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I believe in constructive criticism and honesty. I can adapt my review style to fit the kind of feedback an author is looking for (e.g., developmental suggestions, fine-tuning, proofreading, etc.), but will always try to be as encouraging and helpful as possible.
I'm good at...
Plotting, characterization, dialogue, structure/pacing, and professional considerations. I can also do serviceable technical editing/proofreading, but I'm much better with developmental/creative feedback.
Favorite Genres
I read almost everything. I particularly love genre fiction (mystery/thriller and science fiction/fantasy especially) and nonfiction of all kinds.
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Review by Jeff
Rated: ASR | (5.0)
Hi Meg . This is one of the five reviews you've won in the Rising Stars' Secret Admirer's Club Raffle!

I've officially come across something I've never seen on WDC before... writing/reviewing advice in poetry form! *Laugh* I think this a great piece that will surely inspire anyone feeling a little down because of a particularly low review. It's inspirational, motivational, and very well written. Great work!

Thank you for your support of the Rising Stars. Keep up the good work and keep writing! *Smile*

Best regards,

- SoCalScribe
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Review by Jeff
Rated: E | (5.0)
Hi Meg . This is one of the five reviews you've won in the Rising Stars' Secret Admirer's Club Raffle!

*Laugh* Thanks for sharing this poem... this is one of these great anecdotes that may have been not-so-enjoyable at the time, but it sounds like you handled it masterfully and hopefully it's something you can both laugh about now. I've given my fair share of lame gifts to my wife, and I'm sure she'd appreciate your particular approach to making a statement about it. Good job!

Thank you for your support of the Rising Stars. Keep up the good work and keep writing! *Smile*

Best regards,

- SoCalScribe
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Review by Jeff
In affiliation with The Talent Pond  
Rated: ASR | (4.5)

Hi Pennataur :

This is my official review of your item, as a judge for the "Beyond The Water's Edge - CLOSED. I read your entry and have enclosed a few comments below, for your consideration. Please feel free to use or disregard any of the comments below as you see fit.

I thought this was a really touching, endearing story. Good exploration of the prompt and great characterization with your magpie protagonist. There were no spelling or grammatical errors that I could find; an all around satisfying tale. Good job! *Smile*

I hope that you've found my comments and observations useful. Thank you for allowing me to rate and review your item, and thank you for entering this round of the "Beyond The Water's Edge - CLOSED, brought to you by "The Talent Pond. Keep up the good work and keep writing!

Best regards,

- S o C a l S c r i b e
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Review of The Invisible Man  
Review by Jeff
In affiliation with SIMPLY POSITIVE GROUP  
Rated: E | (5.0)

Hello -

I am reviewing your item today on behalf of the "SIMPLY POSITIVE GROUP. Please keep in mind that the following comments are merely my opinion, and you - the author - are in the best position to determine what's most appropriate for your story. Feel free to use or disregard any of the comments below as you see fit.

This was a wonderful story... Daniel's character was rich and well developed, and the narrative was simple, straightforward and completely engaging, particularly the incredibly touching ending. This is going to be a tough entry to beat in this month's official contest! *Smile* Thanks for sharing your work... great job!

I hope that you've found my comments and observations useful. Thank you for allowing me to rate and review your item. Keep up the good work and keep writing!

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Review of Whispering Wishes  
Review by Jeff
In affiliation with SIMPLY POSITIVE GROUP  
Rated: E | (4.5)

Hello -

I am reviewing your item today on behalf of the "SIMPLY POSITIVE GROUP. Please keep in mind that the following comments are merely my opinion, and you - the author - are in the best position to determine what's most appropriate for your story. Feel free to use or disregard any of the comments below as you see fit.

I really enjoyed this poem... I thought the structure and rhyme scheme were well developed and elegant, and your imagery was excellent. It was simple, straightforward, and very well written. All in all, I thought this was a fantastic piece of poetry... thank you for sharing it! *Smile*

I hope that you've found my comments and observations useful. Thank you for allowing me to rate and review your item. Keep up the good work and keep writing!

