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Old 03-19-2008, 03:23 PM   #1
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Old 03-19-2008, 05:26 PM   #2
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This seems a bit over-written; it looks like you're trying to show off your vocabulary. For instance, when I first read: "A zephyr from off the murky sea brushed Cere’s face", I thought some creature was attacking him. It took me a few seconds to realize that you were just talking about a gust of wind. The same goes for the dialogue. Alaric sounds like he's reading from a poetry book half the time. That would be a stretch for almost any character, much less a warrior.
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Old 03-19-2008, 05:42 PM   #3
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Though it is interesting I must agree with Rainyday. The dialogue didn't strike me as 'writery' but your descriptions took a little effort to swallow, not that its bad or anything but you should be more careful with your choice of words, else you might lose the reader.
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This seems a bit over-written; it looks like you're trying to show off your vocabulary.
This is exactly what I was thinking when reading it.

Cut down on adverbs and adjectives.
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I think if you're going for strong language, don't use ellipses. They have their place sometimes, but you've used them where other punctuation would make more emphasis on the dialogue. "That was a requiem I will never forget…” would have a much better edge with a period.
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Old 03-21-2008, 08:45 PM   #6
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Alaric sounds like he's reading from a poetry book half the time. That would be a stretch for almost any character, much less a warrior.
Alaric is actually not a warrior, Cere is the warrior. I thought of his personality as proper, that why it sounds poetry-like.

The writing I used is my style. I like to use imagery and define it precisely, my word choices might be a bit extreme for the casual reader, but maybe you are right, it would be more appealing if people could understand it without having a dictionary alongside.

Thanks for the help everyone.

(actually, this has been updated quite a bit...I'll post the update when I get the chance )
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UPDATE! I did a nice bit of work. For those of you who read before, and anyone else, check it out and see if I improved.
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