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07/19/11(Tue)01:50 No.27837258>>27837243
Overall, I think this is the most consistent flaw in your writing: the context for the words changes arbitrarily, and the point of view change is often obscured for the reader. Am I reading NMM's thoughts? An impartial observer's description? An omniscent writer's thoughts? It's never quite clear, and more importantly, the tone never settles into one of those alternatives, leading the reader confused.
I think this from further on in the story illustrates it quite well, "She moved outside of the now slightly windy fading rainbow, better safe than sorry she mused as she reformed just behind the now unconscious group of ponies." It's just jarring t go from description to monologue in the same sentence without so much as punctuation to mark the change. It reads better as, "She moved outside of the now slightly windy fading rainbow, figuring it was better to be safe than sorry, as she reformed just behind the now unconscious group of ponies." On an unrelated note, this sentence tends toward run-on-ness, which is another flaw that crops up a few times. Even better would be, "She moved outside of the now slightly windy fading rainbow, figuring it was better to be safe than sorry. She reformed just behind the now unconscious group of ponies.
Most of the problems are technical issues of this nature, ones that are easily enough solved with practice and education. I really enjoyed reading this, and I think your writing has a lot of potential. As I said, I think you've got a great sense of timing. I particularly like this line:
"So Twilight Sparkle, after reviewing her circumstances and weighing her options, which were nonexistent, decided to panic. "
Coming off of the previous description of panic,with a timely paragraph break, really made that line shine.
Looking forward to part 2! |