Best regards,

- S o C a l S c r i b e
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Review of The Talent Pond  
Review by Jeff
In affiliation with The Talent Pond  
Rated: ASR | (5.0)
I can't believe I've never rated this before... thank you so much for running such an outstanding group. The Talent Pond is truly one of the shining stars of the WDC community and your efforts to support and encourage readers and writers on this site are nothing short of amazing. Thank you for all that you do... keep up the good work! *Smile*
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Review by Jeff
In affiliation with The Talent Pond  
Rated: E | (4.5)

Hi there,

I'm Jeff and this is my official review of your entry as a judge for Event One of the "Invalid Item.

This was an incredibly touching and emotional story. You did an excellent job establishing the characters so that the ending (and foreshadowed beginning) really paid off to maximum effect. Your characters were great, the story was engaging, and your writing was both elegant and sophisticated. Great job integrating the dialogue into the story to make it seem like a natural, realistic evening. Outstanding! *Bigsmile*

Thank you for entering the contest and supporting "The Talent Pond. Keep up the good work and keep writing! *Smile*

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Review of The Hurricane  
Review by Jeff
In affiliation with The Talent Pond  
Rated: E | (4.0)

Hi there,

I'm Jeff and this is my official review of your entry as a judge for Event One of the "Invalid Item.

I liked this story... I thought it was a good take on the prompt, well written with engaging characters and a clear conflict and resolution. Overall, I thought you did a great job. *Smile*

Thank you for entering the contest and supporting "The Talent Pond. Keep up the good work and keep writing! *Smile*

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Review by Jeff
In affiliation with The Talent Pond  
Rated: E | (4.5)

Hi there,

I'm Jeff and this is my official review of your entry as a judge for Event One of the "Invalid Item.

Great poem, Ken! I really enjoyed the imagery in this piece... as always, your writing is elegant, sophisticated, and incredibly vivid. Wonderful job!

Thank you for entering the contest and supporting "The Talent Pond. Keep up the good work and keep writing! *Smile*

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Review of A little too late  
Review by Jeff
In affiliation with The WDC Angel Army  
Rated: E | (3.5)
Hi Ellbaies -

I'm reviewing this item as part of your winnings in the Angel Newbie Raffle. I hope that you find the following comments helpful.

Overall, I enjoyed the story. I thought you did a good job with the concept and the emotion of the piece, although I felt the execution could use a little work. Your description is vivid and well presented, and it was a really touching story about your protagonist's accident and the life lived after that point. I found a few technical errors that contributed to the piece being a little difficult to follow along with at times, but other than that, I thought it was an interesting piece with a lot of potential.

Some quick technical notes:

"In fall, the pleasure was doubled by the thick blanket of leaves where I would engulf in between turn."

"It was oddly placed near a tree trunk and I would regularly scrape my skin on it."

Overall, I think it's a good effort and a solid foundation that could pave the way for a revised and improved version. Keep up the good work and keep writing! *Smile*

Best regards,

- Jeff

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Review of Equilibrium  
Review by Jeff
In affiliation with SIMPLY POSITIVE GROUP  
Rated: E | (5.0)

Hello -

I am reviewing your item today on behalf of the "SIMPLY POSITIVE GROUP. Please keep in mind that the following comments are merely my opinion, and you - the author - are in the best position to determine what's most appropriate for your story. Feel free to use or disregard any of the comments below as you see fit.

I absolutely loved this poem. After having the opportunity to read some of your work for the Talent Pond's Rhythm & Rhyme activity, and now seeing this piece, I have to say that you're easily one of my favorite poets on WDC. I don't know a lot about poetry, but there's an grace, elegance and sophistication to your words that deeply affect me. Your imagery is outstanding and it's a pleasure to read your work. Fantastic work! *Bigsmile*

I hope that you've found my comments and observations useful. Thank you for allowing me to rate and review your item. Keep up the good work and keep writing!

Best regards,

- S o C a l S c r i b e
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Review by Jeff
In affiliation with SIMPLY POSITIVE GROUP  
Rated: E | (4.5)

Hello -

I am reviewing your item today on behalf of the "SIMPLY POSITIVE GROUP. Please keep in mind that the following comments are merely my opinion, and you - the author - are in the best position to determine what's most appropriate for your story. Feel free to use or disregard any of the comments below as you see fit.


