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Croc 2251

Croc 2251

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10/25 Extra Credit: I will give you 10 points of extra credit because you know how to build tension in a reader. This is an excellent tactic to use when writing. You dragged the story on a couple of posts, holding the war off: this built my tension. But, if I can criticize this at all, I'd have to say you should add a little more meaning to these posts (except the visit from Saradomin, that one was fine).

410/500 Overall: Your story is far over average, but it's not necessarily 'top-notch' yet, and still could do with reworking. However, it still is a great read and will be posted on my Hall of Fame for further reference.

Extra Notes: Look over what I said. I'm not going to force you, but I've only given this criticism for your benefit. I think your major problems are Character Development and description - try kicking them up a notch a bit later on, and if you feel it's too late for that, then simply save the advice I've given for any stories you plan on writing in the future. Also, I think that only the first three or so posts need a bit of reworking.

27-Jun-2007 09:24:00 - Last edited on 27-Jun-2007 09:28:33 by Croc 2251

KratosAURlON

KratosAURlON

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Ok, I have finished reading your story, and i was chosen to read it by the story reader exchange. Here is my opinion...


That was a pretty good story. I liked it a lot, especially the battle scenes. However, there are several things I need to point out to you.

Firstly, you used the same words too many times. Try a thesaurus. Words you used often were: hissed, bellowed, screamed, and anger. You could try yelled, exclaimed, fury, and muttered. In addition, it was annoying to have to scroll down the page looking for the chapters through other people's posts. Some reserves would have made it easier to read.

You also seemed to copy characters and city/kingdom names from other games and books. The names of some people and cities are hard to pronounce and maybe you should change them.

I didn't really feel any suspense to the story, but maybe that's because my story is mostly about war, too.

You also had lots of spelling and grammar mistakes. Spellcheck and proofreading your story helps catch them.


It was kind of random about how the wizards knew where the war was, and were able to teleport there and then attack the hooded figure...

Other than that, it was an awesome story and I enjoyed it. I will keep my eyes open for new chapters.

~~L‡Ñk <(Don't rush my quality; it's worth the wait)>

30-Jun-2007 00:20:46 - Last edited on 30-Jun-2007 18:31:04 by KratosAURlON

Venmi

Venmi

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Review for The Story of Castle Wars by Poller5

Spelling/Grammar- 26/30- I saw a flood of grammar mistakes, mostly commas not being put in when they're supposed to. It didn't affect the story much, but it was a bit more complicated to read to tell the truth.

Description/Vocabulary- 27/30- I saw about everything. What bothered me was that the characters weren't described well. I think that they should be described so the readers don't have to think of a character in their head. It's still great none the less. I could picture everything.

Plot/Fluent writing- 28/30- This plot is the same Saradomin versus Zamorak stuff, but for some reason, this is different. This takes place in the distant pass and seems like some sources to everything is outside RuneScape. It flowed pretty well, except for the fact that scenes were skipped, like getting to and from places. That was skipped and it's not teh best thing to do.

Character Development- 27/30- The characters were described very well, but it didn't seem like much happened with them. They all seem the same, none having different or mixed emotions. I don't know, but I just couldn't see the connection there.

Organization- 28/30- This would've gotten 30/30, but what was weird was that you put up chapters, and after chapter 5, we see chapter 8 O_o . Also, there are two chapter 15s, each one being different. That was a bit strange. It was still great though.

Overall- 136/150- I thought this was an excellent story to read and to review. Everything that went on was excellent. I was in so much suspense, I was moving around the room, which stopped me from reading it for a few moments. I know it sounds weird, but it did happen. Oh, I also liked how you dragged on the tension before the war came. That was pretty good. When the war came, bam! It was a dead on fight to the death between Saradomin and Zamorak forces. Long story short, I loved the story and I hope this review will help your already great writing ;)

30-Jun-2007 05:18:48 - Last edited on 30-Jun-2007 05:20:40 by Venmi

Badlyblue319

Badlyblue319

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yay iv finely caught up with u!!!!


now... this story is amazing!!!!!!!it is the best. i reckon could make a short book out of it. its got evry thing rite, the storyline the describing words...its just so good!!!!!!!


i rate it 110 out of 100 :D


Gladiater359 :P

30-Jun-2007 05:48:54

Poller5
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Poller5

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Alright, thanks to everyone who commented and reviewed, all criticism is very helpful.

And there will *defnitely* be another add today. Sorry about the recent lack of adds, but after I was training my attack to 70 from 64, I died and lost about 2M worth of stuff.

30-Jun-2007 10:23:57

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