How do you think this reads? :3
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How do you think this reads? :3
Lloyd Grey was normal in ever sense of the word.
Blue eyes, blonde hair. You couldn't call him popular, but you couldn't call him a loner either. He lived in a two-bedroom apartment that he shared with his sister. He had never met his parents. He was unfazed by this fact though, mainly because of the fact that most other kids he knew didn't know their parents either. In the City that he lived in, he lived in the Dreamzone, just as ever other person in a million did. In fact, the city was so large that for every zone there were a million people, just as every other city Lloyd and his sister had ever heard about. “A life worth living is a life in the city,” as his teacher would say.
The day this story starts is no extraordinary one, at least not for Lloyd. He woke up and got dressed, brushed his teeth, had breakfast and walked out of the door. His sister was away on business.
Lloyd decided to procrastinate this morning and wait for the train, which would oddly enough make him early to school. When he finally sat down on the bus, the hover-adverts flickered above his head, just like any other morning. Nothing new there.
Yeah. :3 Oh, and if anyone can think of a better way to start the story, can you say so please? ^_^
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Re: How do you think this reads? :3
I love it! I think it's a perfect way to start it. The only critique I can think of at the moment is maybe explain the whole city/Dreamzone thing a bit more? Unless you're being purposefully vague, of course. xD
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Haha, thank you! ;D I was being vauge on purpose y'see, soooo... :3
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I think it's interesting! ^^ You seem to be starting in the perfect place. I noticed a few errors, though, stuff to do with grammar and such.
Overall, I think the piece is off to an interesting start, and if you're one of those people who prefer not to edit at all until the story is over, don't mind my little comments in the quote. ^^
Lloyd Grey was normal in ever [spelled every] sense of the word.
Blue eyes, blonde hair. You couldn't call him popular, but you couldn't call him a loner either. He lived in a two-bedroom apartment that he shared with his sister. He had never met his parents. He was unfazed by this fact [a comma should probably be here] though, mainly because of the fact that most other kids he knew didn't know their parents either. In the City that he lived in, he lived in [using 'lived in' twice looks a little awkward; what about using 'city of residency' or something instead?] the Dreamzone, just as ever [spelled every] other person in a million did. [I'd try to make the meaning a bit clearer here, too, because I'm not sure what you're trying to communicate with 'every other person in a million did.'] In fact, the city was so large that for every zone there were a million people, just as every other city Lloyd and his sister had ever heard about. “A life worth living is a life in the city,” as his teacher would say.
The day [on which? Also, I would take a look at the tenses from this point on and try matching them up instead, because I'm not sure it's grammatically correct this way.] this story starts is no extraordinary one, at least not for Lloyd. He woke up and got dressed, brushed his teeth, had breakfast and walked out of the door. His sister was away on business.
Lloyd decided to procrastinate this morning and wait for the train, which would oddly enough make him early to school. When he finally sat down on the bus, the hover-adverts flickered above his head, just like any other morning. Nothing new there.
Overall, I think the piece is off to an interesting start, and if you're one of those people who prefer not to edit at all until the story is over, don't mind my little comments in the quote. ^^
Re: How do you think this reads? :3
Thank you!~ My Y's seem to be constantly messing up, so yeah. :3 And I'm that kinda person that goes back every month and changes everything, so yeah.
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No prob! :3 I hope you'll continue writing this one, and that you'll post it on Twig some time! I really want to see how it'll play out.
Re: How do you think this reads? :3
Stawting the story, I always thought it was best to jump right in, maybe introduce the character later ^^
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