《critique shop》B1 | 01
Advertisement
My feedbacks mean no offense to the story and author. These are solely intended for the betterment of your story. If ever you get offended, message me privately so I would know. I was only trying to point out your mistake based on my perspectives.
This Contains Spoiler, Beware.
Honestly, for me, the title was too cliche. Marami na akong nabasa na akdang ang title ay Lost In Battle kung kaya't hindi ganoon kalakas ang impact sa akin ng story mo.
▪ And your title gives a spoiler. Title pa lang kasi, alam mo na ang mangyayari. Lost In Battle means matalo sa labanan, so maaaring mangahulugan iyong matatalo si Bea kay James o sa bida or sa conflicts.
▪ I suggest you change your title because it gives off spoilers, and it's too simple. Maybe search for a deeper term of Lost In Battle?
▪ Really beautiful. Catchy talaga siya. Mula sa fonts, at sa pagbe-blend, sobrang accurate siya sa genre, at sa story mo.
▪ Wala naman akong problema sa blurb, maayos mong naiparating kung tungkol saan ang story mo, at kung ano ang flow nito.
Too Clichè. Kasi para mape-predict mo na mahuhulog si Bea kay James at matatalo siya sa labanan ng pagmamahalan (lols). It's like, way too predictable, I guess? But since I've only read the first five chapters, hindi ko alam kung tama ba ang prediction ko. But I suggest na maglagay ka ng plot twist sa gitna, or sa dulong part para naman kakaiba siya ibang mga storya na may kaparehas ka ng title.
:
▪ The characters were so vague. Hindi ko ma-imagine kung ano ang itsura ng mga karakters mo especially Bea as the female lead. You could be a little more descriptive of what their personalities are, and what they exactly look like for readers, such as me, to imagine the characters vividly.
Advertisement
▪ P'wede mong i-describe ang pananamit, haba ng buhok, kulay ng kutis, at mga mata para naman hindi sila Vague or walang buhay.
▪ There were some errors we can't avoid that can be fixed. For example:
❌ kana, kaba
✔ ka na, ka ba
❌ meron
✔ mayroon (formal)
❌ diba
✔ 'di ba
❌ nung
✔ noong, no'ng
❌ dyan, ryan
✔ diyan / d'yan, riyan / r'yan
❌ parin / paring
✔ pa rin / pa ring
❌ nalang, palang
✔ na lang, pa lang
❌ kelan
✔ kailan (formal)
❌ dahan dahan, sabay sabay, araw araw, (at kung ano-ano pa na mga salitang inuulit)
✔ dahan-dahan, sabay-sabay, araw-araw.
▪ Ginagamit ang salitang kasunod ng mga pang-uring pamilang.
Ex:
》 Bumili si Summer anim na pirasong biscuit.
》 Binigyan niya ako tatlong papel para sa pagsusulit mamaya.
▪ Ginagamit din ito sa pangngalan.
Ex:
》 Pumunta ng plaza si Trixie.
》 Kinuha ng Guro ang papel ni Thea dahil siya'y nangdaraya.
▪ Ginagamit din ito bilang pagsaad ng pagmamay-ari.
Ex:
》 Ang libro ng mga kaibigan ko ay nanakaw.
▪ Ginagamit din ito kapag ang sinusundang salita ay pang-uri. At pananda sa gumaganap ng pandiwa sa pangungusap.
Ex:
》 Bumili ng magandang cellphone si Sena.
》 Inalis ng matanda ang mga kalat sa harap ng kaniyang bahay.
▪ Ang Nang naman ay ginagamit sa gitna ng mga pandiwang inuulit, pampalit sa "na at ng", "na at ang," at "na at na". Ginagamit din ito para magsaad ng dahilan o kilos ng galaw.
Examples:
》 Tawa nang tawa si Lucas dahil sa kinukwento ni Hany.
》 Isang buwan nang umalis si Summer. (Isang buwan na ng umalis si Summer.)
