 stickyelf 2004-01-10 . chapter 2Hehe! Yeah, finally so good fantasy that has an upbeat tone! You can only read so many tradgic death fics beofre you start to lose it. I really liked your story, and thought that it had good comic undertones, plus it made me smile. *shimmer* Good for you! You should keep going!
Good luck!
~Sticky Elf ^^ |
 Shark 2004-01-03 . chapter 1Well it's funny and dark at the same time. Very interesting story. One thing, give the dark lord some backstory. Oh and I'm still waiting for you to finish the next chapter too blind crusade. If you don't want to write it, just tell me and I will. Anyways keep this story going please! |
 antiquatednotions 2004-01-03 . chapter 1Hey! I've responded to your e-mail; just letting you know. ^_~
Now for the reviewage:
I'm liking the way you use the stereotypical and cliched to your advantage while managing to use some degrees of seperation between what is used and what you want your writing to be molded -into-. I have this theory I've been absently toying with: words, in themselves, are neither good nor evil; most things in their pure essence aren't either. But once people create, whatever they used is... tainted, sort of - with -intention-. It's no longer purely what it is; it has become something with a purpose. Perspective (in people) is tainted by subjectivity. Which, I believe, explains the 'while managing to use some degrees of seperation between what is used and what you want your writing to be molded -into-' line.
You seem to have a penchant for blending spare prose with lengthy description. There are some long sentences in there, yet your writing doesn't have the intrinsic qualities that is contained within rambly writers. That's not -incredibly- unusual, but it's special enough to take notice of. I've been attempting that blend in my own writing; I think `Rhiannon's Tale`, my second short story, is a lot better than `There was once a kingdom`, which is pretty bad, both in itself and as compared to what inspired it. However, I've fallen somewhat short, and that makes me appreciate anyone who hasn't fallen short even more. ^_^
This chapter in particular was well-written, but I'm not seeing it as any more than a filler; a set-up for what's to come if you continue this. Hopefully -when- you continue this.
Keep up the flowy writing, Foggy.
Mika. |