Characterization by way of narrative voice, dialogue, and colloquialism as opposed to straight-up description. Also, errors and reviews.

The following is a snippet from my book, Pirate Tales. The bit is from the story “Bawdy, Bonny Sally.” The character speaking is named Riley, and he narrates the whole story:    All in all, it was quite pleasant sittin’ there with this natuv girl. …

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