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The Rise of the Imperium
Posted by Imperorator_Jon (darthbalfy@yahoo.com)
13 May 2006, 5:57 am

http://halosn.bungie.org/fanfic/?story=Imperorator_0513060557211.html

thedude12345 · Member Joined: 06 May 2006 Posts: 16

Liked the story a lot. Deffinitly needs a sequal. Maybe try to give a little more info on the abilitys and/or the world and the diffrent social classes.(i mean like how the covenant came to be in the position thier in and how he got these abilities) Keep the good stories coming!!

Imperorator_Jon · Member Joined: 29 Oct 2005 Posts: 97 Location: Moop?

Alright, I will post some more on this. Just have to work on your pointers. Thanks for reviewing it! Very Happy

Random 14-Year-Old · Member Joined: 20 Jan 2005 Posts: 81 Location: California

Hmm, good. I liked your setup of the whole background. Your beefy paragraphing was a little bothersome - try to start a new paragraph every time the speaker or topic changes, or if the mood of the story takes a significant new direction.

I would be interested to see this character expanded. Telekinetic powers? A friend in the Covenant circles? Now that sounds like a story.

Imperorator_Jon · Member Joined: 29 Oct 2005 Posts: 97 Location: Moop?

I have tried to cut down the beefiness of the story I just submitted, but I have made the powers seem a little weak in the begining, just being able to enforce his charisma. I also added some stuff on the Covie past. I feel you will like the next installment. Very Happy

russ687 · Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 12:52 am Post subject:

Okay, a few things to note.

Watch your repetition. When you PR, make sure that you use different synonymous words, or reword the sentence so that you avoid it completely.
Break those parapgraphs up! You used the code, but those paragraphs were immense. Break lines on each new dialogue, change of scene, or change of subject.
Don't use AN (author notes) in the story. This is a debatable matter, but I think it's much more professional to post any ANs on your comments thread (that would be here).

Otherwise, this is good. Interesting idea and plot line, but you still need to sharpen your writing up. I don't want to get too indepth right now, but as you progress we can address more issues. Keep going.

-Russ

Imperorator_Jon · Member Joined: 29 Oct 2005 Posts: 97 Location: Moop?

Thanks Russ, all critizm is needed, If I don't know, how can I learn? I will be sure to change any repetition and will remove the A/Ns. I only meant to use them in a situation that might make it feel.... unclear.
I will also try and decrease the size of my paragraphs, I just didn't want paragraphs that were too small, or too large. I just did a scene I felt important and then ended that scene with a paragraph. This is my first reviewed story, however. The other stories, were quite literally, toilet paper. This one is of a franchise I decided to take on, I see that I only have to work on it alittle and I will be all set. Very Happy

So thanks for the reviews!

Johny117 · Member Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Posts: 118

Already pointed out by other comments, but this was entertaining.
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Azathoth · Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 1:34 am Post subject:

Nice plot. Couple of GPS errors, but good overall. The main problem for me was that the author's note wasn't separate from the main body of the text at all. No [hr], no bolding, no italicizing...not to be picky, but that really has started to annoy me recently. Nice charcter, though, and a good story.