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This is a small clip from my story that I wrote last night!. does it sound like a little kis or teenager wrote it!? please help!. Criticism recommended!. It hasn't been revised and edited yet, so please don't be too harsh

My lips parted to release a yawn after the alarm buzzed off!. I sat up and ran my warm hands across my weary face and to my luscious brown hair that was displaced with half in and half out of the ponytail because of the long night!.

I groggily got up off of the lavender bed sheet and walked clumsily to the bathroom across the hall!. It was decorated with a variety of bouquets and ocean blue carpets to match the dark azure countertop!. The shower curtain displayed a view of the ocean with a small seashore!. Mom has always loved decorating where possible!.

I cleaned my pearl white teeth quickly and ran to my closet to get some decent clothes to wear to school!. My end result turned to a denim jean with a plain collared shirt, one of my most common ensembles!. The shower with its warm water and the building humidity fully woke me up!. I dried and pulled on my new clothes with a slow, relaxed pace, just in time to wake the others!. They got to wake up about half an hour later than me because my high school opened up before their middle and elementary schools!.

I walked into Eric’s dark room that exploded with action figure posters everywhere!. Eric slept soundly facing me on his stomach, breathing in and out slowly!. I smiled silently at his boyish little face and then tapped the side of his shoulder!. One eye lazily rolled opened and blinked at me for a quick second and then instantaneously snapped shut!. A low mumble left his lips and he dived back into sleep mode!.
My hand tapped his shoulder slightly harder and I said softly, “Come on Eric!. Wake up!. You’re going to be late for school!.”
He flipped over onto his back and grumbled almost unintelligibly, “Why does Spring Break have to end so fast!? It feels like we never even have it!.” I didn’t answer, but I didn’t feel that way at all!.
He yawned and got up and I continued my round to Sam’s room!. She wasn’t as easy to wake up as Eric, but after a couple of tries, she gave in!.

When I walked into Sarah’s bedroom, it felt totally different from the rest of the house!. It was like walking onto a whole other planet!. Her room was bare with almost no signs of Mom’s decorations!. She’d thrown everything away when they were gone!. In their place was nothing but a small table that held fragrances and colorful candles!. Her room smelled of cinnamon and vanilla today, but despite the aroma, it felt as if I was enveloped in a warm blanket and just lost all of my tension!.

Sarah watched me from her bed while I marveled at her room!. She pasted a smug smile onto her lips and closed her eyes!. I sighed, suddenly feeling extremely sleepy, and walked to her!. She rolled to the side to make room for me to sit!. She gazed at me and placed her head onto my lap!. I stroked her wavy brown hair and peered closely at her eyes trying to find out what she was thinking!. It didn’t work, but I went on looking straight at her!. Her eye color was electric blue like mine, but a shade duller!. It could never be seen as the same as mine!. No one I knew had the same eye color as me!.

She spoke first!. “What are you thinking about!?”

I smiled and looked away!. “I was thinking about how much you’ve grown — actually, how much all of you have grown and changed over the past two years!.” She nodded and I sighed again!. “Well, it is time to get and I have to go make the lunches, so hurry!.” I patted her head and left the room’s mysterious spell!.

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It's ok, but you use too many descriptive words, and too many convoluted sentences which to me always makes text sound self-concious!. This isn't poetry, you want to tell people what's happening in a simple but non-repetative way!.

I!.e!.
My lips parted to release a yawn after the alarm buzzed off!. I sat up and ran my *warm* hands across my *weary* face and to my *luscious* brown hair that was displaced with half in and half out of the ponytail because of the long night!.

So: she yawned, ran her hands across her face and fixed her hair!. You did NOT need that many words to say that!. When authors do this, you become very aware of the text, and less aware of the story!. You want as little awareness of the act of reading as possible!. But to be fair, lots of adult authors do this too!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I imagine you are about 14- your vocabulary is good but the events and stories are run-of-the-mill, teenage stories!.

Writing in the first person when your narrator is pretty unlikeable (they constantly talk about themselves and how wonderful they are) is very stupid!. You have to have a likeable narrator to be able to do that!.

And naturally all teenagers write in the first person because they like to be inside the character's head!. And the narrator dominates the story!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I wouldn't say it's childish but you can tell that it wasn't written by an adult!. I'm 16 years of age and I'd guess that you're also a teenager due to the way you write!. Your punctuation is fine but try and expand your range of vocabulary because I think that might be needed to imrove you're story!. I hope I've helped!. Good luck!Www@QuestionHome@Com

sounds good except don't over do the description, i found there was a lot of description in the beginning! also the narrator shouldn't describe herself, try and get another character to do that, like say you want to inform readers she has brown hair!.!.!. maybe get her friend to say something like "i wish i had your beautiful brown hair"

Good Luck, sounds good!Www@QuestionHome@Com

Its okay but you need to fill in loads of gaps like who are 'they' you need to not use to much descriptive words and explain the simpler things in much more detail!. But well done x

And no it doesnt sound childish Www@QuestionHome@Com