Hello, S, aka stevengepp!

INITIAL IMPRESSION / OVERVIEW:

I enjoyed reading your blog post today! It's so very rare that I get to do anniversary reviews on the day the item was written, and very nice. Yay for us both.

Your writing kept me riveted and I read straight through to the end.



MORE DETAILED FEEDBACK:

Happy Writing.Com Anniversary month! I hope you enjoy this review as a celebration of your time here and find the review uplifting and encouraging.

I love that you are already working on a new novel! Do you have an article on tips for succeeding with first person? I like it because it feels more fast-paced though I have no idea how I'd do it, in the situation you described here. You do have a lot more fiction writing experience than I do, so I'm sure you will make it work and it'll be just what your readers love to read.

I suspect that your new novel will be exciting to read and hope it gets written and purchased by a great publisher and published quickly.

The last line made me feel both happy and sad. Happy that you have such a great coping mechanism, yet sad that it is necessary to avoid reality. I sure hope things change and you can be in a safer and more dependable situation with all of your needs met. I hope your friend is healing well and that you two can continue to communicate. This is more about yesterday's blog post of yours than today's, but I really admire you for doing NaNo for her and encouraging her in all the ways that you do. A lot of people wouldn't put in that kind of effort for a friend who is overseas. You really care about her and it shows in not only word but also in action. I suspect you are a great encouragement and comfort to her.

I did give your linked poem "CHRISTMAS HERE AND THERE" a quick read and liked it and added it to my December anniversary review file for a future review. A quick thing I want to mention is if you arranged it in a form (Christmas tree looks easiest to me... but any form qualifies, I think), you could add it to the Bard's Hall Contest. Though I seem to remember that you're not really into entering contests after typing all that... I'll leave it, just in case I'm wrong or you changed your mind.

I didn't notice any spelling or grammatical mistakes (or mistakes of any kind) in your blog post or your poem.

I thought the personal, writing, and educational genres you selected were appropriate for this blog post (and overall blog) of yours.


IDEAS TO MAKE YOUR PIECE STRONGER:
I would love to have something great to share here, but I think it's wonderful as it is. Well done!

As with any review, please take what serves you and release or ignore what doesn't.

CONCLUSION:
I enjoyed reading your blog post, and was glad that you are continuing with your daily posts, even after such a strenuous November writing month.

Thank you for sharing your time, creativity, knowledge, experiences, and writing with the Writing.Com community!

Once again, happy anniversary month! I hope the year ahead is filled with success and joy for you, and healing for your friend!

May love, joy and peace be yours in abundance!
PWheeler










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