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Reading Excuses / Re: 3-2-09 Hamster Soul Taker Chapter 2
« on: March 06, 2009, 05:46:54 AM »
…and here we go again.

…sucking what little light there was in the Realm and darkening it.

Did the daggers extinguish the light of this place, or did the area around the daggers darken?

…twirled past his outstretched arm…

Inside, toward the body, or out?

…grabbed the wrist that held the dagger, trying to wrench it away.

His wrist?

His enemy threw a fist at Kale’s head, and Kale brought his hand up to block it…

Why did Kale not use his dagger to block with?  It’s still in his hand, isn’t it?

…Kale dropped from the beam he was standing on and grabbed it with his hands.

With daggers in hand?

He shook his head to clear them.

He has more than one head?

Kale forced himself to get out while he still had the little bit of adrenaline pumping through his body.

You had stated earlier that Kale did not, or at least avoided, using adrenaline.

But his feet slapped loudly against the hard floor…

Did he take his boots off?

He slowly crept through the door at the end.

Wouldn’t the guards still be chasing him?  He didn’t seem to have taken enough twists and turns to be able to lose them just yet.  It seems that they would be a lot closer.

The figure challenged him with a firm voice.

He was just moaning in his sleep.  I don’t think his voice would be all that firm just yet.

I defiantly liked the story itself, though I do question Kale’s use of his weapons.  If his daggers can kill with only a scratch, then it would follow that he would use that to his advantage.  Granted it’s not as impressive, but it is a little more believable.  Like I said before, I think Kale enjoys killing his victims a little too much for me to like his character.  As of now, I’d rather see him die.  But Riel I like a lot better.  I’m already sympathetic to him, and would like to see him kill or catch Kale.  Good job, keep ‘em coming.

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(Or maybe I'm an idiot for not seeing it. Did anybody actually GUESS that?)

Not me, that was very well done.

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Reading Excuses / Re: Email List + Submission Dates
« on: March 06, 2009, 05:39:47 AM »
If it's not too late, I'd like to submit something.

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Everything Else / Re: Forum CYOA
« on: March 05, 2009, 03:54:51 AM »
On your way to the handicap ramp, pick up the object.

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Everything Else / Re: What's going on in your life?
« on: March 04, 2009, 07:10:37 PM »
Congratulations! ;D

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Reading Excuses / Re: The tragedy of me!~
« on: March 04, 2009, 07:05:12 AM »
Or a diskette.  Course I lost a story once.  But only once, after that I made sure I had everything in triplicate.  My wife had "put it away" and I searched around frantically for about a week.  So I guess no procedure is perfect.  Oh well...

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Everything Else / Re: What's going on in your life?
« on: March 04, 2009, 06:59:30 AM »
I want my book to be published.  Well, when I finish it anyway.  So right now I am working toward that goal. ;D

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So ya, that's the idea. What I'm kind of wondering is do I need to explain all that now in chapter two?
Or will the chapter work as this gets explained later on?
Is it so confusing/offputting that I need to get this into the story before/while they with the crones?
Also, does that society work to you?
Is there anything about it that you just don't believe is possible.

No, you don't have to explain it in detail.  But the word Clan invokes family or a bunch of different families that joined together for survival.  In the way this group has been described they, to put it bluntly, don't breed.  They have a lot of violent deaths, few births, but have a few disenfranchised youths come join up.  On top of that, they collect camp followers.  The only way for them to survive is to rob and plunder those around them.  They sound like mercenaries to me, not clan.  And what do all the other Clan's do while this one roams around terrorizing the countryside?  Even if they are all farmers they would still form a militia at least.  Or have a joint militia with some of the other clans.  It just seeems like this group wouldn't be around for much more than a generation.

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Reading Excuses / Re: 3-2-09 Cradle of Life Chapters 1-2
« on: March 04, 2009, 12:01:47 AM »
I'll have to work on that abstract thing.  I seem to get a little weird in my writing sometimes.  But if Steven King can get away with it...
So you're going to be the next Stephen King? Sweet! And I shall be able to say 'I knew him when' or 'he'd be nothing without all my helpful advice' or anything else that crotchety old ladies talk about when their siting on their porch collecting cats.  :D

No, I'm not going to be the next Steven King.  I can't use up 30 something pages to describe someone walking into a room.  I just weird, sometimes, kinda sortta, whatever. ;D

Crotchety old men, who talk about the weather!

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Rants and Stuff / Re: These Stupid Titles VIII
« on: March 03, 2009, 07:21:38 PM »
I would, but is seems I'm still hungry. ;D

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Reading Excuses / Re: 3-2-09 Hamster Soul Taker Chapter 2
« on: March 03, 2009, 03:37:15 AM »
Part one, hehe.

…as he approached the innkeeper.

How did he know who the innkeeper was?

