Wow...I never ended up reading that...it's great...keep writing.....
Wow...I never ended up reading that...it's great...keep writing.....
Ha! I need to write more on that! Thanks for the reminder Barkstripe!![]()
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It needs work. A lot of work.
"Pitch black" has become a cliche phrase. The f in "ferret" should be lowercase, and the w in "wood" should be uppercase. You don't need to establish that it's quiet twice.Silently Azuretail’s pure Ferret band marched through the pitch black and quiet of Mossflower wood.
"They're" means "they are." You're looking for "their," mate. Avoid exclamation points in narrative. Anyway, you probably don't need this sentence, anyway--you can establish their goal later on.They were on they’re way to the abbey, and conquest!
These sentences are not needed. You can mention their numbers in the first sentence.Togeather they had a little over a score, counting they’re fox leader of course. Even though that wasn’t much, that was all he needed to bring down the Red house.
Changes in bold.[s]They marched on, in quiet unison,[/s] Every [s]pure ferret[/s] face [s]and[/s] blade had been blackened with soot, and hanging about their persons were [s]all sorts of weapons[/s]--daggers, cutlasses[b], [s]assorted[/s] knives and [s]the odd[/s] short spears, all perfect for the job they were to perform.
I was too lazy to go any farther. Anyway, these are just basic technical changes--your sentences are still far too passive. For example, "daggers, cutlasses, knives and short spears hung about their persons" would be a lot better than what you have now. Some description would not go amiss either, but be careful to not go overboard.
Isn't it part of Brian's style to introduce the vermin with an exclamation point (is there no shorter word?!)?
Just butting in here, not sure if I read the story or not, heh...
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