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Torey Hylton 2009-02-25 . chapter 2
Oh, I am once again intrigued. The last sentence has already drawn me into the next chapter so I can't wait to read it. But...(there's always a but!) there are some issues with the tense in this chapter. You're mixing present tense and past tense up a lot. It can be hard to keep one tense though. Even I struggle with it sometimes and I've been writing since I was about twelve (I'm now 23).

Also, there are some culture errors in your story. I actually live in England and we don't have Jr. Highs here. We have infant school, junior school and secondary school. I tend to set my stories in England since I know the culture and terms etc. Although a story set in a foreign country is appealing, people often get things wrong because they don't know the culture of that particular country. London is also not that sunny. But I am wondering if that's part of the storyline (such as Aurora being able to see the sun all the time while others don't perhaps? Guess I'll have to find out!) Sorry for all the criticism. It actually does seem like a decent story.

Looking forward to more :)
Torey Hylton 2009-02-25 . chapter 1
I am intrigued and really want to know more of this story. It sounds very promising. There are some critiques though.

First, there were a few grammatical errors and I think some parts were a little choppy. Try using semi-colons a bit more. I like them and I use them quite a lot.

Maybe it's just me being nit-picky but I noticed a few problems with the imagery and descriptions of some things. I know it's set in fantasy but I've never seen the doorway to an attic be inside a wardrobe. Maybe you could describe to the readers why this is. Also, if the sun had just come out, I don't think the light of the sun would shine down upon her. It would more likely shine the front of her, especially if she was sitting on the roof of her house to watch the sun come out.

Like I said, could just be me being nit-picky, but I thought I'd point them out.

That said, you managed to create a decent and pretty picture in my head and that's what I like about good stories. So well done for that. I have added your story to my alerts so that I can read more :)
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