2WayParadox
Sage
I have just finished my first draft of a new short story and if I were to describe it in two words I would say it is 'heavy shit'.
For the time being, without editing, it's just over 5k words (I'm fine with critiqueing short stories of any length). I'm still learning, but I think that with every new critique, my critques are becoming more valuable. If nobody is interested in doing a story/critique exchange then I'll edit when it feels natural. If I do get an interested party, then I will edit to fit that person's schedule.
Story title: Letters from an angel
About the story genre: it's a fictional story, but it's general fiction.
Story brief: A young girl, a child really, grew up in a dysfunctional family. Her grandfather is the only one who's kind to her and when she hears that he is going to die soon, a plan she had to bring the family together turns tragic. She commits suicide and requests for her letters to be read at her funeral. The story recounts this funeral.
This idea struck me and I had a wow-feeling. I knew it wouldn't make me happy to write it, but it wasn't the kind of idea I could file away for later. So I've written it.
Who knows, it might be my subconscious responding to a comment I've seen in several critiques that I need to try and make my writing more emotional.
Anyway, my thanks to anybody who responds.
2way
For the time being, without editing, it's just over 5k words (I'm fine with critiqueing short stories of any length). I'm still learning, but I think that with every new critique, my critques are becoming more valuable. If nobody is interested in doing a story/critique exchange then I'll edit when it feels natural. If I do get an interested party, then I will edit to fit that person's schedule.
Story title: Letters from an angel
About the story genre: it's a fictional story, but it's general fiction.
Story brief: A young girl, a child really, grew up in a dysfunctional family. Her grandfather is the only one who's kind to her and when she hears that he is going to die soon, a plan she had to bring the family together turns tragic. She commits suicide and requests for her letters to be read at her funeral. The story recounts this funeral.
This idea struck me and I had a wow-feeling. I knew it wouldn't make me happy to write it, but it wasn't the kind of idea I could file away for later. So I've written it.
Who knows, it might be my subconscious responding to a comment I've seen in several critiques that I need to try and make my writing more emotional.
Anyway, my thanks to anybody who responds.
2way