》 Nag-aral nang maayos si Abigail ngayong gabi.
▪ Also know the use of rin, raw, rito, riyan, din, daw, at diyan.
Advertisement
▪ Use "rin" if the word before it ends in a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) or a consonant that sounds like a vowel - "w" and "y". For the other letters, use "din".
▪ The reason for "w" and "y" is because they can produce sounds like the vowels "u" and "i", respectively, as word endings. For example, "araw" may sound like "arau" and "bahay" may sound like "bahai".
Examples:
》 MagandA raw siya.
》 Ikaw pA rin ang gusto ko hanggang ngayon.
》 Ikaw na ang bahalA riyan, ha.
》 KapatiD din pala siya ni Arwilla.
》 Sa may BacoloD daw siya nakatira.
》 BakiT diyan tayo kakain?
▪ Also the action, and dialogue tags. We only use period, if it's indicating an action tag. While comma, in dialogue tags.
Example of Action tag:
》 "Mahal kita." Kasunod niyon ay niyakap niya ako nang mahigpit.
》 "Ikaw ang magsabi sa kaniya." Tinalikuran niya ako at padabog na sinara ang pintuan ng kwarto.
Example of dialogue tags:
》 "Mahal kita," aniya.
》 "Ikaw ang magsabi sa kaniya," sabi niya.
▪ Ang mga question mark, exclamation point, colons, and semi colons ay puwede rin sa action at dialogue tags.
:
▪ Sa pagna-narrate, puwede namang hindi mo sobrahan ang paggamit sa mga letters. Masyado kasi siyang exagerrated, at masakit sa mata. Gaya na lamang nito.
Imbes na ganiyan, puwede namang ganito:
"Hey, Bea! Rise and shine! Wake up now!" Rinig kong paggising sa 'kin ni Elha.
Puwedeng dalawa lang din ang paggamit ng exclamation point at question mark, hindi iyong sobra-sobra.
"Kaya naman nilang simulan 'yong mga dapat gawin kahit wala ako," tugon ko. "Jusko Samantha Beatrice Buenaventura kailan ka ba magsisipag?!" Pagsigaw muli ni Elha.
▪ Kulang lang din sa pagde-describe ng mga ginagawa nila, mga itsura, at lugar na pinangyayarihan ng kuwento.
▪ In making the setting; or a specific place in your story, use the five senses for it to be more vivid, and imaginable. The five senses are: Sight, Sound, Smell, Touch and Taste.
▪ Kapag gagamit ng mga salitang english na gagamitan ng tagalog, maglagay ng (-).
Example:
》 Nagse-cellphone
》 Nag-breakfast
》 Nag-e-edit
▪ You also said that the genre of your story is Short Story, but it's not. Short story only consists of 5 chapters (from what I know).
> Your story has a potential, just take time to edit and revise the errors so that readers could see the effort, and hardwork you've put in your story.
Ken'nichiwa! Thank goodness I was in the mood of reading your story, lol.
Kindly do the payments if you haven't done or finished it yet.
Thank you for letting me criticize your story, I hope my feedbacks serve as your motivation to continue doing your best in writing. If ever you get hurt, pm me so we could discuss about it.
Pick up your sword, and shield up to fight all the things that hinders you from writing, and achieving your biggest, and wildest dreams.
I hope you can be victorious in your own battle, and never lose against all the negativities, and insecurities that drags us down.
Thank you!
