Great feedback

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Posted on Wed, 06 Aug 2014

I cannot over stress the importance of commenting on other writers' work.  The benefits aren't just the obvious ones of providing feedback and recieving reciprocal comments yourself.  The hidden benefit is that your own writing standard will...

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Posted in Dust

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A topic very close to my

Posted on Mon, 06 Dec 2021

A topic very close to my heart very well elaborated with skilled writing and fine rhyming, highlighting the concern we all feel, Turlough. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

 

Best, Luigi

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Posted in Copse and Robbers

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Not at all, but you don't

Posted on Mon, 31 Aug 2015

Not at all, but you don't want repetition. In the second line you have the word "air" twice and only five words apart. The fourth line has "with every" twice, once again only a few words apart. It may seem petty but these are the things that stop...

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Posted in Chapter 2: Gone (John)

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Came for crying tree stayed

Posted on Mon, 17 Aug 2015

Came for crying tree stayed for hard drugs. 8/8

Welcome to the site, you can't leave.

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Posted in Weeping Willow

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Oh Tina, So heart wrenching, :)

Posted on Thu, 03 Apr 2014

smileyOh Tina, This is such a powerful, beautiful, well expressed poem, yet heart...

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Posted in Today I Wrote a Poem

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I deeply relate to this.

Posted on Sat, 18 Mar 2023

Comments and feeback especially on a site like this are (or seem to me anyway) vital. Despite knowing this I'm abosolutely horrible about practicing it myself. I haven't even replied to the comments I've gotten on here, which I think makes me...

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Posted in Where Have All the Comments Gone

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Very lucky to have two great

Posted on Wed, 01 Feb 2023

Very lucky to have two great pieces from you in the space of a week or so. This is our Pick of the Day! Do share on Facebook and Twitter. 

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Posted in planet go boom

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What amazing characters you

Posted on Mon, 14 Nov 2022

What amazing characters you've created! Arial is too good to end here - she needs to go out and liberate someone/something else. Maybe block a few motorways? A perfect way to cheer up a dark cold evening - thank you, and congratulations on the...

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Posted in The Pregnant Waitress (part 2 of 2)

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I always thought they

Posted on Thu, 04 Aug 2022

I always thought they originated in Paris, but according to Wikipedia (so it must be true) there is a Hungarian story about a woman who fastened padlocks to bridges in memory of her lover who was killed in the First World War. I think mass...

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Posted in Lock

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Thank you for posting this

Posted on Sat, 09 Jul 2022

Thank you for posting this Jean.Your calm, clear explanations will, I'm sure, help someone else. Very glad your first poison went better than expected, and congratulations on those golden cherries -well deserved! Maybe take some red ones along...

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Posted in Chemo 2

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