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I believe in constructive criticism and honesty. I can adapt my review style to fit the kind of feedback an author is looking for (e.g., developmental suggestions, fine-tuning, proofreading, etc.), but will always try to be as encouraging and helpful as possible.
I'm good at...
Plotting, characterization, dialogue, structure/pacing, and professional considerations. I can also do serviceable technical editing/proofreading, but I'm much better with developmental/creative feedback.
Favorite Genres
I read almost everything. I particularly love genre fiction (mystery/thriller and science fiction/fantasy especially) and nonfiction of all kinds.
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Review of Trail Marker  Open in new Window.
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Rated: E | (4.0)
Hi winklett

I discovered your item on Writing.com via random Read & Review and am sending the following feedback for your consideration.


Positives

I enjoyed this haiku chain. I thought you did a great job with the structure and the imagery; each haiku was evocative and stood alone, but all three worked together as a cohesive piece as well. Nice work!


Suggestions

No specific suggestions for improvement.


Overall

Overall, I thought you did a good job with this piece. Well done!


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Rated: E | (3.5)
Hi Synthia

I discovered your item on Writing.com via random Read & Review and am sending the following feedback for your consideration.


Positives

I really enjoyed this poem. I thought the structure and pacing was good, and the sentiment behind the words was excellent. I like that you were able to make your point in a succinct and clear way. Nice job!


Suggestions

There were a couple of lines where the rhyme scheme was a little imperfect (smoke/ghost and jokes/broke) that caused a bit of a hitch in the flow of reading this piece.


Overall

Overall, I thought you did a good job with this piece. Well done!


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Review of Dear Me 2017  Open in new Window.
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Rated: E | (4.5)
Hi Pumpkin

I discovered your item on Writing.com via random Read & Review and am sending the following feedback for your consideration.


Positives

I really enjoyed this Dear Me entry. I thought you did a great job of looking at specific goals with things like your writing, then applying then to a larger goals about taking care of yourself and how you live your life in general. It was a great read!


Suggestions

No specific suggestions for improvement.


Overall

Overall, I thought you did a great job with this piece. Well done!


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Review of The Zeroth World  Open in new Window.
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Rated: E | (4.0)
Hi Tani Ilves

I discovered your item on Writing.com via random Read & Review and am sending the following feedback for your consideration.


Positives

I like the worldbuilding and the detail in this piece. In only a few short paragraphs, you were able to paint a really vivid picture of the journey the character is on. Nice work!


Suggestions

No specific suggestions for improvement.


Overall

Overall, I think you did a good job with this piece. Well done!


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Review of Escape  Open in new Window.
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Rated: E | (4.0)
Hi Dave

I discovered your item on Writing.com via random Read & Review and am sending the following feedback for your consideration.


Positives

I'm not familiar with this form of poetry, but I appreciated the fact that you put an explainer about the form in the piece. I thought you did a good job adhering to the form, and the imagery was excellent. Well done!


Suggestions

No specific suggestions for improvement.


Overall

Overall, I thought you did a good job with this poem. Nice work!


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Rated: 13+ | (4.0)
Hi dragonrider

I discovered your item on Writing.com via random Read & Review and am sending the following feedback for your consideration.


Positives

I thought you did a good job with this story. The detail and description was well done and the setting was easy to imagine. Nice work!


Suggestions

No specific suggestions for improvement.


Overall

Overall, I thought this piece was entertaining and engaging. Well done!


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Review of Able  Open in new Window.
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Rated: 13+ | (3.5)
Hi elizjohn

I discovered your item on Writing.com via random Read & Review and am sending the following feedback for your consideration.


Positives

I liked the brevity of the piece and the amount of imagery that you were able to fit into so few words. It was short, to the point, and evocative. Nice work!


Suggestions

For me, the later part of the piece felt a little ambiguous. I would have loved just a little more to paint a more specific, vivid indication of what you want to leave the reader with.


Overall

Overall, I enjoyed the read. Well done!


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Review of Still Standing  Open in new Window.
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Rated: E | (4.5)
Hi Theactual Treasure

I discovered your item on Writing.com via random Read & Review and am sending the following feedback for your consideration.


Positives

I really enjoyed the staccato rhythm of this piece. I thought the structure was really effective, and accentuated the theme of the piece that reinforces the narrator is a scrappy personality who is persevering.


