so much more sense! I loved the changes that you made to your poem, and I think the title sounds fantastic! When I said %u201Cbeginner%u2019s literature%u201D, I was ...

    May 25, 2020
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Shadow Days

    Thank you for your review! I%u2019m glad you liked it!:D

    May 23, 2020
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Shadow Days

    Don%u2019t worry! I love any and all feedback.:D

    May 22, 2020
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Shadow Days

    Thanks for your review! As for the word "sorrow", the point of a sestina is to reuse the words at the end of each line again in the next verse, ...

    May 22, 2020


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