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WRITING OBSTACLE
Choose one of your own writings, and critique it as if it were an award-winning novel or poem with outstanding reviews.
Try to shamelessly pick out positives that can be emphasised in a hyperbolic review-style summary. (Please do not review other people's work!)
Writings
With my brother by my side, our mission gained momentum. We reached out to our sisters, cousins, and distant relatives, sharing our vision of a reunited family. Some were hesitant at first, but as we shared stories and photographs from our past, their hearts began to soften.
Months of planning and coordination culminated in a grand reunion at the old family mansion. The halls that had once echoed...
(This is a story review—the story it refers to follows after if you are interested)
Well, folks, this is it—my last review before I can finally retire (again?) to the quiet comfort of my crusty old armchair, a glass of whiskey, and the pleasure of never having to read another tortured piece of fiction. But before I hang up my reviewer’s hat, let’s dissect this little romp through mediocrity, shal...
It’s got Oscar winning story where the other name the garden delights us to philosophical power of Socrates and the greats and the literary genius of Shakespeare.
It’s original and it’s original. It’s pose is that that soldier romanticising his lover it’s brilliant it’s philosophical meaning and a sense of how the Internet and YouTube and things it’s just an expression of sensational as violence r...
‘Work It Out’ is a call to arms for freedom from the bonds of a cynical world, calling for the listener to embrace the changes that come from within. It is a song about both letting go and moving on and finding a reason to continue along your path when times could see at all lost. It is as hopeful as it is grounded, and a stoic hymn for the surviving optimists still marching for a brighter world. ...
Well layered and believable. When he is first met he comes across as violent and cruel but as you get to know his past and the origination of his anger then you realise he is struggling to cope with his losses and his youth. Once you understand him a bit further on he seems stronger and braver. A wee bit exaggerated at times and has a tendency to overreact....
Blonde hair, Blue eyes reflecting,
Innocence and a bright path, a young girl,
A younger version of myself, searching,
For her place in a vast world.
She set forth, arms wide, the spark,
In those blue eyes shining, not yet dimmed,
Oblivious to the monsters slithering beneath,
Her own skin, and the war to come.
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This poem does a fantastic job of capturing the essence of youthful innocence....
It is quite a piece of work. The author clearly took her time and was very thoughtful.
She looks at death as if it not just a moment, but the epilogue to a fantastic story.
She uses mythology to highlight the stories that we here, whether they are real or not. She also had a great wonderful introduction with and heart breaking conclusion.
She leaves the readers with a warning. “So many people have...
Static reverberated across the control tower. Frantically Bilbao adjust to get a clear message.
“Look I didn’t ask to be picked. None of us did. We have a choice take the mission—you mean suicide mission don’t you Alph?—cool down Beta we can take the mission which will surely result in one or more of our being demaged beyond repair. Or we can try to hide. Don’t cry Delt. You’ll get Charlie start...
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