Kale gave the innkeeper a ghostly smile that did not extend to his eyes…

While the imagery is great, extend doesn’t seem… quite right.  Maybe include, take in, or never reached?

…he walked up the steps, creaking just slightly on a few of them, and strode down the corridor…

Who creaked, Kale or the steps?

…now more of a barrier than a door.

Isn’t a door a kind of barrier?

…double-edged blade…

Did he unsheathe the sword?  Why would the narrator tell use about what the sword looks like before he unsheathes it?

His darting, suspicious grey eyes studied the array of weaponry before him…

Why is he suspicious of his own weapons?

…he whispered just loud enough to hear.

For who to hear?

…and he would in need of that later.

Maybe be in need, or have a need?

forty feet high; millimetres

Metric and standard?

…Kale leapt forward towards it.

It sounds as though he jumped from right there.

…and death had never got the best of either of them.

Maybe add yet to that.  So far, it’s obvious that he’s not dead.

This was the only way to go.

Why was it the only way to go?

…walked up to a grizzled old veteran, leaning his gnarled hands on a spear.  …dropped his own spear and fumbled at his own waist…

Ok, if he is a veteran, why drop the spear?  Does he not know how to use it?  If there is not enough room, why does he have it?

It is time to die he thought bitterly…

Why is it a bitter thought?  So far his actions prove that he is seeking death.  Though before he wasn’t so sure he still wanted to die.  Internal conflict is good, but Kale just seems confused.

…cracking his skull against the hard leather boot.

Often times I love long sentences, but I lost who was who in this one.  It seems like Kale got thumped with a boot.

All right, I have to stop here for now, but so far so good.  I think Kale is a bit too dark right now.  I agree with Frog, I’m not connected with Kale in any way yet.  While he may have some redeeming qualities, I haven’t seen them yet.  Nor anything of his motivation for assassinating anyone in the castle.  And if he’s an assassin why just kill everybody at the inn and then start a brawl in the fortress later?  So far his reasoning is a little suspect.  Maybe show sorrow, if not remorse for those he kills, or at least not the joy and/or humor in their terror.  But don’t let that get you down!  I really like the idea driving this story and the Soul Taker idea is very cool.

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Reading Excuses / Re: 3-2-09 Cradle of Life Chapters 1-2
« on: March 03, 2009, 03:07:23 AM »
Yes this is my clone story.  I'm close to the finish with Aspirations, though I have hit a block, and I have this one and another story I'm kicking around.  I'm going to submit a little of each to get a feel for the both of them.  Then I'll decide on which one to start.

No, please.  No foam fingers, anything but that.

Is she part bat then?

Are you talking about when she can hear what's going on?  But no she's not part bat.  I tried that trick though, and it worked for me.  Talked to an Army Ranger for that one.

I'll have to work on that abstract thing.  I seem to get a little weird in my writing sometimes.  But if Steven King can get away with it...

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Reading Excuses / Re: 3-2-09 Reaves: Crystalheart, Chapter Eleven
« on: March 02, 2009, 10:16:21 PM »
It is a living creature, with its own translucent flesh and blood and organs.

You probably don’t have to mention organs.  Translucent kind of implies it, and the imagery is spoiled by imagining loops of intestines in the buildings.  But that’s just me.  :D

It has just one main road that curls around and around…

Spirals?

And then- "Hey! What are you doing?" he said…

Took me a second read to determine who said it.  Maybe do away with the: and then.

Aermyst let his laugh of fearful excitement resound up the shaft…

Why is he fearfully excited?

The top of the tower opened like a giant maw, fangs of shattered ethersteel grimacing wide.

Nice!

The wind gusted playfully at him, grabbing and tugging at his clothes. It roared in his ears, buffeting him and pushing him off balance.

Is it doing both at the same time?  Or is it alternating between the two?

This then, is Londalis. If the stars had eyes with which to perceive the world below, this is what they would see.

I came back to this part because it bothered me for some reason.  I can’t really say why, but it might be just a bit much.  I just doesn’t seem to fit.

Overall, I really enjoyed it.  You showed some great world building and kept the story moving along at the same time.  The tower thing was a little confusing at first but hopefully all will be revealed in time.  Great job!

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Reading Excuses / 3-2-09 Cradle of Life Chapters 1-2
« on: March 02, 2009, 09:08:55 PM »
Something a little different this time 'round.

Thanks for reading!

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Everything Else / Re: Obama wants to halve budget deficit
« on: March 01, 2009, 05:54:16 PM »
Huzzah!  For change!

Your's or mine?

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Writing Group / Re: Writing Soundtrack
« on: March 01, 2009, 05:47:47 PM »
For my current book I have two playlists.  I kinda separate them out for different scenes, sometimes.  One is Avenged Sevenfold and the other is Iron Maiden.  I've got other stuff, but so far these two have been the most help on this project.

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