Your strengths are language, concept, imagery and grammar. Weaknesses are repetitive concepts, not enough experimental output and a lack of analytical reviewing of finished pieces. Experiment more, produce more output, pick the best, improve it, read up on writing techniques, improve more and then upload. And keep reading books! @_@

PS you should link us to your piece in that magazine, the one that just got published.

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Whoa, boy!
You're right about the reading, man, i have not had the time or the energy to read anything ever since third year started.

It's been selected for publication in an up-coming issue which has not been published yet. In a couple of months maybe.

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I would say that your strength are in structure, thinking-outside-of-the-box (which is one of the more important things for me as a writer, it means that you have THAT POINT OF VIEW), a voice (although it is still not as developed as it can be, you still have that uniqueness in you, and the more you write the more I see it coming out), and you move with your words. It’s true, you tap into those things inside that matter, even if you are unaware of it yet – you have that touch.

Your weaknesses – you are not taking it seriously enough (which is a weakness if you look at it through a more “rofessional” eyes), constancy (sometimes within a poem too), the flow is most of the time working but sometimes it needs work, and I still think that sometimes you are hesitant, as in not going all the way.

I would like to see you in a year time building up more confidence in yourself and your work, and too see that you are not writing just because it’s something that you can do, but writing because it is something that you do. because it is in you. I think that it is. I would also like to see that you are working on what you love, like really working, and turning whatever you think is right for you into a passion. Let it be writing or whatever.

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I think I have said before that I don't personally like the use of italics in literature. However, the inteligence and creativity that you show in your work more than makes up for it. Also, these inserts that you use (both in poetry and prose) are becoming something of a trademark for you - I wish you had said something about them.

Furthermore, it's great that you have the support of people like ~PureMind and `leoraigarath.

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You will improve, because you want to and because you EXPERIMENT! Best way to improve, hands down. Mimic what you like, what you hate, everything in between. First person, third person, past tense, present, every genre you can stomach. Read lots of books and articles, analyze writing and stories you admire. Figure out what makes good stories, and emulate it. Somewhere along the way, it will just click, and you will find your voice and style.

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thanks very much!

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er, italics i've started using them when writing dialogue. i have a strange aversion to speech marks.

thanks very much for your words, they've been very helpful as always

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"Honestly, because I'm not much good at anything else."

I'm doubting this is truth so much as it is your opinion.

"Specifically with grammar and proper word usage."

This is a problem across the board for a lot of people. All things considered, though, I don't think I've seen many (if any) grammatical errors in your work.

"How to really make my words sink their teeth into your neck."

Hm. I think this is a matter of shock writing? There's lots of ways words can do this, but it's also dependent on the subject matter. With some topics it's almost better if the words don't do this, I guess? Deceptive writing is probably a good idea for you for this. Try writing a scenario that comes across as completely peaceful and happy, and don't have anything stunning happen until the very end. And if you post it on dA, I'd say put it in general fic rather than in horror, as seeing the category tends to give endings away.

"What do you think are my strengths and weakness?"

I haven't read enough of your writing to know for sure. I'll have to remedy that when I get back.

Thanks for taking part in details week!

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