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Post 1- “for their strength certainty makes up for what they may lack in thought.”

“Certainty” to “Certainly.”

Post 2- Long with this, a crudely-made pair of pants hung loosely from its waist,

“Long” To “Along.”

Post 3- “In reaction, the beast stumbled backwards and pulled his reach back from the much smaller men, confused at the attack which had been dealt.”

“Which to that?”

Post 3- “Realizing the opportunity, Anthoni dropped his shield and ran forward with his blade. He hopped on top of his larger foe and quickly maneuvered himself in front of its eyes.”

How did he manage to do that…?

Post 3- “but the giant then stopped all movement and it took a long, deep breath; it fell into death’s grasp.”

Doesn’t sound too good. Revision?

Post 4- ““Come out,” he ordered, not taking his eyes off of the unseen attacker.”

He’s not taking his eyes off an unseen attacker?

Post 5- “peace, while the older advisor that accompanied him fell into his makeshift bed,”

“Into” to “onto” I’m guessing.

Post 5- “Jacob stopped for a moment and pondered the situation: they could find a path, which may take a few extra hours,”

Change the colon to a period, It sounds better.

Post 5- “The decision would be a major one, and Jacob through strongly on the subject before standing and replying.”

“Through” to “thought?” The sentence needs revising too.

Post 6- "Although it may take longer, I’d rather camp overnight a second time than meet some ill-fated demon deep within the forest.”

Ill-fated isn’t exactly the right word.

Post 6- “Kind Rezod doused his face with cool water before watching his reflection grow clamed”

Clamed? :P

You seem to have become slothful in your revising skills. :P Not bad, though the 'wizard banishment' thing was a little clichè. Oh well. Keep writing. :P

03-Jan-2009 14:41:16

TurtleMasta5

TurtleMasta5

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Hey Capt. I read th first page of your story, and so far it is pretty good. There are a few things that nagged me as I read through, though.

First,

"Anthoni sat on his horse, his sword weighing heavily in his hand. Not long ago, an attack on his life had been attempted, but, thankfully, his insurgence force had been able to track down the imposter and deal with him posthaste.>> However they had left the man alive, and now it was the leader’s turn to have his way with him."<<

That might be a fragment. If it's not, then it just doesn't sound right. The rest of the paragraph just seems like a robot wrote it.

Second,

"An attempt to message the king there was done,"

There technically is nothing "wrong" with this line, but common, Capt. You can do better. It just sounds robot-like.

Third,

"The solider, Maxwell, nodded and walked away towards a tent that had yet to be taken down."

Maybe this isn't always true, but the name comes before the appositive, if i'm correct.

Fourth,

"Anthoni's long hair had been soaked to the core with sweat, and he knew that it would be difficult for him to maneuver with the wet material slapping him in the face. To counter this, he grabbed a string and tied his hair into a single strand and then tossed it over his shoulder. His blue eyes gave a sign of content as he rubbed his small, light-colored amulet across his chest, muttering, “God high above, give me strength in this mission.”"

I like how you described this paragraph in serious detail, but I felt like he was having a war with the hair in his face, by the way you described it.



I hope I wasn't too critical, and i'm looking forward to how you curb the stereotypical plot with some neat twist.

03-Jan-2009 15:10:21

CaptChekaka

CaptChekaka

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Post 1- “for their strength certainty makes up for what they may lack in thought.”

“Certainty” to “Certainly.”
-- Yep.

Post 2- Long with this, a crudely-made pair of pants hung loosely from its waist,

“Long” To “Along.”
-- Again, yep.

Post 3- “In reaction, the beast stumbled backwards and pulled his reach back from the much smaller men, confused at the attack which had been dealt.”

“Which to that?*
-- It's fine either way, but I'll see what flows better.

Post 3- “Realizing the opportunity, Anthoni dropped his shield and ran forward with his blade. He hopped on top of his larger foe and quickly maneuvered himself in front of its eyes.”

