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    I walk into the house. I shut the door behind me quickly, and at the sound of the door meeting the jamb, I can hear her footsteps, her wine, her clawing at the door, immediately. I...
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    Shoes on a Wire (649 Words)

    Eduardo, his mindset somewhat indifferent now to the vacillating feelings of guilt, peers up in Oscar-worthy astonishment. "Are they his?" he asks his co-workers, Elias and Carlos, as they each gaze...
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    Warning: Use of the "F" word.

    Laughing in the Dark
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    “Hello, Clement!”
    Two blue eyes look up into the bespectacled countenance of Dr. Berenson. Berenson’s eyes widen in anticipation of Clement’s reply… but there...
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    Important: I don't have anything against fantasy but as a...

    I don't have anything against fantasy but as a genre it's so broad no matter what topic; I would want something specific.

    The moment thing as in writing one scene devoid of strenuous time...
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    Important: I like the one second thing...after all shouldn't...

    I like the one second thing...after all shouldn't these challenges be challenging.
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    The Paroxysm of a Hungarian Magpie...

    The Paroxysm of a Hungarian Magpie
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    Important: hmm...

    hmm...
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    Important: I like this food idea...if we decide to stick...

    I like this food idea...if we decide to stick with it (fingers crossed) I have a story already formulating in my mind that I think everyone will enjoy.
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    A soliloquy if you will

    This is a character soliloquy I wrote for the novel/short story (who knows?) I'm writing. I added it because I wanted to write something in the first person; I felt fatigued by writing in third...
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    The problem for me is my plot is somewhat...

    The problem for me is my plot is somewhat amorphous. I never have a solid grasp. I'll settle on a plot but then later a new idea will pop into my head and i'll start heading in that direction that is...
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    I don't really have a stereotype for a writer. I...

    I don't really have a stereotype for a writer. I have tons for poets (wild hair, dark circles under there eyes, overly emotional, etc.) but writers to me are a far more broad bunch they seem to come...
  12. You are right no story is perfect and therefore...

    You are right no story is perfect and therefore none should be held to such esteem or labeled as such. Your story is by no means flawless but those flaws are negligible in my eyes; I mean, Strunk and...
  13. Thread: Satie

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    This is quite good. I like how you describe - so...

    This is quite good. I like how you describe - so poetically- the relationship between Ms. wagner and the music. Your prose has this romanticness to it; I mean I can really feel the connection, feel...
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    Oh, this definitely hooks me in. I link your...

    Oh, this definitely hooks me in. I link your diction here, too often it seems like people are "reaching" or trying to sound a certain way to appease us reviewers. I would agree with the others:...
  15. This was absolutely amazing. I mean this has to...

    This was absolutely amazing. I mean this has to be one of the best unpublished works I've read. I mean...I'm like speechless (though not wordless, obviously). I don't see any major flaw....ANYWHERE....
  16. response to the revision: rhythm

    Sorry, if I sound pretentious...I sound that way when I'm trying to be encouraging.

    A blanket of rain fell to the earth, pouring from the roof of the teakwood house, forming waterfalls that...
  17. Thread: Ink

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    1. The dialog was lackluster. There should be...

    1. The dialog was lackluster. There should be some distinction in the voices of the two charcters but in the end it could've been the same person having a conversation with themself (per se). Adding...
  18. Thread: Hi, I'm new

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    Hi, I'm new

    Hello, my name is Ty and I would like to be an author someday day (soon). The only thing standing in my way is probably my ardent perfectionism; I'm very critical of my own work. My hope is that by...
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    Wow this is good you got real potential here I...

    Wow this is good you got real potential here I like it. Sorry if this lacks any deep analysis but anything grandiose I'd have to say would eventually boil down to "this is good".
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