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When the sun rises, the moon shall hide... #1 (permalink) Sun Oct 18, 2009 7:56 am   When the sun rises, the moon shall hide...
 

Hi,

I said before that I need some help in writing because I have to write something special. I thought to write a story, so I have all the ideas but I am so bad at grammar and I don't know if my writing is fine or not. So I will post what I wrote so far and please tell me what do you think. Here is it:

When the sun rises, the moon shall hide…..
Far away from the bitterness of earthy life, she was soaring with unrestricted senses of gladness, crossing the ways in the seven skies to reach her dreamy star. It is the place where the light comes, where there is nothing bad, no evil, no infidelity, and no deceit. It is the same place where her mother lives now. She was so closed to touch this light but a dark huge cloud stands against her wish. One sight for her is enough at that time to murder the malice before captured her heart. Swiftly, she can see a slice from that infinite glow before it faints. A constant stream of rhythmic memories jumped into her mind. In her memory, she can see her mother again but she cannot touch her. She can smell her perfume but she cannot feel it. Everything seems to be like the past, however, emotionless atmosphere governs the whole scene. As being in a bubble moving away by the air, she feels herself taking away from her green memories. The scene becomes too far to be touched and she tries hardly to keep it. However, reality bursts her bubble. A strange voice interfere the musical tone to put an endless end of her dream. She wakes up to see the face of her aunt. Barely, she can recognize her aunt's face, but she realizes that it's the time to back to reality. On the edge of her bed, she sits silently and her eyes move between the floor and her aunt who is searching in her closet. "Do you find anything, aunti?" she said. The sound of the closet's door shuts strongly was the answer and her aunt keeps her way out mumbling in high dudgeon.
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When the sun rises, the moon shall hide…... #2 (permalink) Sun Oct 18, 2009 11:00 am   When the sun rises, the moon shall hide…...
 

Moonacre wrote:
When the sun rises, the moon shall hide….. (Three spaced dots)
Far away from the bitterness of earthy (earthly) life, she was soaring with (an) unrestricted senses of gladness, crossing the ways in (sounds odd to me. Maybe phrase it differently?) the seven skies to reach her dreamy star. It is the place where the light comes (maybe find a more telling verb?), where there is nothing bad, (Maybe put a period there instead of a comma?) no evil, no infidelity, and no deceit. It is the same place where her mother lives now. She was so closed (close) to touch this light (comma) but a dark huge (don't know why, but I think switching the two words would sound better) cloud stands against her wish (I have a little trouble with this part of the sentence. Do you mean the cloud stands between her and her wish?). One sight for her is enough at that time (Not sure what you want to say here, but I suggest: One look is enough to murder the malice before (it) captured her heart. Swiftly, she can see a slice (ray, spark?) from that infinite glow before it faints. A constant stream of rhythmic memories jumped (does a stream jump? I think it flows) into her mind. In her memory (it), she can see her mother again (comma) but she cannot touch her (actually, I would scratch that part, since no one can touch a memory or a dream anyway). She can smell her perfume but she cannot feel it (which is nothing unusual because it is impossible to feel perfume other than in that moment when you spray it on). Everything seems to be like (it was in) the past, however, (I'm not sure you need that. I would put a period there) emotionless atmosphere governs the whole scene. As (if) being in a bubble moving (that moves) away by (through) the air, she feels herself taking (taken) away from her green memories. The scene becomes too far to be touched (perhaps "grasped" would bring out the symbolism better) and she tries hardly (hard) to keep it (try and make her sound more desperate in this part of the sentence). However, reality bursts her bubble. A strange voice interfere(s) the musical tone to put an endless end of her dream. (What are you trying to say here?) She wakes up to see ("and sees" or "(comma) only to see" The way you wrote it gives the impression that she woke up because she wanted to see her aunt's face, imo) the face (scratch "face" because you mention it in the next sentence) of her aunt. Barely, she can recognize her aunt's face, (She can barely recognize her face [comma] but she realizes that it's the time to back to reality. (she was back in reality. Or just "back" would do it, too). On the edge of her bed, she sits silently and her eyes move between the floor and her aunt who is searching in her closet. (I would rearrange the sentence structure and skip the floor). "Do you find anything, aunti?" (I'd let her ask what she is looking for, since most readers would be wondering about that, too) she said. The sound of the closet's door shuts strongly (The bang of the closet door ["bang" tells that the closet door is being shut loudly) was the answer and her aunt keeps her way out mumbling in high dudgeon. (and her aunt left the room) (mumbling in high dudgeon sounds odd to me. Maybe show the reader that aunti is enraged by describing her body language or facial expression or something instead just telling that she mumbles in high dudgeon?)