Suggestions

No specific suggestions for improvement.


Overall

Overall, I think you did a great job with this piece. Well done!


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Review of Emergency Room  Open in new Window.
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Rated: E | (4.0)
Hi Jacky

I discovered your item on Writing.com via random Read & Review and am sending the following feedback for your consideration.


Positives

I thought you did a good job depicting the setting of an emergency room. As someone who's made a few visits to the ER myself, I thought you did a great job with the description in so few words. I also like the twist at the end, which was unexpected. Nice work!


Suggestions

No specific suggestions for improvement.


Overall

Overall, I enjoyed reading this piece. Well done!


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Review of Loyalty  Open in new Window.
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Rated: 18+ | (3.5)
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Thanks for entering the "The Bradbury ContestOpen in new Window.!

I thought you did a good job moving the story along with a combination of dialogue and narrative description, and the level of detail in the piece was just enough to create a vivid picture while still allowing the reader to imagine the rest.

The one criticism I have is that the husband in the piece felt almost excessively antagonistic. There's literally nothing to endear the audience to (he criticizes how she takes care of the house, callously tells her that her mother is going to die, etc.), so the end result of her leaving feels more like a no-brainer than a decision she had to struggle with. I would have loved to have had something, anything, to grasp onto that Bronwyn actually likes about her husband, to make the decision to leave a little more dramatic and impactful.

Overall, though, I thought this was a well-written and engaging story. Nice work!

Respectfully,

Jeff Author IconMail Icon
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Rated: 13+ | (3.5)
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Thanks for entering the "The Bradbury ContestOpen in new Window.!

I really think there's a lot of potential in this piece. The whole setting with aliens and dragons set against an everyday factory working existence was an intriguing world to read about, and the fact that you set up so many story elements in just a few hundred words was really impressive.

That said, it felt like quite a bit of this story was left undeveloped. While I certainly don't hold anything against anyone who doesn't want to use the entire allotted word count for a story, the fact that this story is less than 400 words for a contest that allows 2,000 words has me wishing that there was just a little more development and detail to flesh out the world a little bit.

Overall, though, this was an entertaining read that I really enjoyed. Well done!

Respectfully,

Jeff Author IconMail Icon
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Review of Celestial Wars  Open in new Window.
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Rated: 18+ | (4.0)
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Thanks for entering the "The Bradbury ContestOpen in new Window.!

I'm really impressed at the way you were able to incorporate all of those different word prompts into a story this brief. That's not easy to do! I also liked the cross-genre elements, incorporating both contemporary references like Johnny Cash with fantasy elements like magic.

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Review of Yip!  Open in new Window.
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Rated: E | (4.0)
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Thanks for entering the "The Bradbury ContestOpen in new Window.!

I always enjoy a good "100 words or less" piece of microfiction, and I thought you did a great job with this one. There are so few words to work with in this medium, but you still managed to tell a complete story with interesting characters, and included a little surprise reveal at the end, which I thought worked really well. All in all, this was a fun read. Well done!

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Review of Angel Feathers  Open in new Window.
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Rated: 18+ | (3.5)
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Thanks for entering the "The Bradbury ContestOpen in new Window.!

I thought the characterization and the description in this piece was excellent. In less than 500 words, you were able to paint a compelling picture of these characters and their lives.

The only thing that I thought was missing was a bit of narrative structure and conflict. There wasn't much story for these characters to explore and work though, which I think would have really helped round out the piece.

Overall, this was an entertaining read!

Respectfully,

Jeff Author IconMail Icon
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Rated: E | (4.5)
Hi Shannie

I discovered your item on Writing.com via random Read & Review and am sending the following feedback for your consideration.


Positives

I really enjoyed this poem. I thought you did a great job illustrating a struggle that I think a lot of people have, wondering when the people we care about realize we're flawed and just as human as anyone else. Well done!


Suggestions

No suggestions for improvement.


Overall

Overall, I think you did a great job with this piece. Nice work!


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Rated: E | (4.0)
Hi ByHardAndSoft

I discovered your item on Writing.com via random Read & Review and am sending the following feedback for your consideration.


Positives

I enjoyed this piece. I thought a lot of the questions that are posed are intriguing and really challenge the reader to think. It was an intriguing read. Well done!


