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Review Style
My review style is simple- I like to keep it short and sweet. I tend to use something I learned in college, which is called the "sandwich technique". I will tell you something positive, then include any constructive comments that I feel may be of use to you, then end with another positive.
I'm good at...
I am good at finding all the best things about your piece, telling you how you're work made me feel, and sometimes pointing out things that could potentially help your piece flow more effectively.
Favorite Genres
Personal experiences, blogs. Thrillers, suspense, but nothing gory or overtly murderous. Inspirational and encouraging items are always welcome.
Public Reviews
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Review of Doom of Bloom  Open in new Window.
Review by Samantha Author IconMail Icon
Rated: E | (4.5)
Hello and happy thursday to you. My mother was a poet, and I wanted to be a poet, too. One aspect she stressed to me was keeping a beat and rhythm if you are going to using rhyme. You have accomplished this nicely. I have a favorite poet, and poem, which is "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost. Your poem reminds me of the same feelings I have reading Frost's poem.

May I offer one teeny tiny little three letter suggestion? At the very beginning, you wrote the line, "It bloomed despite the barren land, A light in darkest place." I think that if you inserted the word "the" in "A light in THE darkest place" it would give it a better flow. When I get to that line, it is a bit of a speed bump for my brain, and it expects a "the" in the line. And adding it also expands my mental picture of the scene I believe you are trying to paint for us. Just a suggestion, you can take it or leave it, and it wouldn't be of any consequence.

Overall a really good piece. I will be reading more of your work!
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Review by Samantha Author IconMail Icon
Rated: 13+ | (5.0)
What a heartbreaking snippet of what I am sure was a very difficult time. I was able to step into this piece and experience it through your words, as if I were there. I think as a reader this is the ultimate effect that we desire when we read something new.

This was well written, and left me wanting to know what happens next. Good flow, and honestly, the perfect length for a short story.
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Review of Lost In You  Open in new Window.
Review by Samantha Author IconMail Icon
Rated: E | (4.5)
This inspired such a feeling of warmth and intensity that only comes with a new love. When I read a poem, I look for beat and flow more than a rhymey piece, but this has all three, without the rhyming feeling like it is being forced on the reader. You managed to pack a punch in a short piece. Powerful. Great piece!
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