How did he manage to do that…?
-- Haha. I was thinking this when I wrote it. If you read on, the attack's that were casted were incredibly power and stunned the giant long enough for Anthoni to round its body and then get up onto its chest before getting into its face. I tried to explain this through the blasts cast onto Anthoni, really.

Post 3- “but the giant then stopped all movement and it took a long, deep breath; it fell into death’s grasp.”

Doesn’t sound too good. Revision?
-- Bleh. Now that you mention it, you're right. I had trouble with this line.

Post 4- ““Come out,” he ordered, not taking his eyes off of the unseen attacker.”

He’s not taking his eyes off an unseen attacker?
-- "Unseen attacker's direction...?" :P I'll edit it.

Post 5- “peace, while the older advisor that accompanied him fell into his makeshift bed,”

“Into” to “onto” I’m guessing.
-- "Into" implies that he wrapped himself in the blankets as he fell, which is what I was going for.

Post 5- “Jacob stopped for a moment and pondered the situation: they could find a path, which may take a few extra hours,”

Change the colon to a period, It sounds better.
-- True.

Post 5- “The decision would be a major one, and Jacob through strongly on the subject before standing and replying.”

“Through” to “thought?” The sentence needs revising too.
-- Rawr.

03-Jan-2009 17:40:20

CaptChekaka

CaptChekaka

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Post 6- "Although it may take longer, I’d rather camp overnight a second time than meet some ill-fated demon deep within the forest.”

Ill-fated isn’t exactly the right word.
-- ... Maybe.

Post 6- “Kind Rezod doused his face with cool water before watching his reflection grow clamed”

Clamed? :P
-- Gah. I hate you Microsoft Works!

You seem to have become slothful in your revising skills. :P Not bad, though the 'wizard banishment' thing was a little clichè. Oh well. Keep writing. :P
-- Mah wizard banishment? Others have banished people sole* for doing magic and thinking they were the cause of a plague and then tied them into the main plotline? :(

(End of reply to Level)

03-Jan-2009 17:40:53

CaptChekaka

CaptChekaka

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Hey Capt. I read th first page of your story, and so far it is pretty good. There are a few things that nagged me as I read through, though.

First,

"Anthoni sat on his horse, his sword weighing heavily in his hand. Not long ago, an attack on his life had been attempted, but, thankfully, his insurgence force had been able to track down the imposter and deal with him posthaste.>> However they had left the man alive, and now it was the leader’s turn to have his way with him."<<

That might be a fragment. If it's not, then it just doesn't sound right. The rest of the paragraph just seems like a robot wrote it.
-- *Changes full-stop to semi-colon* And, yeah: it sounds like a robot but it's supposed to get over the more proper form Anthoni is trying to represent in a world full of... you know. ;)

Second,

"An attempt to message the king there was done,"

There technically is nothing "wrong" with this line, but common, Capt. You can do better. It just sounds robot-like.
-- *Shrugs* I'll change it up.

Third,

"The solider, Maxwell, nodded and walked away towards a tent that had yet to be taken down."

Maybe this isn't always true, but the name comes before the appositive, if i'm correct.
-- I'm not sure on this one. I think if the character's name hasn't been revealed yet and it's part of their description, then you can do it this way. Not sure...

03-Jan-2009 17:45:39

CaptChekaka

CaptChekaka

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Fourth,

"Anthoni's long hair had been soaked to the core with sweat, and he knew that it would be difficult for him to maneuver with the wet material slapping him in the face. To counter this, he grabbed a string and tied his hair into a single strand and then tossed it over his shoulder. His blue eyes gave a sign of content as he rubbed his small, light-colored amulet across his chest, muttering, “God high above, give me strength in this mission.”"

I like how you described this paragraph in serious detail, but I felt like he was having a war with the hair in his face, by the way you described it.
-- He was. :3 No, seriously.


I hope I wasn't too critical, and i'm looking forward to how you curb the stereotypical plot with some neat twist.
-- It should move away from the simple rebellion plotline/super-power once you begin to hit some more chapters. The rebellion, at the point I'm at, is fairly... well, you'll have to see. :P And, no: you weren't too critical. ^_^

03-Jan-2009 17:45:51

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