Suggestions

I think the piece could have benefitted from a bit more variance in the line construction (perhaps longer and shorter questions) for the sake of variety, but that's a relatively small quibble with an otherwise compelling piece.


Overall

Overall, I enjoyed the read. Nice work!


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Rated: E | (4.0)
Hi skellyjinx1

I discovered your item on Writing.com via random Read & Review and am sending the following feedback for your consideration.


Positives

I thought you did a great job with the characterization and relationships in this story. The reader really gets to know who these characters are and effortlessly follows along as their attraction builds. Well done!


Suggestions

No specific suggestions for improvement.


Overall

Overall, I really enjoyed this read. Nice job!


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Review of The Plunge  Open in new Window.
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Rated: 13+ | (3.0)
Hi LoneWolf

I discovered your item on Writing.com via random Read & Review and am sending the following feedback for your consideration.


Positives

I thought you did a good job working all of the prompts into the story. That's not easy to do in a piece this short!


Suggestions

It's unclear what the implication is of why Dafny's bikini turned brown after last year's plunge. Is the river that dirty? Is there another reason? I think some clarification is needed.


Overall

Overall, I enjoyed the read. Nice work!


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Rated: E | (4.0)
Hi WriterRick

I discovered your item on Writing.com via random Read & Review and am sending the following feedback for your consideration.


Positives

I enjoyed reading this item. I thought you did a great job capturing the emotion and sense of import of being a printer in the day and age where the words being shared with the public were so resonant. Nice work!


Suggestions

No specific suggestions for improvement.


Overall

Overall, I thought you did a good job on this piece. Well done!


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Review of Hungry Lurker  Open in new Window.
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Rated: ASR | (4.0)
Hi Hades

I discovered your item on Writing.com via random Read & Review and am sending the following feedback for your consideration.


Positives

I really enjoyed this poem. I thought the structure was great, and you did a good job with the imagery. It was an entertaining read.


Suggestions

No specific suggestions for improvement.


Overall

Overall, I thought you did a good job with this poem. Nicely done!


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Review of August  Open in new Window.
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Rated: E | (4.0)
Hi shaeve

I discovered your item on Writing.com via random Read & Review and am sending the following feedback for your consideration.


Positives

I thought you did a good job of capturing the essence of a summer childhood experience. The detail was excellent, and the structure moved things along nicely. Well done!


Suggestions

No specific suggestions for improvement.


Overall

Overall, I thought you did a good job with this piece. Nice work!


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Rated: E | (4.0)
Hi Jacky

I discovered your item on Writing.com via random Read & Review and am sending the following feedback for your consideration.


Positives

I enjoyed reading this item. I thought the dialogue from the kids was engaging and realistic, and the way Randel handled their questions at the end was both inventive and entertaining. Nice work!


Suggestions

No specific suggestions for improvement.


Overall

Overall, I thought you did a good job with this piece. Well done!


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Review of My Childhood  Open in new Window.
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Rated: E | (4.0)
Hi Melras

I discovered your item on Writing.com via random Read & Review and am sending the following feedback for your consideration.


Positives

I really enjoyed this piece. I thought you did a great job capturing moments and imagery in this, and it was well structured and efficiently paced. Nice work!


Suggestions

No specific suggestions for improvement.


Overall

Overall, I enjoyed reading this poem and getting to know a little more about your childhood. Good job!


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Review of King of Catalogs  Open in new Window.
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Rated: E | (4.0)
Hi Don Two

I discovered your item on Writing.com via random Read & Review and am sending the following feedback for your consideration.


Positives

I thought you did a good job with this poem. I particularly like the imagery and the structure of the piece, creating a vivid picture that flowed well and was easy to follow along with. Well done!


Suggestions

No specific suggestions for improvement.


Overall

Overall, I thought you did a good job with this piece. Nice work!


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Rated: E | (3.0)
Hi Wandering Thoughts

I discovered your item on Writing.com via random Read & Review and am sending the following feedback for your consideration.


Positives

This was definitely a thought-provoking entry. The vision you lay out for a potential future is full of interesting details that make the reader want to know more.


Suggestions

While there's certainly nothing wrong with a piece that paints a broad brush, I think you were specific enough with some of your hopes/predictions for the future that it would have been beneficial to have a little more detail about how you think those things will be specifically accomplished, since they are such a departure from the status quo.


Overall

Overall, I enjoyed the read. Nice work!


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