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Reviews for Swear It

By : PaperAngel08
  • From ANON - Lucifer on October 18, 2005
    Its a good start, a good way for Draco to survive, he really never was going to kill Dumbledore...hope there is more to come.
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  • From ANON - thrnbrooke on August 15, 2005
    Harry marked him? On purpose? Can't wait for chapter 2!
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  • From ANON - myniephoenix on August 15, 2005
    great opening chapter.... i can't wait to read how this developes...
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  • From ANON - Anon on August 15, 2005
    A few tips I learned while writing FF
    ~~ flashbacks are NOT our friend. They interrupt the story... try to either have the character retell it, or weave the fic around the flashback, so it still flows and doesn't need the " *FLASHBACK*/*END FLASHBACK* " thing.
    ~~ go slow when you want characters to have personality alterations. If you push an idea too fast, it becomes too unbelieveable and fans turn away
    ~~ explain WHY someone does what they do... inner musings (when executed correctly) make decent concepts into great stories.
    ~~ if something feels fake (or OoC) to you, try to figure out WHY and then try to figure out HOW to fix it. Don't just hope readers will ignore it and move on. Remember, you can change what qualities are 'in character' and which are OoC, but as I mentioned before, doing it too fast is what kills fics.
    ~~ beta. get one, as even ppl with good spelling/grammar/etc gain a LOT from having someone look over their work and put their $.02 in. They help eliminate OoC moments and tell you if you're going too fast with changes as well... plus if you forget to explain something, they'll pick up on it and you can fix it BEFORE your full readerbase reads it.
    ~~ learn from other fics. I know you must read a LOT of them... we all do. Pay attention to what works (style, syntax, layout, etc.) abd what doesn't, trying to incorporate the former and avoid the latter. I remember how much the different "~this is parsletounge~ *this is thoughtspeach* /this is emphasis/" and so on annoyed me, so I made sure not to do it in mine.
    ~~ learn from reviewers. If someone notes something in your style is off (as you should hope they will, as this is your first fanfic, and that means they've taken time enough to actually help) , listen and learn from it. Most times, the harshest reviews could be the ones you learn most from.... "love your fic, update please" does boost your self confidence, but little else.

    Now, hopefully, you're not thinking I hated your fic... I didn't. It shows potential, even if a little more detail and so on would be nice.
    Basically, someone did a bit shorter version of this when I wrote MY first fic, and I know how much it helped me.
    SO, I wish you the best of luck, a lot of good times while writing, and speedy updates (readers love those) .
    If you need anything... advice wise or whatnot, e-mail me and we can have a chat...
    ~LadyE
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  • From ANON - Cherylyn on August 15, 2005
    This story has much potential. Try not to cut your sentences too short, it gives it a choppy feel. You want to go for smooth and easy to read.

    The story line is great! I await your next chapter with much hope.
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