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Creative Arts and Media => Creative Writing => Topic started by: Vamp on January 16, 2011, 06:51:27 AM
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Hi guys, a couple of you know that I have been working on a novel based on an RP that is here on the forums, I am currently on the 4th chapter, I lost motivation to write it a while ago but just recently started working on it again, I would love Critique and your opinions, What you think of the Characters and the setting, suggestions for the storyline, anything really, Critique is invited as I said, both Positive and Negative as well as constructive. Don't be afraid to express your opinions.
The setting is a post-apocalyptic New York, the city is in pieces and Mutated beings roam the planet, hunting any survivors. The story changes perspective between a few of the characters, a style I have really seen but thought I'd give it a try.
I hope you Enjoy it.
~Vamp
Chapter 1: http://vamp-the-bunny.deviantart.com/#/d3764b1
Chapter 2:http://vamp-the-bunny.deviantart.com/#/d37666j
Chapter 3:http://vamp-the-bunny.deviantart.com/#/d3766kq
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I like it... I've always been a sucker for Apocalypse stories... Also, you are a very descriptive writer... I love how you go into the technicals of the virus... Is this the first thing you've written?
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sounds great so far. keep up the good work! :j
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it was very well written and kept me going to the last one B)
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Oh man, that was a great RP :3 So I am instantly biased for that reason :P
Okay, I myself enjoy writing, and have made quite a hobby of writing a story that I still have under way... I may not be brilliant, but I consider myself good enough to give opinions/critique if need be.
First of all, structure. If you just separate your writing out a little, this will make it read so much better, and is such an easy thing to do!
For instance:
Zen had gone up on a roof and positioned himself with his rifle and attached his scope. He sighted a firewalker and shot it with a syringe. The syringe had been re-calibrated to withdraw instead of inject. He needed to collect blood samples of each specie of them. He was trying to formulate a vaccine that will combat the virus and ultimately destroy it. Soon after the dart was filled it loosely fell from the beasts hide. He set the rifle down and was climbing down the building when the firewalker turned it's head and started to run in a direction to the left of Zen. Zen noticed and quickly crawled up to get the rifle then like a Cirque Du Soleil performer, jumped off the building and landed on his feet with a soft thud. He slung the rifle behind his back and ran in the direction of the firewalker. He then saw what it was after. A survivor was stranded on the roof of a three story building. There was a horde of them scaling the walls of the small building and they had one target in mind. They were after blood and Zen had to intervene.
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Zen had gone up on a roof and positioned himself with his rifle and attached his scope. He sighted a firewalker and shot it with a syringe. The syringe had been re-calibrated to withdraw instead of inject. He needed to collect blood samples of each specie of them. He was trying to formulate a vaccine that will combat the virus and ultimately destroy it.
Soon after the dart was filled it loosely fell from the beasts hide. He set the rifle down and was climbing down the building when the firewalker turned it's head and started to run in a direction to the left of Zen. Zen noticed and quickly crawled up to get the rifle then like a Cirque Du Soleil performer, jumped off the building and landed on his feet with a soft thud. He slung the rifle behind his back and ran in the direction of the firewalker. He then saw what it was after. A survivor was stranded on the roof of a three story building. There was a horde of them scaling the walls of the small building and they had one target in mind.
They were after blood and Zen had to intervene.
Believe me when I say that people will find it much easier to read your story when it is set out like that, rather than one block of text ;)
Other than that I thought it was real good Vamp ^_^
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@ Mr. Mustard, Yeah, this is actually my first real story I have written, thank you for the compliments ^_^
@ Serpington and Tatter, will do guys *brofists*
@Kistrev, Shall do buddy, thank you for the critique. ^_^
@ you all, thanks again for giving it a read :D