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My story I'm writing, need opinions?

So I want to post the preface and get your guys' opinions on it...I can take constructive criticism but I please no rude comments.

Preface

I can’t feel my senses,

I just feel the cold.

All colors seem to fade a way,

I can’t reach my soul. – Within Temptation

It was almost as simple as breathing, the way it glided. I knew this would end badly, and yet I couldn’t stop myself from doing it. My only thoughts were that I needed - more like wanted - to do this. Nothing, No one else mattered.

I was walking a fine line between what’s right, and what matters the most.

I was losing.

I was losing terribly.

My last chance at a real life, a real existence, was slowly slipping away from me, and I couldn’t hold on much longer.

It was like it was falling off a cliff, slowly, but falling, and the roots, and rocks you grab at, they fall and they break. And whether or not you want them to, they eventually get smaller and smaller until you have nothing left but to fall, to fall and accept it.

Was that my only hope?

Was that all this life was offering me?

I knew I couldn’t change the past, and the future was coming whether I wanted it to or not. My only option was to change the things I could.

I didn’t know what was after me. It was dark, but I kept running, trying to find a way to escape. The snow fell almost like it was ready to cover up any evidence that someone was there. It was almost impossible to see, but I could see him.

His wings were high above his head, black as the night. The bottoms curled to the front of his body. He was wearing a long red cloak that billowed around his feet, and pointed at his shoulders. The hood draped over his head, and the bottom came down around his neck, to a point at his chest. His sword was black almost like a staff or a cross.

I looked down, and for the life of me couldn’t recognize the clothes I was wearing. A beige spaghetti strap, with a ‘v’ neck, my jeans were torn – not from being chased – a store bought torn and dark blue.

I looked up seeing a fence, if I could just reach that maybe I would be free. I knew the odds of that. Out of the corner of my eye there was a homeless man. He looked into my eyes, and I saw my terror reflected through his eyes. I tripped over something, falling before I made it to the fence. I turned to see the face of my killer, but somehow without fear.

Was I going to die?

Yes.

Was I afraid?

I got the feeling that I should be, but I wasn’t.

I looked deep into this demon’s eyes but all I could see was the blood red. The one side of his mouth lifted into an almost crooked smile. But he looked into my eyes and something changed. He put down his sword I knew he was still going to kill me. My thoughts went to the homeless man. I wanted to scream at him to run. I opened my mouth but my voice was gone. I dropped my head into my hands. I couldn’t watch this mans murder.

In that moment I remembered a prayer my mom had taught me when I was little, we weren’t catholic, but she always loved the strength in this prayer.

And so I silently prayed.

Angel of God, my guardian dear, to whom God’s love commits me here, ever this day be at my side, to light, to guard, to rule and to guide, Amen.

And then it hit me, something sharp right to my heart. When I looked up to see my killer all, I could see was darkness. The blood was flowing, tainting the snow. The sword was gone and I knew I was done.

I havent fully edited it yet so I know there are sure to be grammer problems and run-on sentences...

Update:

I have the first 19, or 20 chapters, and I'm done with the ending, I just need the stuff to fill in that space.

Update 2:

lusetoom.. its a dream, I dont do good with explaining plots thats why I just put the preface up.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Wow, that was really good. It kind of reminds me of the prefaces in the Twilight Saga, with the quote, and then it sounds like it's an excerpt from a climatic moment (correct me if I'm wrong.)

    You definitely have a good story here. I would take out the part about what she's wearing (I don't think that's necessarily important).

    I like the prayer thing- it adds a lot of dramatic affect.

    Work to make your sentences flow better; it seems like some of them are a little short and choppy.

    Other than that, I really enjoyed reading it. Good luck!

  • 1 decade ago

    Well, It held my interest all the way through. I'm not sure how I feel about the girl's concern for the homeless stranger - it just does not seem quite believable to me (but then again, I have not read the rest of the story). If, for some reason, the girl knew that she was not really going to die, then I suppose it might be more believable. I could be way off here; maybe the fact that this girl is not terribly concerned for her safety, yet is concerned over the stranger's is somehow related to the plot [...].But the well-being of a homeless guy, orphan, or milkman would not concern me in the least if I'm about to get impaled through the heart - sorry, just being honest (maybe make him a puppy) jk. Lastly, it is a tad long, and reader sympathy might be an issue if you create a character that seems too "good" (ie too good, too evil, etc. sometimes ='s too simple). Overall, I think you are talented.

  • 1 decade ago

    I think it is really good, and it keeps you reading more. I do agree though, it is a little long. One idea, if you wanted to shorten it, I would cut it off after the second paragraph, "..change the things I could." It would really make me want to turn the page..and read more.

    It is an awesome start(:

    Good Luck!

  • 1 decade ago

    Cool, but a bit too long to be a preface. I would shorten it to at least 2 paragraphs.

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  • 1 decade ago

    I like it!

    After editing it will be perfect.

    Although, it is a little long for a preface, but you'll be fine so much as you don't add any more.

    You're very poetic.

  • I really like it! Let us know when it hits the shelves at B&N :) I didn't notice any grammatical errors, either. I hope to read the rest of it someday!

  • 1 decade ago

    That was really good, I liked it. As for the grammatical errors, I did not notice any, (probably because it was so good). Is that the entire story or is there more

  • If the narrator dies then how does the story continue?

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    cool

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    it's reallyyyy good

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