Alkonium Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 I don't mean to sound like the jerk people think I am, but how soon until you review Fall of the Sith? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machievelli Posted April 1, 2006 Author Share Posted April 1, 2006 remember you asked me to review the entire work, not just the segments. I told you at that time that I needed for you to send me a copy of the completed work so I would have time to read and review it all together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkonium Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 Ah, right. Well, I believe the appropriate links in my signature should work for that. But think you could review it individually before reviewing the trilogy as a whole? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediKnight707 Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 I do like the spell check on Word (though it will miss some things if the word is spelled correctly but used incorrectly). It does catch the obvious spelling errors and typos. The grammar check drives me crazy, and IMO is almost worthless for creative writing. It's tagging a lot of my stuff as incorrect when I know it's just fine, and that's not including things like fragments which I already know will be tagged as incorrect. I'm finding it's correct only about 10-20% of the time for the creative writing process. It works a little better for things like non-fiction reports/journal articles (probably around 50% or better), but it still tags a lot of things wrong that shouldn't be tagged as incorrect. Been there done that. I still write it in word, mainly because: a) sheer simplicity and b) [i'm not bragging here...well, maybe a little] I type so dang gone fast, that I sometimes do siad or jsut. Stuff like that. It automatically changes that, so I like it. But it ticks me off, if I write "Dang." and it underlines it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabretooth Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 But it ticks me off, if I write "Dang." and it underlines it. Precisely my problem. It interrupts my accurate and fast fingers from continuing running on this buttoned device and land up on the black, curvaceous object, move it, then press the big black button on it, reset the type cursor and restart typing. The Laziness! The Laziness! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediKnight707 Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 ^Yup. There is so much effort that goes into it. I simply press F7, and it does spell check. So, I dont have to go threw so much torture upon my mind and body, as to move my curvacious fingers on the device that moves the cursor, then move this 'cursor' and press ABC (check). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tysyacha Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 ...http://tysyacha.livejournal.com Thank you so much for reviewing Pravda! I have written some more, although on a different subject. I don't know whether I should continue this play or not, because it's not going the way I think a KOTOR game should. There's not enough combat by a mile, and I..I don't know. Could you please tell me what you think, and whether I am wasting my time or not writing this huge monster play? Sincerely, Tysyacha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hallucination Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 ^Yup. There is so much effort that goes into it. I simply press F7, and it does spell check. So, I dont have to go threw so much torture upon my mind and body, as to move my curvacious fingers on the device that moves the cursor, then move this 'cursor' and press ABC (check). Speaking of things that point out little mistakes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tysyacha Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 Thank you for reviewing Pravda! I appreciate it very much, and I have written more... http://tysyacha.livejournal.com Enjoy, and please review! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediKnight707 Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 Speaking of things that point out little mistakes... >_> <_< That was...supposed to happen I was...trying to keep you guys on your toes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabretooth Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 ^Yup. There is so much effort that goes into it. I simply press F7, and it does spell check. So, I dont have to go threw so much torture upon my mind and body, as to move my curvacious fingers on the device that moves the cursor, then move this 'cursor' and press ABC (check). IMHO, Spell Check is boring and interrupts me, especially because it picks up all the proper nouns as errors. Whats more, my Word dictionary seemingly has a problem and no matter how many times I switch it to "English (UK)" or "English (India)", it just snaps back to English (US). Now I just ignore the bloody thing and manually spell check the whole chapter when I'm done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediKnight707 Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 I never review my own work, its one of my...pet peeves. I just hope that spell check picks the damn stuff up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jae Onasi Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 I never review my own work, its one of my...pet peeves. I just hope that spell check picks the damn stuff up Think of it this way instead--it's your chance to find any little problems before your readers find them for you. I view it as a challenge or game to find all the problems I can possibly find before sending it out. It also gives me a chance to make sure I'm not saying something terminally stupid or unintentionally offensive, and believe me, I've written some wild stuff entirely on accident and caught it at the last minute before hitting send/submit. I still have my moments, but I catch most of them before they leave my computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PazaakPrincess Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 IMHO, Spell Check is boring and interrupts me, especially because it picks up all the proper nouns as errors. Whats more, my Word dictionary seemingly has a problem and no matter how many times I switch it to "English (UK)" or "English (India)", it just snaps back to English (US). Now I just ignore the bloody thing and manually spell check the whole chapter when I'm done. I know your pain. This is a glitch in word, even if you set the default to English UK it still wants to go with US and they are not the same! Anyway, although it's tedious to be very honest if you don't do your editing, grammar and spell check it ruins the experience for the reader. You may have a wonderful idea but it's going to get lost as your readers try and pick through the mistakes to get to your meaning. Most readers just aren't that dedicated. You can make a much bigger impact if you do all that you can to clean up your story to make it readable. I edit my chapters somewhere around 10-20 times each and that's just for content. