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Excellent. Now get your
Posted on Wed, 11 Dec 2013
Excellent. Now get your sleeves rolled up, start writing and get stuck in!
Read full commentPosted in Cat-Omen
"The fresh-faced rookie cop
Posted on Tue, 03 Dec 2013
"The fresh-faced rookie cop edged his polished toe-cap away from the blood oozing out the body at their feet."
There's your first line right there. Juggle the first paragraph round and make it grab harder.
"The cops...
Read full commentPosted in The Rookie
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Posted on Tue, 17 Nov 2015
This is our Facebook and Twitter pick of the day!
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That is such a simple and
Posted on Wed, 18 Nov 2015
That is such a simple and well-observed poem. Well done.
Read full commentPosted in Winter
Welcome to ABCtales
Posted on Mon, 16 Nov 2015
Lovely poem, Marcia. Thank you for posting it.
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I agree with love_writing,
Posted on Wed, 04 Nov 2015
I agree with love_writing, especially their observation about the possibilities of working in first person.
Read full commentPosted in Nothing Concrete
Welcome to ABCtales
Posted on Wed, 04 Nov 2015
Well I think this is pretty good for someone new to writing.
The fear and confusion that you create for the main character and the way you invest the reader into her psyche is very good. The use of present tense heightens the immediacy (...
Read full commentPosted in Nothing Concrete
'the number in (of) cars in
Posted on Fri, 30 Oct 2015
'the number in (of) cars in front to five'.
Smooth-as-you-like-writing, Ewan
Read full commentPosted in A Kindness Wasted
Welcome to ABCtales.
Posted on Thu, 29 Oct 2015
Hi FREI,
This is a good start. I like this old man and this life apart from things. The way you have drawn him invests a character that knows much more and much less than others might give him credit for. I love his setting and the...
Read full commentPosted in The Snowflake Collector – 1: Barely the End of October
Welcome to ABCtales.
Posted on Sat, 10 Oct 2015
This is a wonderful poem Papa Kologne. Tremendous build towards the end. Really well done.
Read full commentPosted in CANCER
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