HBO Fan Fiction

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Outlaw six: Boots on the Ground
Posted by Andres (andres_vera2000@yahoo.com)
20 March 2006, 6:20 pm

http://halosn.bungie.org/fanfic/?story=Andres0320061820551.html

Odin of SoS. · Member Joined: 27 Nov 2004 Posts: 85 Location: Iraq

well, since no one else is going to comment, i'll come out of hiding. i enjoy your series. a few spelling and grammatical mistakes were repeated, but i still like it. dont stop writing cuz no one comments. takes a while to build a fan base.

Andres · Member Joined: 03 Jan 2005 Posts: 151

dont worry...

ag1337 · Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 12:45 am Post subject:

Hey, don't stop writing. I finally read this story and enjoyed it. One thing is, is that you shouldn't have included the setting in the beginning of the story. All of a sudden, the setting changes drastically. In some instances, you should include the date: 2505, other times-like in this case-you should let the reader find out the setting. I like your style of writing... hope this post boosted your morale.

ag1337 · Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 1:00 am Post subject:

oops... I forgot something.

CoLd BlooDed · Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 1:53 am Post subject:

Ag, a warning.

Last thing we need is people disrespecting other peoples stories in other peoples threads. Don't do that again.

I'll read this in a little bit, Andres, when I have time.

SYSTEM · Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 12:46 pm Post subject:

Hey Andres. Been a long time. How's everything going?

Well, we'll cut the formalities for now - and the style mechanics of the story. Just for now.

First up, I found the baby scene quite disturbing. But that's an excellent way to get a reader to continue reading. Appealing to shock/emotion is always an effective way to get an audience to bite the bait.

But the scene beneath it sort of made that scene even out to neutral. It's like skimming. Try not to skim; if you're going to build a storyline, might as well go for all the elements. Or, if you can, start the story after the point where the old man's dying, and let the rest of the story fill in the gap and tell where the kid came from.

Alright, I'll finish up later. See you on MSN.

- Dave.
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