I really enjoyed this poem, Lew. I thought your structure and rhyme scheme were effective in creating a smooth flow to the piece. Your imagery was excellent and the poem was meaningful, effective and enjoyable to read. Overall, really great job! *Smile*


I hope that you've found my comments and observations useful. Thank you for allowing me to rate and review your item. Keep up the good work and keep writing!

Best regards,

- S o C a l S c r i b e
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Review of Unexpected Gift  
Review by Jeff
In affiliation with Unofficial Erotica Newsletter ...  
Rated: 13+ | (4.5)

Hi Morgan Adam Internet Problems! :

I am reviewing your item today on behalf of the "Unofficial Erotica Newsletter Group and have enclosed a few comments below, for your consideration. Please keep in mind that my opinion is only that of one person, and you - the author - are in the best position to determine what's most appropriate for your story. Feel free to use or disregard any of the comments below as you see fit.


Overall, I really enjoyed this story. It was elegantly written, emotional, and completely engaging. I loved your characters, and the piece was written with style and substance. Very impressive work; well deserving of its win in Paradise Cove last round. *Smile*


Additionally, it would be a pleasure to feature this item in the next issue of the "Unofficial Erotica Newsletter Group's weekly newsletter. If you are not a member of the group and would like to either join or have a copy of the newsletter e-mailed to you, just let me know.

I hope that you've found my comments and observations useful. Thank you for allowing me to rate and review your item. Keep up the good work and keep writing!

Best regards,

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Review by Jeff
Rated: E | (4.0)
My keys look perfect; but that may be because my computer is only a couple of months old. *Laugh* Honestly though, when I use the same keyboard for an extended period of time, I find that more than the letters wearing off, the keys just get grimy and dirty... which I suppose is an easier fix than keys with no printing on them!

Is it possible that your brand of keyboard is just a cheap one? Or that you have sandpaper on your fingertips? *Bigsmile*

Thanks for the interesting poll!

Best regards,


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Review by Jeff
Rated: E | (3.5)
I was hoping for a general "yes" option in this poll for people like me who believe that the possibility of life on other planet exists, but not necessarily as microscopic organisms or "little green men". Personally, I think it's a little naive to assume that we're the only planet in the entire known universe that has any sentient life on it... but knowing about the "Goldilocks zone" and chances of finding another planet with similar living conditions to our own, I'd have to conclude that the likelihood of finding other races similar to ours is small... but that doesn't mean life can't exist with a physiology/biology that's considerably different from our own. *Smile*

Thanks for the interesting poll!

Best regards,


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Review of Monster Justice  
Review by Jeff
Rated: 18+ | (3.5)
Hi BIG BAD WOLF Happy July 4th!

I had a chance to check out your story today. I certainly like the creativity and mystery that went into this story, but I felt that it was a little too "jerky", in that there were a lot of "and then suddenly, THIS happened" moments in the story, which made it difficult to get into the narrative and become engaged with the characters, because something abrupt was always happening with little or no warning. While that's an effective tool in the horror/thriller genre, you also have to make sure you give your audience an opportunity to emotionally connect with your characters, or the weight of the events of the story won't be as effective.

I hope these comments help; thanks again for sending me the link to your story.

Best regards,

- SoCalScribe
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Review of Sunburn  
Review by Jeff
In affiliation with Unofficial Erotica Newsletter ...  
Rated: 18+ | (4.0)

Hi aspiringwriter2329 :

I am reviewing your item today on behalf of the "Unofficial Erotica Newsletter Group and have enclosed a few comments below, for your consideration. Please keep in mind that my opinion is only that of one person, and you - the author - are in the best position to determine what's most appropriate for your story. Feel free to use or disregard any of the comments below as you see fit.

I really enjoyed your story. As someone who's experienced many sunburns over the years, I never thought I'd actually enjoy having one until I read this story. *Laugh* Your story was well written, entertaining, and made great use of your detailed description. Nicely done!

