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Feedback Thread: W.E Holiday Editions

8 years ago

Welcome to the Feedback thread for the Holiday Editions of Writing Exercises.

PLEASE REMEMBER: Everyone is doing these exercises to practice their skills. This is intended to be a welcoming environment for writers of all experience levels. Also, some of us may want to use these exercises as a confidence booster / means of getting back into the groove of writing so we can move onto better things.

To that end, please don't be rude or negative. However, constructive criticism, wise insight, expert advice, and uplifting praise are highly encouraged. Thank you for your cooperation.

Feedback Thread: W.E Holiday Editions

8 years ago

Okay, not a lot of indepth feedback for you all just yet.  Overall, this was awesome.  Loved reading these!

Monday:

Bloodsrain: 5 pts

I'll go with 5 even though it wasn't technically first person, since you did have him introduce himself.   Nice worldbuilding.  I'd be interested in seeing where the story goes.

jamescoker: 5 pts

Great amount of worldbuilding in the intro without infodumping.  I want to know more about the ex-neurosurgeon. 

Ronhil: 1 pt

You worked a lot of detail into the description.  My favorite bit is that he's called the Savior, but apparently people are afraid of him.  

Romulus: 5 pts

Haha, that's great.  Reminds me of a story but I can't quite remember which . . .

Ben: 5 pts

Excellent intro, fitting for Harold Silvertongue. I want to know more about Thelmir.

igulat: 5 pts

Nice.  Interesting to split it up into two bits.  I liked having the info up front then seeing James talk about himself.

wolfmist: 5 pts

Nice! Very cool use of in media res, with a definite Tolkien vibe.  

Raven47: 1 pt

Very very detailed!  Ignored the 100 words restriction, and the fantasy aspect, but a point anyway for an action-filled scene.

Shadowulf: 5 pts

Hahaha, that's great.  

Ogre: 5 pts

Wow.  Incredible use of very few words. I want to read a story about that guy. 

bilbo: 5 pts

Great epic poem style.  Very fitting for a god.

Kiel: 5 pts

I like that you clearly know a lot more about her than the scene shows. 

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Tuesday:

Shadowulf: 5 pts

I'm kinda dumbfounded too.  After you explained your sad story, he's just like "K, bye!" ? 

igulat: 5 pts

Romulus: 5 pts

Very good continuation! I want to know more about this guy, this can't be the end of the story!

Ben: 5 pts

Expert turn into the tuesday assignment!  I want to read this story.

Bloods: 5 pts

Nice. Unexpected twist.

ogre: 5 pts

hahahaha.  fabulous.  I still want to read this story.

bilbo: 5 pts

wow, a great transition from monday to tuesday.  (Reminds me of The Buzzard's Egg, by China Mieville.)

 

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Current point totals:

Bloodsrain: 10

Romulus: 10

Igulat: 10

Ben: 10

Ogre: 10

bilbo: 10

Shadowulf: 10

Jamescoker: 5

wolfmist: 5

Kiel: 5

Ronhil:1

Raven: 1

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8 years ago

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Wednesday:

Romulus: another 5 points,  way to stay consistent to your hero's powers.

Ben: 5 pts, good sense of anticipation,

Blood: 5 pts, doing a good job making everything flow together, as though it were written all at once instead of in pieces 

Ogre: 5 pts, I want this to be a storygame.

Chris: 1 pt, very cool idea to do it as an epic.  on the poetry side: "once" and "won" don't technically rhyme, that's definitely the clunkiest line; if you're going to do rhyming couplets, they sound better with some kind of meter- not only do these couplets not have the same number of syllables per line, they don't have consistent pattern to the stress.  (You can do inconsistencies if they fit the rhythm-- "but that was many years before, back during the days of war" works very well.) 

igulat: 5 pts, good job linking it even though the previous bit ended the story.

claw:  I'll give you 2 pts, can't really bonus you since there's no previous narrative to link to. Nice perspective flip.

back to week one: flamez- 5 pts, who is he talking to?

bilbo: 5 pts, I've been waiting for this scene! XD 

shado: 5 pts, I knew something was up when the old man was just like "bye!"  "Brang" not actually a word, but whatever. 

