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Hi Remy,
I just read your wee tale, Jill's Jigsaw.
APPEAL: Those who like to creepy tales will like this one.
WHAT I LIKED: How thoughtful Jill’s husband was.
HOW THIS TALE MADE ME FEEL: A bit grossed out.
TITLE: Your title caught my attention and drew me in. It made me curious to discover what this tale was about.
FORMAT: This is easy to understand.
SETTING: You used a nice balance of imagery and well written words that made me feel as if I am there.
GRAMMAR/PUNCTUATION/SPELLING: My editing skills are not the best in the world, yet I try my best to let the author know if something looks out of place, misspelled or missing.
OH DRATS!
The picture was of her in bed, and in the corner, she could see a strange mans (man’s) reflection in the mirror as he took the picture.
As she held the phone to her ear, she heard her husbands (husband’s) phone ring in the house.
Beginning to panic, she looked around, and saw him standing in the door to her bed room. (bedroom)
OTHER THINGS OUT OF PLACE: To make it easier on the eyes to read on a computer screen, you should put spaces between all paragraphs.
Jill smiled as she found the box on the counter.
“Steve, did you get me another puzzle?” she called, tossing her keys on the counter.
“Hmm, he must have gone out for something. I'll go ahead and start the puzzle, so that I can thank him when he gets back.”
Talking to herself could be considered a bad habit, but she didn't care, as she went to the hall closet and pulled out her puzzle board. Taking the board to the kitchen table, she opened the box of pieces, which was blank.
“He must have had a custom puzzle made for me, he's so sweet,” she thought.
Sitting at the table, she started putting the puzzle together, turning all of the pieces upside down, to make it more of a challenge, and then separating the edge pieces from the interior ones.
This sounds like one whole paragraph. And could be written this way.
Jill smiled as she found the box on the counter. “Steve, did you get me another puzzle?” she called, tossing her keys on the counter. “Hmm, he must have gone out for something. I'll go ahead and start the puzzle, so that I can thank him when he gets back.” Talking to herself could be considered a bad habit, but she didn't care, as she went to the hall closet and pulled out her puzzle board. Taking the board to the kitchen table, she opened the box of pieces, which was blank. “He must have had a custom puzzle made for me, he's so sweet,” she thought. Sitting at the table, she started putting the puzzle together, turning all of the pieces upside down, to make it more of a challenge, and then separating the edge pieces from the interior ones.
DIALOGUE: The dialogue sounds natural. I know who is speaking without the overuse of dialogue tags.
POINT OF VIEW: I know who's point of view the story is being told from.
FLOW: This story is told in a logical order. You didn’t overload this tale with a lot of foreign words and used a variety of sentence lengths.
Great job.
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams -- Eleanor Roosevelt
My review is only my humble opinion, and is only meant to be helpful to you, not discouraging. I don’t wish to offend or upset anyone. If you don't agree with something I said or suggested, that is your right as the author. No matter what though: Keep unleashing your imagination and let it fly where it wishes! -- Janet Novak
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