Great!
I love that your writing is historical and I liked the usage of Old English. It must have taken longer to make it flow so well, but it was well worth it! There were a few typo's, but nothing that can't be cleaned up. If you read it over aloud, you'll be able to find them easily (I'm sorry I can't point them out, but I'm running out of time). Keep writing! I love your work!
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8/24/2012 5:12:37 PM
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Great Plot!
The plot of the story was well thought out and the language you used worked well. You did, however, have some typos, such as "amour" instead or "armour" and at one point, you left out the end quotation mark. For the chapter headings, "Chapter the First" is how I have seen it done, or simply, "Chapter One". The first goes with the writing style better though. There was some confused punctuation and there was a spot where you started many of your sentences with "then". I recommend replacing some of the "then"s with "after that", "next", etc. every once and a while so it doesn't become too repetitive. Also, I really like the different font and larger size you used for the first letter of some paragraphs. You should, however, be more consistent in your use of it. Most books I've read that do that only do it for the first letter of the first paragraph of the chaper. You could even do it every paragraph, but consistency is really what's needed. Another thing you could add to the story is a pronunciation guide. I wasn't sure how to pronounce some of the names and places, so having a pronunciation guide at the back of the story would be helpful and interesting. Overall, I enjoyed the story and look forward to reading your other works!
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Melody Guthrie
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7/14/2012 9:20:05 PM
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Midevil Style of Writing
Unfortunately, I am one of those who do not care for this style of writing and lost interest quickly. Am looking forward to some of your other works.
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Yvonne M Remington
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5/6/2012 9:33:26 AM
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entertaining tale
I enjoyed the story, especially the medieval writing style - just a few suggestions
*Towards the beginning, the shifting between describing the battle in general and Cledwyn's story is awkward and abrupt sometimes.
*I'm unsure of what the "10 Milion Dragons" subtitle refers to - I think that legend was only mentioned in passing towards the end.
*Grammar-wise, you often use commas where there should be a semicolon or a period.
*The slaying of the dragon isn't given enough emphasis or description considering it is the climactic event of the entire narrative.
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Natalie Pilgeram
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1/20/2012 9:56:06 PM
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a couple errors
Catholicism is capitalized, and as it is a Christian religion - a form of Christianity - it would be more correct (and less prone to offend Catholics :) to say he converted to Protestantism or Anglicanism, or whatever specific Christian sect it is you mean.
Love the format and archaic language though
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Natalie Pilgeram
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1/17/2012 12:44:27 AM
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