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No problem and I'm glad the crit helped re: Exhile. Also, just wanted to add that because this is fantasy with elements common to other works (vampires, werewolves, etc...), I NEVER got the impression this story was less than imaginative, creative, and born of your unique mind. I totally agree with your follow up comment btw. Just my thoughts a bit of encouragement. John
Thanks for another critique. I know it has a lot of revision to go!
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Thanks for the critique. I will try and rework the passive voice when I do my rewrites. Thanks again!
Thank you so much for your critique on SOO chapter 17--I appreciate your keen eye, and I've already taken a couple of your reccomendations.

The part about the 'bitch' was a snarky play-on-words on Cole's part--and maybe Damien's. It's also slightly misogynist, but they were more into the pun than the misogyny. I'm leaving it for now, although I may go back and take it out later. Hmmmm . . .
Cally-- Thanks for the helpful critique. I'm glad the story caught your interest, even if it wasn't until a few paragraphs in. (I like that sentence too.)
Cally, here is a performance by The Roches called The Train. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-LJX9IXiio
Much of their music is tongue-in-cheek stuff. By sharing this I don't mean to diminish the potency of your story, but well, the story DID bring one my old favorites to mind.
No need to be embarrassed about typos. We will always need others to go over our work. We are too close to it, we miss things more easily.
Greetings
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Hi thanks for reading my story I appreciate the feedback and I'll work on fixing up the problems you pointed out. Cheers Lance.
Thanks so much for the Critique! I really needed it!
Name: Cally Beck
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Sex: Female
Location: Baltimore
Birthday: Dec 4, 1987
Words Written: 42,839
Hottest Words: eyes, vivian, clint, time, rick, looked
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About Cally

Occupation: I am a full time law student at the University of Baltimore, but I am also one of the lead developers for Lithmeria, a MUD currently in beta-testing.
About Me: I'm a Sagittarius who majored in philosophy and minored in religion for undergraduate. I enjoy urban fantasy books in particular, though I'm also a sci-fi and fantasy fan, and I've got a few mysteries that have made my reading list.
Websites: http://vestalflame.info
Favorite Books: The Dresden Files, the Mercy Thompson series, the Night Huntress series, the Hollows series, the Black Jewels Trilogy, the Women of the Otherworld series, the Allie Beckstrom series, the Negotiator trilogy, the Kate Daniels series, the Jill Kismet series, the Recluse series, the Future History series, the Honor Harrington series...
Favorite Movies: Boondock Saints, Constantine, Con Air, Van Helsing, RocknRolla, Underworld, Batman Returns, Snatch, The Punisher, Serenity
Favorite TV Shows: Burn Notice, NCIS, CSI: NY, Law and Order: SVU, Las Vegas, Charmed, Bones, True Blood, Castle, Dollhouse, Firefly, Two and a Half Men
Favorite Quotes: "Words are magic."
-- Frank Herbert.

"... some God of Abstract Justice -- which no woman understands."
-- Rudyard Kipling, "The Female of the Species"

"Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwards."
-- Robert A. Heinlein, "The Notebooks of Lazarus Long"
Loves: I love it when I get to chat with other writers, so feel free to send me an e-mail or to contact me on AIM at eldestmuse.

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Changelings (The Twins of Petaybee, Book 1) Sister of the Dead (The Noble Dead) Traitor to the Blood (The Noble Dead) Thief of Lives (Noble Dead) Rebel Fay (Noble Dead) Dhampir Hunting Memories: A Vampire Memories Novel

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Dec 31, 2009
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On Exile, Chapter 6, by Cally Beck: Just a note, but the #s don't denote chapters. They denote scene breaks. I use numbers instead of number signs for ease o... Read →
On Exile, Chapter 4, by Cally Beck: I'm a bit puzzled by the idea that the main audience for 'vampire stories' is young adult males. I was under the ... Read →
On Exile, Chapter 1, by Cally Beck: I thought long and hard about responding to this because I'm feeling a bit offended right now, but I wanted to clarify th... Read →
On Recycled, by Cally Beck: Gees?  Not familiar w/ the word.  Something British or a misspelling? Going to respond here, in case someone else... Read →