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I review for grammar, content, emotion, flow and pacing of the story.
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Spotting misspelled or misused words, missing or misused commas.
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Fiction, action/adventure, fantasy, mystery, paranormal and young adult stories.
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Overuse of descriptive horror for shock value.
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Fantasy, Cozy Mystery, Mystery, Detective fiction, paranormal and action/adventure stories that present something new.
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Old cliche writing style based on formula writing.
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Erotica, excessive blood & guts violent scenes.
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Review of He Knows  Open in new Window.
Review by GaelicQueen Author IconMail Icon
Rated: 18+ | (5.0)
Merry Christmas, David Ryan.
You wrote an interesting story based on the prompt and it blossomed beautifully. The holidays, sometimes unfortunately, bring out the BAD IN US, short tempers, too many spirits, nagging family members.

GQ
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Rated: E | (4.0)
AHHH, Frannywill, no writing is ever rubbish. The poem contained a short story, it held words that rhymed and found sanctuary within a cave. The poem had a beginning, middle and ending. It's all good.

GaelicQueen
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Review of January Blog  Open in new Window.
for entry "August 11, 2924" Open in new Window.
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Take care of yourself. Nine days out of your apartment, I hope it becomes refreshed & beautiful. Do be careful with your bones. GQ
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Review of Toe in the Water  Open in new Window.
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Rated: 13+ | (5.0)
Nice trip down memory lane. Too bad, the encyclopedia salesman left without a sale. I tried selling Tupperware for a short period. Yeah, my mother-in-law bought some, as did a couple of co-workers at my day job. I stopped soon thereafter. I didn't like going to strangers' homes, or lugging around the show and selling display bag of products. I kept my day job for the next 35+ years, retired with a pension. GQ


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Review of Nosedive No More  Open in new Window.
Review by GaelicQueen Author IconMail Icon
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Roy,

I read your story "Nosedive No More" and found it to be a delightful children's story which held uplifting lessons of never giving up, if you fail - try, try, try again. Although some of Nosedive's friends tried to help teach him to land appropriately, it took his big brother to do that job well. Nice story, keep writing!

GaelicQueen


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Review of Prompt Response  Open in new Window.
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Rated: E | (5.0)
I like story prompts based on a word or short phrase.
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Review of Throwing Rocks  Open in new Window.
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Rated: E | (5.0)
What a descriptive and entertaining short story of an unsupervised boy and his encounter with a space alien. Although Mom and Dad came home intoxicated, it is a wonder that Mom didn't scream at the creature beside her son. Adrenaline will wake and sober you up in a heartbeat.

GQ
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for entry "Welcome To The Pack" Open in new Window.
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Rated: 18+ | (5.0)
This is a marvelous first entry. I love how you've written the bond of the friendship-family relationship. It is true that you can have a bond so deep with another human that you can only express it as a brother from another mother. That type of bond can never be broken until one of you ascends to Heaven.

GQ


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Review by GaelicQueen Author IconMail Icon
Rated: E | (5.0)
Such a touching poem which reaches out to the most unhappy of readers. Humans are genetically wired to be around family and friends. The most important skill is communication - which many people fail at doing.
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Rated: E | (5.0)
"Persistence is a most important trait." Your story is encouraging for me. I'm working on a 3-book series. Book 1 is pretty much done. I still have to find a cover picture, write the blurb, gather my courage to send it off to a publisher or self-publish. I'm currently working on Book 2, but have decided to wait until after I write Book 3 to publish them all together. Meanwhile, I'm thinking about writing some short story spinoffs on this project, to garner interest for when I actually publish all 3 books.

GaelicQueen
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Review of Tick Tock  Open in new Window.
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Rated: E | (5.0)
A nice cadence with words rhyming and a little scary as news casts seem to push forth doom and gloom. I can hear echos in my mind of the sound of a large clock ticking down the seconds, minutes and clanging on the hour. Maybe its because I'm older now, some family and and friends have already crossed their finish lines.

Good poem, keep writing.

GaelicQueen


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Rated: E | (5.0)
Andrew, I do hope you are busy writing the next chapters. I grabbed your hook, line and sinker; I am waiting to be caught and released, but you better hurry, I don't want to be the bait for a larger fish to come along to grab me. This first chapter is well done and the sharp hook to keep the reader on the line is set. Nice work.

GaelicQueen
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Review of Bunkhouse Porch  Open in new Window.
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Stricuckoo, seeing the copyright date at the bottom of this poem, lets me realize this gem is an oldie as well as a goodie. The rhyming of every other line is well done, and you painted a magnificent picture with words. Poetry is not my forte, but when I read one that displays what the author feels inside, well, that is a keeper.