Additionally, it would be a pleasure to feature this item in the next issue of the "Unofficial Erotica Newsletter Group's weekly newsletter. If you are not a member of the group and would like to either join or have a copy of the newsletter e-mailed to you, just let me know.

I hope that you've found my comments and observations useful. Thank you for allowing me to rate and review your item. Keep up the good work and keep writing!

Best regards,

- S o C a l S c r i b e
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Review by Jeff
Rated: 18+ | (4.0)
Hi BIG BAD WOLF Happy July 4th! :

I had a chance to review this item today, as you suggested. Overall, I enjoyed the content of the story itself, although I was little confused by the choice to make it an interactive story item, if there's ever only one choice to move forward and no story "branches". I would think that a Campfire (for multiple authors with only one story branch) or a static item itself would be more fitting for this type of item. That said, I really enjoyed the creativity and imagination that went into this piece.

Keep up the good work and keep writing! *Smile*

Best regards,

-SoCalScribe
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Review of Monster Island  
Review by Jeff
In affiliation with The Talent Pond  
Rated: 13+ | (4.5)
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Hi spidey :

I had a chance to review your item today in connection with the "The Official Mod Review Blitz! and have enclosed a few comments below, for your consideration. Please keep in mind that my opinion is only that of one person, and you - the author - are in the best position to determine what's most appropriate for your story. Feel free to use or disregard any of the comments below as you see fit.


This was a really fun, entertaining story. Great job coming up with a clever, inventive story to write based on your husband's random prompt! *Bigsmile* I particularly loved the part about the zombie knocking on your protagonist's door an inquiring about brains. That part had me laughing out loud. *Laugh* You've got a real knack for comedy, and this story just about made my day. Keep up the good work and the creativity! I look forward to revisiting your port soon. *Smile*


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Review by Jeff
In affiliation with The Talent Pond  
Rated: E | (4.5)
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Hi Kenzie :

I had a chance to review your item today in connection with the "The Official Mod Review Blitz! and have enclosed a few comments below, for your consideration. Please keep in mind that my opinion is only that of one person, and you - the author - are in the best position to determine what's most appropriate for your story. Feel free to use or disregard any of the comments below as you see fit.


Thank you for sharing your business philosophy. I always think it's fascinating to read other people's philosophies on such intangible qualities as success, or wealth, or fame... I think there's something we can all learn from successful people talking about their successes, including what works and what doesn't. This piece was particularly effective, I thought, because you not only showcased the upside of honesty and integrity in the professional arena, but gave concrete examples of how, in the long run, those qualities will more likely lead to success than "less-honest" methods of doing business. Which is an incredibly important lesson in this day and age.

If there was one area of improvement I would suggest, it would be the paragraph about customer service being a thing of the past and college students cheating on their work. For me, that paragraph didn't feel as strong as the others in the work, because it seemed to be based on personal opinion and perception, rather than concrete evidence. (For the same reason, I would also recommend citing the source used for the data that the average child is exposed to a 3:1 ratio of entertainment hours to informative hours). I think that, if you are going to go into the customer service and college student issue, detailed facts and figures need to be presented, as you did so effectively in the opening paragraphs and last paragraphs where you discussed actual studies and personal experiences.

Other than that little detail though, I thought this was a really effective piece of writing. Without getting into the whole religious debate, I do think it's important that children are taught values, like respect, honest, and integrity. And not in the old fashioned "You will respect your elders!" kind of way, but in a way that shows, as your item so clearly did, that respect and honesty and integrity wins out in the long run. It's not just a nice idea that really has no bearing on the real world; it's a proven fact that treating other people well will also help you! *Smile*

Well done.



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Review by Jeff
In affiliation with The Talent Pond  
Rated: E | (4.0)
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Hi catwoman :

I had a chance to review your item today in connection with the "The Official Mod Review Blitz! and have enclosed a few comments below, for your consideration. Please keep in mind that my opinion is only that of one person, and you - the author - are in the best position to determine what's most appropriate for your story. Feel free to use or disregard any of the comments below as you see fit.


