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Snapper replied to the topic Shorty Story – Mystery in the forum Short Story Critiques 9 years, 4 months ago
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Snapper replied to the topic Shorty Story – Mystery in the forum Short Story Critiques 9 years, 4 months ago
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Snapper started the topic Shorty Story – Mystery in the forum 9 years, 4 months ago
Hi guys! @daeus @kate-flournoy @that_writer_girl_99 @ethryndal @aratrea @rolena-hatfield @f5a8c3e9 @hope @perfectfifths @winter-rose @jess @emma-flournoy @northerner @overcomer @anyone else
So, I working on a short story mystery for a contest due this month, and I was wondering if you all could critique this for me. It’s 970 words or so, and…[Read more] -
Snapper started the topic Shorty Story – Mystery in the forum 9 years, 4 months ago
Hi guys! @daeus @kate-flournoy @that_writer_girl_99 @ethryndal @aratrea @rolena-hatfield @f5a8c3e9 @hope @perfectfifths @winter-rose @jess @emma-flournoy @northerner @overcomer @anyone else
So, I working on a short story mystery for a contest due this month, and I was wondering if you all could critique this for me. It’s 970 words or so, and can’t…[Read more] -
Elizabeth replied to the topic Novel Excerpt (Feedback Welcome) in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 4 months ago
I have no words @kate-flournoy Thank you.
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Novel Excerpt (Feedback Welcome) in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 4 months ago
Thanks @DelightInLife. 😀 It took me forever to get that actually… :/
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DelightInLife replied to the topic Novel Excerpt (Feedback Welcome) in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 4 months ago
“You can go back and fix things you already put down, but you can’t fix what isn’t there.”
Awesome advice, Kate! 🙂 @kate-flournoy
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Novel Excerpt (Feedback Welcome) in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 4 months ago
I didn’t write that, and I don’t think I can right now. I’m not that good.
*wise Yoda look* That— is why you fail.
*goes off into gales of smothered laughter* Okay, okay… so it’s not that drastic. I have a reputation to live up to apparently, though, so… *shrugs*
No, you’ve got enough humility to sink a ship.…[Read more]
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Writer's corner #5 in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 4 months ago
@Daeus awesome. I got 506 words written. 🙂 See ya.
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Elizabeth replied to the topic Writer's corner #5 in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 4 months ago
I’m signing off. @daeus
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Elizabeth replied to the topic Novel Excerpt (Feedback Welcome) in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 4 months ago
Yeah. I did.
That’s great, Kate, but it isn’t me. I didn’t write that, and I don’t think I can right now. I’m not that good.
I get the point you’re trying to make, though. @kate-flournoy
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Novel Excerpt (Feedback Welcome) in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 4 months ago
Also, see how much I told you by not telling? *grins*
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Novel Excerpt (Feedback Welcome) in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 4 months ago
@That_Writer_Girl_99 Ahhh… yes. You’re POV telling. That makes it boring and dull; you’re right. See, what you’re doing is giving us Kara’s thoughts instead of showing us her emotions through the way she acts. Instead of doing this:
That was strange. I think to myself as I—finally—enter my cell. I wonder what Matthias was talking about?
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Elizabeth replied to the topic Novel Excerpt (Feedback Welcome) in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 4 months ago
Chapter Three:
As I walk briskly down the hall, the lights above me dim. The flickering bulbs cast an eerie, ominous splash of ashy gray on the pale walls. My footsteps are the only sound I hear.
Clip, thump, clip, thump, clip, thump.
“Is he insane?!”
Well. That escalated quickly.
The sudden shout makes my heart leap into my chest, and…[Read more] -
Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Novel Excerpt (Feedback Welcome) in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 4 months ago
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Novel Excerpt (Feedback Welcome) in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 4 months ago
Glad to hear it. 😉
Okay. You need help. Just getting to a good place to start? Prioritizing your ideas? What?
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Elizabeth replied to the topic Writer's corner #5 in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 4 months ago
I need help. *glances wearily at the novel excerpt forum so we don’t disturb @daeus*
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Elizabeth replied to the topic Writer's corner #5 in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 4 months ago
I need help. *glances wearily at the novel excerpt forum so we don’t disturb @daeus*
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Writer's corner #5 in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 4 months ago
@That_Writer_Girl_99 Yyyyyes???
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Elizabeth replied to the topic Writer's corner #5 in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 4 months ago
Excellent point. @daeus
Ugh. I’m trying to write, but my brain is full of ideas and I can’t quite make sense of them all. Kate, dear, are you on? @kate-flournoy
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