Keep writing!

GaelicQueen


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Review of Huntress-prologue  Open in new Window.
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Good job with the setting location,the action,and the hook to make me want to read more! The descriptions made me I was sitting next to Kayla. The prologue is written just as if I were reading on the back cover of a book. Keeping writing!

GaelicQueen


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Rated: 13+ | (5.0)
Spaz11081, was a very entertaining story of a vampire, an unknown mummy, a cop, and a phone call to a brother with psychic abilities. The layering of information kept me interested in the story.


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Review of Staged  Open in new Window.
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Rated: E | (5.0)
I'll warn you: poetry is not my forte. Reading your short poem leaves me feeling that "her" is not a human but a race car. "She was pushing me into my seat. Her rear slipping, trying to sway." Gives me the image of a driver in his car racing toward the lights at the end of the track. If that was your intent, YOU WON!
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Rated: E | (4.0)
Several cats lived at my home when I was growing up. Your poem brought back some of those memories. I liked the poem and can picture a black & white cat with markings that could make it appear as though it were wearing a tuxedo. The only minor mishap is some of the prose for rhyming didn't quite work.

We had an old yellow cat that if he weren't offered food promptly at 5:00 p.m., he would go across the street to the swampy area and catch something for himself.
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Review of At the Beach  Open in new Window.
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Rated: E | (5.0)
This is an entertaining pre-Christmas story of a family going on vacation instead of staying home for Christmas. Young Danny fears that Santa will not bring gifts because they are not at their house. Mom tries to convince him that Santa always knows where they are, even if they are staying someplace else at Christmas. Danny yells goodnight to his dad as Dad puts the Christmas packages down he carried in from the car.
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Review of McDermott's Gift  Open in new Window.
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Rated: 18+ | (5.0)
This is a delightful October story of Sheriff finding alittle girl slaughtered in the woods. The Sheriff tells the paramedic that stopped to see if the Sheriff needed help, to bring him his camping equipment and rifle. The Sheriff was going to sleep where the child had died in the hopes that the killer or animal would return the scene. He wasn't disappointed.

The story pulled me in and would not release me until I finished it. Now I'll have dreams of big scary wolves howling for me to come outside.

GaelicQueen


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Review of The Wallet  Open in new Window.
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Tracker1948, this is a beautiful short story of a woman returning home from a 2-week vacation with her best friend. It was poignant at the end with the waitress telling Debbie she looked tired and not worry about the bill. The story does have a life-lesson in it. Always carry some cash while traveling, as the ATM device may be out of order.

Keep writing!

GaelicQueen
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Review of The 23 Enigma  Open in new Window.
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Rated: E | (5.0)
I liked this short story of a novice being prepared for a rite of deep discovery. The novice explains what is being done to her and being led to a hidden spring to meditate in solitude. I liked the description of how the novice and the falcon may have felt when they could not see through the thickening smoke. Good writing.

GaelicQueen
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Rated: E | (4.0)
A short but poignant poem.

Take joy in the many things you still see.
If you have a voice recorder, make a recording of what you see, a sunrise, a beautiful flower, a child's smile, the wagging of a dog's tail.

It is heartbreaking to receive that exam result. I'm sorry for your receipt of this news.
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Review of Greeting the Ex-  Open in new Window.
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Rated: 13+ | (5.0)
Oh my goodness! In only 100 words you have grabbed the reader's attention, succinctly relayed what happened to the protagonist, what would happen to protagonist if antagonist didn't get his way and protagonist being on alert should he return. Opening of the window is barely audible, and the shades ruffling, the protagonist is ready with her gun, and resolved the problem. Nicely done!

I hope you won the writing contest. *Cool*

GaelicQueen


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Rated: 13+ | (3.5)
Artful Flower,

You wrote a descriptive "day in my life" short story as an animal shelter worker. The tasks noted are what I would envision such a day could be like, and understand the motivation to find any type of work to assist the worker in paying off a monetary debt. The story contained some of run-on sentences and several missing commas. With sentences being written tighter (in a shorter succinct manner), include some happy moments of the day, it would be a better story.
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Ruwth, this is a beautiful short story of a young woman trying to distract herself from the discomfort of life she's dealing with. As she says a prayer to God asking for aid, guidance, a knock on her door pulls her away. She is met by a man, Simon, who has a message for her and feels his kind nature. She turns to read the book again, feeling her sad moody lifting. When she looks up, Simon has disappeared. What a hook!
Keep writing.

GaelicQueen


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