 Judo Creature 2006-08-09 . chapter 1**nods* Very cute indeed, if not a wee bit short. o.0; I have a few things I would like to point out, though.
1) No, I’ve some weeks off and instead of staying home, I decided to visit the village where I did my first attempt to become a chuunin.
Really quick with this one; putting “I have” instead of “I've” would sound much better, and it would be advisable to switch ‘did’ with ‘made’, just to make it sound a bit better. Oh! And with “home, I”, there’s a semi-colon, not a comma.
2) Yes, simple they are and boring.
I have issues with this sentence, my dear. I am no expert on grammar, but I am being quite honest when I say that I highly doubt that is grammatically correct. If you will accept a suggestion, putting it like this: “Yes, simple they are—and boring.” or possibly, since that seems a bit weird as well, “Yes, simple they are, but they are boring as well.” makes it seem a little easier on the eyes for us grammar freaks. ^^;
3) May be I should had let him know after all. But it is already to late for that kind of thinking.
A few grammatical problems here; put “may be” as one word, change the “had” to “have”, and “to” should be “too”. Also, if I may, you might want to change the beginning of the second sentence a bit. Try “Either way, it is already far too late for that kind of thinking.” ^^; It sounds a bit prettier.
4) Why didn’t he say right away! I want to get up and kick his lazy **. But I can’t move.
Only a few things, instead of an exclamation point, you should put a question mark, or even a question mark followed by an exclamation point. And for the next part, separate “**” and “but” with a comma as opposed to a period. It is correct either way I believe, but it sounds better as one sentence.
5) Or stances are the same, including the handseal.
Two seconds for this; “or” should be “our”. ^^;
6) I blush, as he comes near to me.
First, omit the comma. Second, “as he comes near to me” just seems a bit odd. Try “as he comes nearer to me” or “as he comes near me.” I’d lean more towards the first one, but it’s your choice.
7) “Nope.” He says a little amused. “Not before I kissed you”
Whoo! Well, first thing is, the second part is quite messed up. First you need a period at the end of the sentence, and second, you either need to make it “Not before I've kissed you.” or “Not before I kiss you.” Either way works, it’s your choice entirely. Next, an issue that I myself had a while ago, “ “Nope.” He says a little amused.” It should be “ “Nope,” he says, a little amused.” When putting who says what after they say it, you put a comma—not a period.
^^;; Wow, there were more things I found that I wanted to go over… >> Eh, it works out. ^^ Either way, you get the sharp end of the stick, I get to sit here and type it out, you get this lovely constructive criticism and a way to improve your story. o.0 Also, I think this is the longest review I’ve written yet! *giggles* Almost an entire page in Microsoft Word! Yay, I feel accomplished. ^^ Nah!
Well, that just about sums up this rather lengthy review. Quite a cute read, I must say. I absolutely adore the idea of Shikamaru catching her shadow and then kissing her. o.0; I actually saw a picture like that once, Temari looked as if she was about to slaughter him. If she could move, that is. My compliments, I enjoyed it. Ja ne! --Judo |