Hello Moonacre,

I like the visuals of your writing and the message behind the story. I would give "her" a name though, or write in first person. If the reader doesn't know who a story is about, he or she will not be able to identify with the main character and therefore feel too distanced to care.
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When the sun rises, the moon shall hide…... #3 (permalink) Sun Oct 18, 2009 12:23 pm   When the sun rises, the moon shall hide…...
 

Moonacre, I am very impressed with your first attempt. The story was dream-like in its telling, and your spelling is to be admired.
I have made no attempt to correct your writing as it has already been started, and I never interrupt the flow of an other's comments.

Well done, please continue to post.

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When the sun rises, the moon shall hide... #4 (permalink) Sun Oct 18, 2009 13:44 pm   When the sun rises, the moon shall hide...
 

Thank you very much :)
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When the sun rises, the moon shall hide... #5 (permalink) Sun Oct 18, 2009 17:01 pm   When the sun rises, the moon shall hide...
 

Good and nice trying, Moonacre! keep it up!
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When the sun rises, the moon shall hide... #6 (permalink) Sun Oct 18, 2009 17:18 pm   When the sun rises, the moon shall hide...
 

You are welcome, Moonacre. If you like, post your piece again after you reworked it. I'm sure we are all interested in how it reads, then. :)

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When the sun rises, the moon shall hide... #7 (permalink) Sun Oct 18, 2009 18:03 pm   When the sun rises, the moon shall hide...
 

Thank you Cgk.
I appreciate your subtle mind.
I agree with you, but to be perfectly frank, I didn't pay attention carefully to what corrections you have made, because it wasn't neat.

Thank you Moonacre.
we learners all make mistake, you know in my opinion even a native speaker might make a mistake..you may face this matter in your mother tongue.
keep writing.
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When the sun rises, the moon shall hide... #8 (permalink) Sun Oct 18, 2009 18:16 pm   When the sun rises, the moon shall hide...
 

Did I upset anyone? :?
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When the sun rises, the moon shall hide... #9 (permalink) Sun Oct 18, 2009 18:28 pm   When the sun rises, the moon shall hide...
 

Don't worry.
I think, I think no one is upset.
how come? we are all friends. :D
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When the sun rises, the moon shall hide... #10 (permalink) Sun Oct 18, 2009 18:40 pm   When the sun rises, the moon shall hide...
 

Richard is right. No-one embarrasses or humiliates another on this Forum.

Please repost your work. Do the very best you can, and let's see the outcome.

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When the sun rises, the moon shall hide... #11 (permalink) Sun Oct 18, 2009 18:56 pm   When the sun rises, the moon shall hide...
 

Oh, good. I'm glad. I thought for a moment that I did something wrong. I never meant to humiliate anyone and if I ever posted a text on here and somebody would correct all the errors, I wouldn't feel humiliated, either, especially if the text was important to me. :)
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When the sun rises, the moon shall hide... #12 (permalink) Sun Oct 18, 2009 22:01 pm   When the sun rises, the moon shall hide...
 

Hi everyone,
Thank you all again. I'll keep it up and post it again once I reworked it.
Don't worry Claudia. I appreciate what you did. That was exactly what I wanted. I came here to learn and improve myself.

Thanks again. :)
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When the sun rises, the moon shall hide... #13 (permalink) Mon Oct 19, 2009 1:04 am   When the sun rises, the moon shall hide...
 

Again Hi
awaiting for it.
you are actually able to put some life into your writing.
I like it.
keep writing. ;) :)
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When the sun rises, the moon shall hide... #14 (permalink) Wed Oct 21, 2009 11:04 am   When the sun rises, the moon shall hide...
 

Hi everyone,

I just wanted to give a good comment on the essay.

It is a good try and you are close to perfect your writing, execution is always important.

keep up the good work Moonacre!!

To cgk you have the wright to give a good or bad comment as long it's been asked by the person.

God bless you all! carlos manila
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