Reviewed By: Picklesticks [MediaMiner Member] On: February 12, 2005 11:06 CST
Rating(s):Style of Writing: 3 of 10
Spelling & Grammar: 2 of 10
Originality/Creativity: 2 of 10
Enjoyment Factor: 2 of 10
Overall Rating: 2 of 10 Comment/Review:
Okay -- your writing style isn't the best, but that's just a matter of practice. Read a lot, write a lot, you'll get better. Focus on length, description, sentence variety. Big thing: your summary. Tell me what I'm going to be reading. What are the pairings? What's the general plot? Is it het? Yaoi? Yuri? Gen? What's happening? Your summary really needs some help. Unless you've specifically written a major surprise in (and I didn't see anything that met that standard), don't say "just read it and see." That's a cop-out. If you've written the story, you should be able to summarize it. Major piece of advice at the moment: get a beta-reader. It can be hard for the GG fandom, as there are very few authors, but get one. I'm sorry for saying your fic isn't very good, but that's the truth of it. Don't be discouraged: if you want, email me and I'll send you an excerpt from my first fic. It sucked, but I worked on my writing and it improved. Don't give up! GG needs all the fandom it can get, and I'm glad to see that you've taken up the challenge of writing for it; just keep practicing, and READ A LOT! The more really good fiction you read, the better your own writing style will get. No one's first fic is a masterpiece. Even professional writers turn out drek the first time they put pencil to paper (or fingers to keyboard, whichever). Keep trying!
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