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Writer Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Wow! You do a lot of reading, don't you Mach? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machievelli Posted April 5, 2006 Author Share Posted April 5, 2006 Wow! You do a lot of reading, don't you Mach? I read an average of four books a week right now. Down from a few years ago, when I read seven a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediMaster12 Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 Wow. I usually start ten and then finish them depending on the mood I am in. This week it is a textbook on GIS and samurai sword techniques along with some fanfics. I guess we are in the same boat in terms of read load eh mach? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaV™ Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 I'd really like to see your criticising of my future works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machievelli Posted April 5, 2006 Author Share Posted April 5, 2006 Wow. I usually start ten and then finish them depending on the mood I am in. This week it is a textbook on GIS and samurai sword techniques along with some fanfics. I guess we are in the same boat in terms of read load eh mach? My thing is when I am working on something I sometimes do a lot of research. I have been working off and on on a book about war crimes and in the past three months have read three based about the Civil War, two about the Boer War, seven books about WWI, three about WWII, and am now reading one about Korea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machievelli Posted April 5, 2006 Author Share Posted April 5, 2006 I'd really like to see your criticising of my future works Too quote Mr. Incredible, 'we get there when we get there'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machievelli Posted April 7, 2006 Author Share Posted April 7, 2006 Coruscant Entertainment Center An Inverse of Stars: Part One PazaakPrincess An Alternate ending to KOTOR An excellent work by this new writer. The problems are the same as I dun into all of you. reread and rewrite. This needs so little revision I hated to actually tell her to do anything with it. The death and rebirth of Taris Maverick5770 The aftermath of Taris as people struggle out of the wreckage. Kid, the same thing I tell everyone here. First, concentrate on what you are trying to portray, then write a little bit slower. Reread your work and use your spelling checker. On the whole, it is an excellent start. I was surprised that Zelka survived, but hey, it’s you’re story not mine. The pulling together in adversity tone you have taken portrays one possibility in any disaster. What I want is more of it to read. Vader's Trial sithlordsadique Five years after the Revenge of the Sith. Darth Vader faces his worst enemy, his own mind... Except for spelling and minor grammatical errors, there is nothing to say against this work. I didn’t even notice how far I had gotten in it until I ran out of story to read. Now THAT is what a story is supposed to do! The Galactic Senate Coruscant theater A Lust For Blood- Grand Admiral Thrawn Set concurrent with the events of SW A New Hope: A Tusken Raider finds a niche in Galactic Society... From the third Paragraph, I was hooked. The style is clean needing only proofreading and editing. The subject matter excellent. Well Done! Lightsaber Battle Luvien A very short lightsaber battle. No time set. The piece is too short to really judge. The style is good, but there is nothing to tell you who what or why. I was dissatisfied for that reason alone. Palpatine, From humble beginnings Jacen Solo During the events of The Phantom menace from Palpatine’s journal. This is Jacen Solo’s second time in the spotlight, and as before, his style is good. All he needs to do is edit, proofread, and remember conversation breaks. An interesting idea well done. kotorfanmedia Knights of Redemption Soser KOTOR Alternate Universe: An additional main character spices the mix. By adding an additional character Soser has rewritten the entire story. In a lot of cases, this would be a bad thing, but the story is excellent, the character well considered before his addition. All is all an excellent read. Last Farewell mellyna Set somewhere during the interim of KOTOR II. Revan says goodbye to the Ebon Hawk This is the second time mellyna has graced my maundering. The piece is short but sweet. Too short to really satisfy, but well done. The Coming Darkness, Prologue Darth Kronos A Dark Jedi Master contemplates the universe. Darth Kronos has given us a view of the universe that is not unique, but well considered. What if the bad guys in all of our star wars stories, all of Lucas’ stories were trying to save the galaxy, not destroy it? DK only looks at Exar Kun and Revan, but it is a thought provoking read. My biggest problem with adding this to my work load is I honestly don’t have time to hunt down and read every bit of the works I have enjoyed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkonium Posted April 9, 2006 Share Posted April 9, 2006 Ok, I emailed you copies of my trilogy, incase you haven't checked your email yet, old man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machievelli Posted April 9, 2006 Author Share Posted April 9, 2006 Shall I react as you did with kid? Saw the e-mail, downloaded it to my computer so I can read it. As promised, I will read and review it in the next posting, okay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkonium Posted April 9, 2006 Share Posted April 9, 2006 Shall I react as you did with kid? Well, that was the joke. But, don't worry I'll not going to do that anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machievelli Posted April 9, 2006 Author Share Posted April 9, 2006 No worries, Alkonium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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