Thursday, December 8, 2011

Review: Timeless


Author: sungkyu


Title: 3/5
-       It was short, simple and sweet. However, it’s an extremely common title.

Poster/Background/Design: 5/5
-       The picture you chose was good as it clearly showed the two main characters.
-       The background was simple and not distracting.

Description/Foreword: 7/10
-       Your description was fine on the whole, but you didn’t state who the visual was and who the maknae was. Readers who don’t know Infinite well enough wouldn’t be able to remember who’s who.
-       Also, it would be good if you could provide some information on Sungjong and Myungsoo (e.g. their ages). You could have added ‘Infinite’ as one of the tags too.
-       Your foreword had no problems(:

Characters: 15/15
-       Your characterization was good(:
-       The feelings and emotions of the characters were shown, and the feelings they had for the characters around them were also brought out.

Plot: 25/30
-       The plot was interesting and really good ^^
-       Planning could be seen as there was no missing information in the story.
-       You were able to show what the problem was instead of merely telling, and you were also able to show how the problem was resolved in the end.
-       One thing though, I’ve seen many similar storylines before. It was sweet and fluffy, but perhaps you could have added a twist to spice up the story. Doing so, your story would leave a deep impression on its readers and they will remember it.

Flow/Pace: 4/5
-       You could have separated the part where Myungsoo left Sungjong and Hoya’s room and the next morning when Sungjong barged into Myungsoo’s room with a line. The break wasn’t clear.
-       Otherwise, you had no problems in your flow and pacing of the story(:

Writing Style: 10/10
-       You are able to capture the reader’s attention, and keep them absorbed in the story all the way. Simply put: good work! ^^

Originality/Creativity: 3/5
-       Your story was original, but you lost marks when marked under creativity.

Punctuation/Spelling/Tenses/Grammar/Vocabulary: 10/15
-       You had no problems in your punctuation and spelling.
-       The paragraphing for conversations was incorrect.
-       Some of your sentences were phrased incorrectly.
-       Your basic vocabulary was fine.
-       There were some typographical errors.
-       You did well on your tenses(:

Bonus: 2 mark
-       I loved the part where Myungsoo prepared all the sticky notes for Sungjong! ^^

Marks Achieved: 84/100
Grade: B+

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Corrections

-       Sentence: Sungjong loved it, maybe more than Myungsoo.
-       Why it’s wrong: Incorrect sentence phrasing.
-       Correction: Sungjong loved it, maybe more than he loved Myungsoo.

-       Sentence: "Where is it?" He stared at the visual. Myungsoo smiled, "I don't know what you're talking about, Jongie. Now come here so I can give you a kiss~" Sungjong scoffed, "oh really hyung? So what Hoya-hyung told me was a lie? That you weren't the one who went into my room and stole my bear?!" he stomped. 'Damn that stupid angry bird' Myungsoo cursed to himself. "Well?" Sungjong snapped him out of his train of thought.
-       Why it’s wrong: (1) Paragraphing. (2) Capitalization. (3) Hoya told Sungjong that Myungsoo stole the bear, and not that Myungsoo didn’t steal it (so it shouldn’t be ‘weren’t the one ho went into…’) (4) Thoughts should be clearly shown instead of merely being italicized. (5) You can interrupt someone’s train of thought, but you can’t snap someone out of his/her train of thought. (6) Why is Hoya angry? (‘stupid angry bird’)
-       Correction: "Where is it?" He stared at the visual. [new paragraph] Myungsoo smiled, "I don't know what you're talking about, Jongie. Now come here so I can give you a kiss~" [new paragraph] Sungjong scoffed, "Oh really hyung? So what Hoya-hyung told me was a lie? And you weren't the one who went into my room and stole my bear?!" he stomped. [new paragraph] 'Damn that stupid, big-mouthed bird!' Myungsoo cursed inwardly. [new paragraph] "Well?" Sungjong interrupted Myungsoo’s train of thought.

-       Sentence: Sungjong raised his index finger, "don't ask." and left the room slamming the door behind him
-       Why it’s wrong: (1) Sentence forming. (2) Capitalization. (3) Missing punctuation [a really minor typographical error]
-       Correction: Sungjong raised his index finger. [new paragraph] "Don't ask." [new paragraph] Saying that, he strode away, slamming the door behind him.

-       Sentence: …it got to the point that he started to talking to the bamboo pillow.
-       Why it’s wrong: (1) Tense. (2) Replace ‘that’ with ‘where’ (got to the point = got to a “place”).
-       Correction: …it got to the point where he started to talk to the bamboo pillow.

-       Sentence: He asked the managers if they could take the others out, oddly they agreed to the visual's request.
-       Why it’s wrong: Sentence phrasing. Don’t join sentences which are supposed to be separated.
-       Correction: He asked the managers if they could take the others out. Oddly, they agreed to the visual's request.

-       Sentence: He felt pressure on his shoulders which was probably Myungsoo's hands, "is that better?" he laughed. Sungjong crossed his arms. "Whatever, why do i even have this on me?"
-       Why it’s wrong: (1) Avoid ‘probably’, ‘maybe’, etc. You writing in a third person’s point of view. (2) Paragraphing. (3) Capitalization.
-       Correction: He felt pressure on his shoulders which he guessed was Myungsoo's hands. [new paragraph] "Is that better?" Myungsoo laughed. [new paragraph] Sungjong crossed his arms. "Whatever. Why do I even have this on me?"

-       Sentence: Finally the maknae pouted and gave up making Myungsoo smile 'you don't know how cute you are' he thought to himself.
-       Why it’s wrong: (1) Sentence forming. (2) Punctuation. (3) Paragraphing.
-       Correction: Finally the maknae pouted and gave up. [new paragraph] “You don't know how cute you are,” Myungsoo thought, smiling at Sungjong’s reaction.

-       Sentence: Remember how I confessed and you bursted into tears because you told me that you liked me too?
-       Why it’s wrong: (1) No such word as ‘bursted’. (2) Incorrect sentence phrasing.
-       Correction: Remember how I confessed and you burst into tears, telling me that you liked me too?

-       Sentence: "You know I love you right?" Sungjong said as he kissed Myungsoo once again. He smirked, "I know. And I love you, too bad we couldn't spend our anniversary."
-       Why it’s wrong: (1) Paragraphing. (2) State who smirked as both are ‘He’s. It’s clearer that way. (3) Joining of sentences.
-       Correction: "You know I love you right?" Sungjong said as he kissed Myungsoo once again. [new paragraph] "I know.” Myungsoo smirked. “And I love you. It’s too bad we couldn't spend our anniversary."

-       Sentence: ...brushing against his sensitive skin making him gasp, "anything for you my princess~" Sungjong punched Myungsoo's shoulder, "Pabo."
-       Why it’s wrong: (1) Missing punctuation. (2) He didn’t gasp out “Anything for you…” so you can’t join the sentence like that. (3) Paragraphing.
-       Correction: ...brushing against his sensitive skin, making him gasp. [new paragraph] "Anything for you my princess~" [new paragraph] Sungjong punched Myungsoo's shoulder, "Pabo."

Side Note:

Sweet, short and interesting. I enjoyed your story very much! Keep up the excellent work~ ^^

♥ cheonsa

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