I thought that this was a very well written and eloquent letter. You concisely let ACS know exactly why you are resigning from their organization, and what you think of their actions. Your letter was well structured, and entirely effective. If I could make one suggestion, it would be to include more detail about the nature of Isaac's dismissal from the organization. Clearly, Isaac was previously a valued and respected member of the organization, and the letter doesn't make any mention of what specifically was discovered about the terms of his dismissal, once the lawyers, press and their financial supporters became involved. Even if it was only an author's note, I'm sure everyone would be interested to hear the shocking actions of ACS to give context to your strongly-worded letter.

As to the effectiveness of the letter itself, I think it is a strong condemnation of their actions. You write eloquently and effectively, and surely a resignation from one of their constituents - one who has been with the organization for a number of years and been through the experience herself - is enough to rattle their cages? At least one can hope... *Smile*

Thank you for sharing your experience and your letter with us!



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Review of Ominous Side  
Review by Jeff
In affiliation with The Talent Pond  
Rated: E | (4.5)
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Hi ~WhoMe???~ :

I had a chance to review your item today in connection with the "The Official Mod Review Blitz! and have enclosed a few comments below, for your consideration. Please keep in mind that my opinion is only that of one person, and you - the author - are in the best position to determine what's most appropriate for your story. Feel free to use or disregard any of the comments below as you see fit.


I really enjoyed this poem. I thought you did a great job with the structure and imagery; like the other poem of yours that I had a chance to read for your winning prize package in the Heart to Heart auction, I think you've got a real talent for this medium and I thoroughly enjoyed reading your work. Thanks for sharing! *Bigsmile*


I hope that you've found my comments and observations useful. Thank you for allowing me to rate and review your item. Keep up the good work and keep writing!

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Review by Jeff
In affiliation with The Talent Pond  
Rated: E | (4.5)
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Hi Maryann :

I had a chance to review your item today in connection with the "The Official Mod Review Blitz! and have enclosed a few comments below, for your consideration. Please keep in mind that my opinion is only that of one person, and you - the author - are in the best position to determine what's most appropriate for your story. Feel free to use or disregard any of the comments below as you see fit.


I thought this was an incredibly inventive, creative story. Telling a field trip story to Earth from the perspective of an alien was a great idea, and combining that with the fact that it was a school field trip made this a truly memorable, unique story. Great job! *Bigsmile*


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Review by Jeff
In affiliation with The Talent Pond  
Rated: ASR | (4.0)
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Hi winklett in the woods :

I had a chance to review your item today in connection with the "The Official Mod Review Blitz! and have enclosed a few comments below, for your consideration. Please keep in mind that my opinion is only that of one person, and you - the author - are in the best position to determine what's most appropriate for your story. Feel free to use or disregard any of the comments below as you see fit.


I thought this was a fun and entertaining story. You did a particularly good job conveying Jodi's frazzled anxiety to the audience through the pacing and structure of the narrative. I thought Jodi was a great, well-rounded character that felt original and realistic. If I had one suggestion, it would be to have things not quite work out so perfectly in the end... perhaps having Jodi think on her feet to resolve the situation a little, rather than having it resolved and wrapped up for her with a complete happily-ever-after ending, but other than that, I really enjoyed this piece and thought it was a great read. *Smile*


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Review of The Hunter  
Review by Jeff
In affiliation with The Talent Pond  
Rated: 13+ | (4.5)
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Hi billwilcox:

I had a chance to review your item today in connection with the "The Official Mod Review Blitz! and have enclosed a few comments below, for your consideration. Please keep in mind that my opinion is only that of one person, and you - the author - are in the best position to determine what's most appropriate for your story. Feel free to use or disregard any of the comments below as you see fit.


I've always admired your horror writings; I typically read your longer works, but with this piece, I'm happy to report that your shorter works are just as good. *Smile* As usual, you managed to create fascinating characters that are put in ordinary situations that become extraordinary. In this particular story, I loathed Cletus Brooks right alongside your narrator, and was wrapped up in your narrator's scheme to get rid of the offensive drunkard. Great job!


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