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Old 12-24-2007, 04:43 PM   #1
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Please critique "Transitions"

This is the beginning of a story I am pursuing. Please critique any errors. The title I will be using is "Transitions".

A crisp morning autumn breeze washed down the famous crimson turf, as a lone groundskeeper completed the tedious job of painting the white boundary lines. Nestled between the Charles River on one side, with the Boston skyline on the horizon, Harvard Stadium ranks as one of the oldest and finest in the nation. Later in the day, the present docile noise would transform into a thunderous roar, as students would crowd into the arena for the annual homecoming game.

Beth Parker awoke. As she began absorbing the upscale surroundings of her college roommate Shauna, simple childhood memories of her country bedroom, filtered through her mind.

Shauna had invited Beth; a major in Journalism at Indiana University, for weekend visits many times before. The main reason Beth accepted this particular invitation centered around one reason…attending the Harvard-Yale football game. She was more than curious to discover how the Eastern Ivy League college atmosphere compared to the Midwestern Big 10.

“Girls, it is time to get out of bed. Shauna, remember you promised your brother you would me him at the campus in another hour”? Shauna’s youthful mother instructed as she closed the door.
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Old 12-24-2007, 10:19 PM   #2
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This is the beginning of a story I am pursuing. Please critique any errors. The title I will be using is "Transitions".

A crisp morning autumn breeze washed down the famous crimson turf, as a lone groundskeeper completed the tedious job of painting the white boundary lines. Nestled between the Charles River on one side, (When you say something is "between" you need to say what's on BOTH sides.) with the Boston skyline on the horizon, Harvard Stadium ranks as one of the oldest and finest in the nation. Later in the day, the present docile noise (What's docile noise? Is the groundskeeper making it; he's the only one theire? would transform into a thunderous roar, as students would crowd into the arena for the annual homecoming game.

Okay, you start off in Beth's POV. Was the above paragraph about things she was aware of while sleeping? If not, it makes little sense to mention it.

Beth Parker awoke. As she began absorbing the upscale surroundings of her college roommate (Does her roommate have upscale surroundings or does her house have them?) Shauna, simple childhood memories of her country bedroom, filtered through her mind. (Why bring up the country bedroom and then switch to what follows? It seems to have no place.)

Shauna had invited Beth; a major in Journalism at Indiana University, for weekend visits many times before. The main reason Beth accepted this particular invitation centered around one reason…attending the Harvard-Yale football game. She was more than curious to discover how the Eastern Ivy League college atmosphere compared to the Midwestern Big 10.

“Girls, it is time to get out of bed. Shauna, remember you promised your brother you would me (meet) him at the campus in another hour”? (?") Shauna’s youthful mother instructed as she closed the door.
My comments are meant to illustrate that there's little flow to this piece. The paragraphs seem to have no relationship to one another.

Hope that helps,

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