Spread Your Wings by Star-chan

Author : Star-chan
Title : Spread Your Wings
Link : http://winglin.net/fanfic/SCwings
Status : Completed
Reviewer : Yunni @ i-DEAS

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Title: 5/5

I must admit, I really like the title. Those three words give off such a light and beautiful feeling that it's hard not to be drawn in by it.
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First Impression: 6/10

The poster was great, but what really deducted your marks was the colors scheme. You had a dominate color, yes, but something didn't feel quite right. Your title, I think. It didn't exactly put this color in my mind, and that made it somewhat awkward even before I read your story.
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Forewords: 2/10

You put an introduction/short summary in the forewords, but it's missing everything else- all the other basic information that your forewords should include, such as your title, genre, copyright (that's up to you), and your own notes pertaining to the fic (should you have any). It's too short and barely offers any information about the fic itself while it centers in on your plot.
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Plot: 11/15

This plot isn't unheard of before, and it was made all the more common when the two characters met and fell in love just like that. However, don't you think that it's too rushed? It's a one-shot, and I know it's hard to develop a lot of details in just one chapter, but really, in this case, the story is way too rushed if you don't have them. It sounds unrealistic and random.
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Creativity/Originality: 9/15

Your mark in this area is affected by the originality of the plot itself. However, I think you deserve credit for some of the things such as reference of life and the characters to the butterflies and the butterfly-ie ending at the end. HAHAHA.
Although I liked the scenery and the dialogue at the end, it's how you wrapped up the story that took some of the points off-
"Where we would end up after we left this world, I don't know; but if it were an utopia, I would choose to stay there, forever with you."

This line just doesn't seem to have anything to do with the story.
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Flow: 4/10

Your flow is WAY TOO FAST. As I mentioned in your plot, you have rushed the story. In the beginning, when Onew tried to cheer the girl up, already the pace was too fast- who, especially after being abused, would let a stranger touch you? Secondly, to just have your characters falling in love because of this is unrealistic. The couple "got together" too fast, and your flow was too rushed because you centered it around this point.
Also...

"When I heard your timid voice on the other end, I instantly knew that it was you."  ---> how did he know?
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Spelling/Grammar/Vocabulary: 4/10

There were problems with punctuation, grammar, comma usage, and had redundant sentences and repetitive words throughout the story; I am only pulling up random examples.

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Punctuation

"Anneyong! Um, here's your handkerchief." You said, holding out the piece of material, tilting your head to the right and waited for me to take it.

You use a comma at the end of whatever the character says, unless it's a question or an exclamation, in which you would use the appropriate punctuation marks.

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Grammar

"As the water cascaded over the edge, it made a soft trickling sound which filled our comfortable silence."

The correct grammar in this case would be to change 'which' to 'that'.

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Comma usage

"There was one night, that I know will never erase from my mind."

The comma after 'night' doesn't need to be there. This happened a lot throughout the fic where you put commas where they weren't supposed to be. Commas are signs that one should take a breath or pause for a short while while reading; it slows down the speed and flow of the words. When you put it in the wrong place, it makes the entire piece sound awkward.

Also, here:

"All I could do was offer you warmth, advice, love and care."

Be sure to add a comma after 'love', unless love and care was meant to be one subject, and not by their own (which isn't the case in your context).

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Redundancy

"We knew lots about each other, though we didn't know everything. I had to admit though."

The second sentence, 'I had to admit,' is completely unnecessary. Why not just combine them? Also, the second part of your first sentence is also unnecessary. By saying 'we knew lots about each other, though we didn't know everything,' you are just repeating yourself and adding unnecessary detail in. You could rephrase it to something like this:

"I'll admit that we didn't know everything about each other, but we knew plenty."

Instead of using a weak and vague word like 'lots', use some other words to make your sentence sound and flow better.
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Characterisation: 5/10

I know it's hard in a oneshot, but you NEED to develop your characters. As a shot-writer myself, I recognize the difficulty of making a character grow in such a short time. However, you DO need to explain how the character developed throughout the story, not just how they met and started trusting each other, falling in love. Also, you need to make your character/main characters more dynamic- put more details in than the girl being confusing or hard to read, and make Jinki a more round character than a flat character.
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Writing Style: 9/10

Everyone has their own writing style, but I enjoyed yours very much- the spacing, paragraphs, and dialogue was easy on the eyes, and your style of the writing itself wasn't bad, not at all.
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Overall Enjoyment: 2/5

Your fic was way too predictive. It was so easy to tell what was going to happen next- so add more twists and turns! Surprise the reader with something they didn't think would happen! This is something that makes the story creative and original.

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Sub Total: 57/100

Bonus: 2/5

1. For this line: Though I could fly free, I didn't want to. Not until you could fly with me.
2. For including a Thank You page (interaction with readers)

Total: 59/100

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