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| Name | Ravenquill |
| Date | 21-Feb-2010 |
| Location |  |
| Story | Deleted |
| Author | Aahlu |
| Rate 1~5 | 5 |
| Message | It takes a master wordsmith to weave a series of seeming ramblings into a tale, and this story could serve as a model for others attempting the same. I confess I read it twice before truly understanding, at least I think I now understand. Our minds walk different paths, my friend if I may call you such, and it took the second reading for me to adjust my way. Once that was done, your character's thoughts told me more about her than any description in detail might have. Such is the true art of the author, to tell without telling, to show without showing.
Your words, sometimes sprinkled about without regard to the rules of proper usage, are both verse hiding in sentences as well as the way I would picture the thoughts of your character to tumble from her mind. Proper structure and punctuation could never convey the feelings and emotions I felt from this piece.
Bravo to you for your use of the elipses, somtimes in multiples. I, too, love these little dots of the pregnant pause.
An excellent piece once I allowed the meaning in the words to settle down and take root. I mean this not as a criticism, but as praise, for too often in today's world, we simply scan and expect to understand. Thank you for making me stop for a moment to feel. |