You Actually Did Really Well by
sjosten
on 2015-03-24 21:44:00 UTC
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As Iximaz pointed out, your main issue is a technical one. It's much harder to change the way you write than it is to proofread a few more times. Good luck working toward your next try.
I could help iron out some technical errors for next time... by
TheShyIon
on 2015-03-24 02:55:00 UTC
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If you like. My email is iomccoy(at)me(dot)com.
*puts on hat* by
Iximaz
on 2015-03-24 01:59:00 UTC
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Okay, let's take a looksee.
Activity: Well, you've definitely been active around here, and you've been a pretty enthusiastic participant on the Board, so no problems there.
Fic to Spork: Wow, that's quite... quite the fic. I think that could make for a good mission.
PPC Knowledge: From what I've seen (which isn't much, unfortunately), you seem to know what's what, but... Where did this Danger Room come from? What are these sphere things Solvig is fighting? It seems to take place in HQ since she goes to see the Marquis when she's done, but the location itself I don't recognize. If you want to introduce this later as some sort of training location for agents, that could potentially be doable. I'll go ahead and say... you're good to go here.
Characters: An ex-agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. and a Supergirl clone? Based on the rivalry between Marvel/DC, you've already set up for some interesting rivalry between the agents. I like the concept of someone whose base nature is fighting her agent training paired with someone who has no concept of "look before you leap". You set up a nice potential dynamic for them.
I remember the thread from a while ago where you asked the Board to help you with Solvig in terms of how overpowered she was, and it's nice to see you've taken the advice on characterization as well.
Writing Ability (Creative): The prompts were interesting to read and I feel like I got a good feel for your agents, so good stuff.
Writing Ability (Technical): Here's where I'm hesitant, and quite a bit. Your spelling is overall fine, though you have a few typos here and there that could have been caught with some more thorough proof reading.
Your punctuation and grammar, though... Well, let's look at an example.
"That is not all, give me that.” the Swedish psychiatrist said while she signaled Solvig to give her the sphere, who promptly gave it. “See these chipped areas on the top of the sphere?” the blonde continued while pointing at said chipped areas, “these were caused by debris from the robots destroyed by you. You must learn to limit your collateral damage.”
You have a tendency to use improper punctuation and capitalization when it comes to starting and ending dialogue. I've also noticed quite a few run-on sentences. Not only that, but you neglected to capitalize some proper nouns ("japanese-american" comes to mind), and you have some sentences where words seem to have been dropped, or you've used a very odd word choice (Solvig moved herself to Yuna’s side, and neared her face to a few centimeters away from her partner’s face).
I see you had help from SkarmorySilver in terms of beta reading, but from the sheer number of technical errors, I find it a bit hard to believe.
I'm really sorry, but I'm going to have to say no. Everything else looks great, so just really focus on cleaning up the technical aspect of your writing and I think you'll be fine next time you ask.