CRITICISM OF MSS. RECEIVED

Ladies' Mirror, Volume 3, Issue 4, 1 October 1924, Page 47

CRITICISM OF MSS. RECEIVED

P.L.S., Dunedin.—“ The Way to Fairyland” will do. The accompanying; piece is less pleasing'. A. Lyttelton. has no local interest. Try some daily nearer home. B. Whangarei.—Golf is absorbing only when being played. One must he a Wodehouse to write about it. I fear literary work is not your forte. We prefer articles on something practical. A.S.S., Invercargill.- are merely pretty, but punctuation is bad. Read remarks above on verse writing. N.R.— material is good, but the construction is poor and the punctuation faulty. E.D., East Coast—Allegories are out of date. Readers prefer a clear-cut story—something dealing with realities. A.F.L.—An apology for your contribution would be quite in order. The remarks given above on verse construction should be of use to you. Peter, Wellington.—-Of the three pieces “The Mermaid and the Small Boy” is the best. You have a fair idea of rhythm, which would be improved by studying the remarks given above on metre. C. Your sketch lacks animation, and makes dreary reading. As a school essay your article may pass, but in spite of the excellent matter dealt with the style and setting are uninviting. Read the rules for prose writing given above.