 

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Thursday!

ogre: 5 pts.  So epic. 

rom: 5 pts. Good ending, super consistent with established narrative.

claw: 5 pts, nice contrast of victory, but at the cost of the hero's life.

bilbo: 5 pts, you could set a totally different story in this world.

shado: 5 pts, I did not see the rave coming. XD

blood: 5 pts, satisfying ending

igulat: 5 pts, nice set up for the revenge of Alex!

 

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8 years ago

Not that it really matters, although it totally does matter, but why did I get no points for Thursday?

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8 years ago

Oh shoot, did I miss it?

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8 years ago

Looks that way. Don't worry about it though, hardly the end of the world if I lose out on a few points. :P

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Friday:

claw: 5 pts, I like it- you did link it to the previous story, but you also used a new voice / different style; it actually feels like a completely new story inspired by the old one, as opposed to a continuation of the previous story.

igulat: 5 pts, dang that woman is tough.

bilbo: 5 pts, excellent! totally new voice, new time period but your worldbuilding skill shows through again. great hook, I'd read this book.

chris: 5pts, Barsam reminiscent of Edgar Rice Burroughs. 

ben: 5 pts, good narration, I like the scene change to the "modern" world

shado: 5 pts, oh the Irish man is back! XD Are we sure he wasn't behind everything?

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(Posting a week later because why not) Shit, I just looked at the Barsoom series page on Wikipedia and realized how similar these worlds are, and the name... God the names are almost identical (TBH I actually just scrambled up the letters on a jalapeno can and gave or took a letter, then BOOM! Got the name). Well, if you think that I was inspired by this dude's writings and the John Carter series, you're mistaken (though I can see where you're coming from); I never even heard of the guy until and the only John Carter I've heard of is the (awful) movie.

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8 years ago
If you do more than one for each day, say 2 with bonuses for each, would the point totals be added up or would only 1 count?

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8 years ago

Just one. XD 

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8 years ago
Aw, there goes my plan to get a thousand points just by doing the exersizes. :P

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8 years ago

Sethaniel, ?when are you giving out points for Monday on week 2?

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8 years ago

I'm doin stuff, Lori! Things! 

(Prolly Wednesday)

 

 

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8 years ago

You want me to write a thing!? Fine! I'll write a damn thing! Now stop tagging me!

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8 years ago

Seth, I don't have much time for writing exercises. So I'm pulling myself back for now.

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8 years ago

What is the bonus excersise for week two?

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8 years ago

Not going to be able to do this week I'm afraid. Waaaay too backlogged on homework :( I think I'll be able to do next week, (If it's on next week)

Thank you for inviting me to this awesome write-up, bye :)

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8 years ago
I'm pretty sure I failed Monday, :P.

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8 years ago

Sorry feedback may end up being whole week at once. Holidays, you know. ^_^

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8 years ago

Okay, sorry everyone!  Feedback and points will be delayed for reasons beyond my control.  Exercises continue.

Feedback Thread: W.E Holiday Editions

8 years ago

So when are you giving out points for the writing excersises?

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8 years ago

After the clean-up, maybe?

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8 years ago

Xmas is a crazy time at my job. I'm hoping for Monday.

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8 years ago

Due to everyone else at my job getting the flu, no wwe this week.  (Unless, I suppose, you're a wrestling fan.)

Points are coming at some point.

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8 years ago

Shit. Did tiu get your flu shot? :-/

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8 years ago

Yes & im the only one! 

We get it free from the pharmacy. & everyone else was like "haha why'd you do that?"

 

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8 years ago

Wow they are seriously retrded lol