Forum: Writers


Subject: I would love your help with this...

Margana opened this issue on Apr 29, 2006 · 17 posts


DJB posted Sat, 29 April 2006 at 8:05 AM

This is a really good description of self thoughts.
If it were thyself.

I do agree there are a lot of it's.

also
Disappointed,she puts it back and looks around.Except for the streetlamps,and their hazy circle of light,all is dark.The roads are empty.Not even the occasional car swishes by to make her feel less alone. I might change to:
Disappointed,she puts it back and looks around and except for the streetlamps,with their hazy circle of light,all is dark.The roads are empty.Not even the occasional car swishes by to make her feel less alone.
Going to ewwww, would mean that ewww is the place.  How about going to "that place" Oh no! She hates that place.

I like your use of Steeling.That is a really dramatic sentence.

Perhaps some more explanation of "fix" herself. You could go into a little detail there, without changing the topic too much.

Just my  few thoughts.
Keep it going Marlene. Another talent awaits you here.

"The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions."