I wonder if you're aware of this
I agree that it's important not to tell the reader how to feel, but as I read how big a deal people make of it in writing circles, I think it's going a little overboard, really. I'm glad you think I'm good at it And yeah. It's a great help, but at the same time I'm still pretty shaken I hope I learn to take it all soon!
Ooh nice. one was super nice and positive, one was kinda mixed, and one was very critical. Sounds perfect I do think 'show don't tell' is still important for first person narratives, albeit maybe not in the conventional way. It's great if the reader can infer something about the characters and their relationships simply by the way they narrate and interact. That being said I think you actually do a pretty decent job at that. But yeah, this seems like a good way to get some valuable critical feedback. Good luck ^^
Got my first critiques for Finding Franco. Oh my. I mean, one was super nice and positive, one was kinda mixed, and one was very critical. People were disappointed with the unresolved mystery, and I've been told the characters were weak. There were also other gripes I may or may not fully agree with them being valid (the ever present "show instead of tell" opinion, that I really don't think works for first person narratives, and the fact that I made the protag kind of an asshole was also apparently an issue?), but overall, it was a very humbling experience and I'm glad I did it. I think I may learn a lot here.
Thanks for the support
Sure thing
I'll be counting on you to be one of my betas once I have the first drafts of my manuscripts
I know that feel. Ah, alrighty. Best of luck with your novels, I'm looking forward to reading them someday
Mine neither, but that's mostly because for every game I finish I get three more By the way, I joined this writing site where a lot of writers take part and critique each others work. I feel like I'm finally ready to proceed with work on my novels. As a result, since I'll be devoting my energy to that, I don't think I'll have much left for shorts. So in simple terms, the blog will be going on hiatus for an indeterminate time (I will have an announcement). That doesn't meant I won't have shorts posted from time to time - I will be participating in contests, so I can post my entries, and sometimes I just get inspired and will need to write a story. I just need to take a break from trying to write them regularly. If I want to get any of these novels done, they deserve my full attention.
My backlog isn't even gigantic but it hasn't been getting any smaller for a year now >_>
