Sorry for the delay in my post. Started my new job today and just got back and had some food. Alright... now. Where do we stand eh?
I'm going to start my "coaching" after Jovi's previous post. That way we have some continuity. If you wish me to reach back farther and "coach" your post, please just tell me and I'll be more than happy to.
To Beatnory:
Very good post. I especially like that you added in
personal information as well as the action of the drink falling over. As a big writer and story-kinda guy, I
love to see background and very internal information in a character. It makes your post
more than just some words on a page; your character comes alive! Just make sure that you don't replace "," with "." as you did posted below. Other than that, wonderful post and great coloring for the speech (especially copying Jovi's colors for her words. That's worth bonus points).
menu with a glass of Cocoa. This was his favorite drink.
To Sigcutio:
You had a very good post with no spelling or grammar errors that I could see. You also put in some very inferable personal information with your last line. That tells me, a reader that spends a lot of time thinking about characters, a good deal about who Sigcutio is. He's observant and he wants to join in. Your bolding of your speech is okay. There's nothing wrong with it, it's just unorthodox. The only problem I see is that you didn't react to Beatnory spilling Cocoa over everyone...
Can't just leave people out like that.
To Colio4:
You have a good post, once more making me kind of laugh as this tough guy named Jacen walks through the cafeteria, making the weaklings mess their pants. I would suggest that you double check your grammar before posting. There are a few mistakes that only people like me (grammar-Nazi's) would truly care about, but still. Also try to denote speaking by using quotation marks ("").
Also the same as Sigcution; don't leave Beatnory out of the action. He just spilled Cocoa over everyone and no one mentioned it.
To Dirtcopter77:
First things first, you have a good post, story-wise. You tell a story and move the action along. My concerns are the length (it's very short) and the fact that your internal thoughts and speech are not separated from your post. As I read this, this is what I would have suggested writing.
Dirt looked around, seeming nervous. Well...I sure brought a lot of people to this table. So, who are you all?
"I'm Dirt. W-well, not really, but...that's what they call me."
He smiled nervously, but sat lower in his seat and began to eat. [Then add more about how you feel and what you're thinking about so that you have 3 lines of text.]
Otebon opened his eyes as he heard a series of disturbances in the cafeteria. First there was a series of people rapidly vacating their seats (the irritating sound that the chairs made as it was drawn across the ground made Otebon's ears twitch in pain) and then a younger Fox tripped and spilled his drink all over a table.
Otebon had to smile and stifle a laugh.
Oh... to be young and uncoordinated again... He thought to himself as he turned to his meal.
Now that he had his eyes open, he could see Jacen. He'd been worried about the guy since he'd first met him. Otebon personally didn't care about Jacen, he went his way and Otebon tried his best to keep a healthy distance, but that didn't mean that he wouldn't step in if Jacen tried something with one of the students.
Otebon hated bullies...