Advertisement
- In Serial1018 Chapters
First Contact
Eight Thousand Years after the Glassing of Earth, Terran Descent Humanity has largely become a post-scarcity society based on consent and enjoying life. With the discovery of another ancient race beyond the "Great Gulf", events and history collide to draw the Terran Confederacy into war against an hundred million year old empire that has always won and believes it always will. With allies and enemies of multiple species, the Orion Galactic Arm Spur will be wracked by warfare the likes of which have not been seen. Cracked, harried, wounded, and damaged, Terran Descent Humanity willfully throws itself against the universe itself. "The universe hates you and will take away everything you love, laughing while it does so." - Terran belief. Told largely from the viewpoint of other species, the story is currently ongoing. It involves graphic depictions of violence, war, adult language and situations, drug use, and other mature topics. The story will be updated on weekdays, so keep an eye on this page for more chapters. The story is 400+ chapters, and repeating characters do not start appearing until the Vuxten chapters. If you're in a hurry for repeating characters then this story will not be enjoyable to you. The interwoven plot is not based on a single person but the entire war, with its effects upon multiple people. [participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge]
8 275 - In Serial15 Chapters
Bite
Normal. A very plain word with many different meanings. For Red Monroe, normal means living a simple life with her grandmother, taking pictures, and laughing with her friends. But one day, an attack at her school changes all that. Red is thrust into a world of werewolves, angels, gods, and goddesses, learning very quickly that she plays an important part in all of it. Red is wanted by an entire society for her head, but she refuses to let them beat her in the impending war. After all, the girl isn't so normal anymore. Book 1 of the Fairytale SeriesA Rewriting of Little Red Riding Hood Copyright Claimed
8 120 - In Serial80 Chapters
Earthside Consortium
Gaston Hardy is a Freelancer currently under the supervision of the United Earth Defense Force. He acts as a Courier, Messenger, and Adjutant to those who acquires his services. His recent contract takes him to Neo-Tokyo's Consortium Branch to act as a third-party mediator for the Earthside Consortium and the Babaika Company in order to take on the role as their Contracted Adjutant. This is the tale of a world that had long experienced the end of the world.
8 211 - In Serial33 Chapters
Henry Rider: Clown Hunter
All that stands between mankind and absolute chaos is Henry Rider.We're doomed.Life isn’t easy for Henrietta “Henry” Rider. Born into the lowest class of klaon society, collecting enough laughter to keep her alive is a daily struggle. The only upside is that she has the coolest job ever. As the council’s Hunter, it’s her responsibility to kill maiams, wicked monsters that steal laughter by force. But no matter how hard she tries, the council shuns her, her mentor rebukes her, and the people she protects mock her. Then she meets Ethan, a young man who has lost his ability to laugh. His pent up laughter could either feed the entire klaon population, or create the most powerful maiam to ever exist. Seeing this as her way to finally prove herself, Henry volunteers to protect Ethan until he learns to laugh again — even if that means never leaving his side. But a mysterious masked figure has his sights set on Ethan, and he doesn’t care who he has to kill to get to him. Full of blood pumping action, gut busting laughs, and a few good scares, Henry Rider: Clown Hunter is an adventure that readers of all ages will enjoy!
8 160 - In Serial25 Chapters
A Special Someone for Christmas
Jungkook is a ruthless and wealthy businessman who's only concern is getting the deal done and making money. He takes a flight 1225 from South Korea to LA for a Christmas day meeting. A meeting that will take his company to the next level if it is successful. Of course, it will be successful because he is in the business of making deals happen, no matter the cost or risk to others. And by the way, he hates Christmas.Kim Taehyung is smart, free spirited, friendly and confident. He loves helping people and he loves Christmas. He is headed home on Flight 1225 to spend Christmas with his family when he a meets a very handsome stranger. Their first interaction is beyond disastrous. These two couldn't be more opposite. An unexpected incident occurs on the flight to LA, that changes everything for these two.
8 140 - In Serial18 Chapters
Percy Jackson x Reader-Sea of Monsters
(Y/N),Percy(her boyfriend),Annabeth, and Tyson are on another quest to find their missing friend, Grover and the Golden Fleece, so it could help heal Thalia's poison tree and restore the camp barrier. This is a Percy Jackson x reader during the Sea of Monsters. I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING AT ALL. THIS BOOK IS BASED ON THE NOVEL/MOVIE BY RICK RIORDAN!!Read my other story: Percy Jackson x Reader-The Lightning Thief.
8 88

