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Hallo, Paper Spaceboy
05:46 / 31.07.07
The cookies. As they stand, they're a bit out of place.

The line about him being an accountant works well. Very visual.
 
 
This Sunday
05:52 / 31.07.07
He knew for certain that Miss Taylor, who lived on the third floor, was a heretic. How to go about punishing her he hadn't the foggiest. is just marvelous. Reminds me of that poem, where the monk's talking about the other monk, the one everybody loves, and he keeps trying to set him up for doom that never works out because the other monk's just jovial and smiley? Late Victorian, but I have no idea who it was by. Anyhow, good stuff.

Would suggest losing a lot of the pronouns. Internalizes it more.

Poached eggs had never been a favorite of Edmund's, but tolerable if smothered in strawberry jam. That sort of thing. (If this continual adjustment stuff starts to annoy, just let me know.)
 
 
Leigh Monster loses its cool
05:52 / 31.07.07
Ah, okay, thanks...let me see what I can do...
 
 
Hallo, Paper Spaceboy
05:54 / 31.07.07
Okay, I'm going to go pule my leaves in the corner and rest of the night. Just smack me if I'm rustling in the wind too much.
 
 
Leigh Monster loses its cool
05:54 / 31.07.07
No, it doesn't annoy at all. I don't know if that's really the tone I'm going for, though. I feel like Edmund's headspace isn't direct and active enough for that. Is there a way I could make it less cluttered without losing a certain stiffness?
 
 
Leigh Monster loses its cool
05:55 / 31.07.07
aw. have a good evening!
 
 
This Sunday
06:02 / 31.07.07
Night, Papers.

And, Leigh, I see what you mean. Perhaps a few moments of punctuated inarticulateness? So it would stand out as a trait, rather than just authorial.

That uncertainty, an almost by the book (but he doesn't know what the book says precisely) tone, comes through pretty good and it's a likeable persona, certainly. It'd be a shame to lose it, true.

Which means... not much a clue, but I'll get back to you if I think of something. Try things, I guess, until something clicks.
 
 
Leigh Monster loses its cool
06:20 / 31.07.07
Alright, I've got to get up for work soon enough. Thanks for the suggestions DN, sleep well when you do
 
 
This Sunday
06:27 / 31.07.07
Night.

Should be saying it to myself sooner than later, I think.
 
  

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