Tuesday, August 16, 2011

To all readers: What do you think?

First, a warning: be careful about posting things on the internet. Once it's out there, you can have a hard time proving it's original work, which is something you need to be able to to do if you ever want to take this baby to a publisher. Second, my opinion: I like it, but with reservations. (I'm going to be completely honest with you here, if you don't mind.) Here's why I like it: clear voice and personality, a fair amount of characterization for such a short excerpt, good vocabulary and grammar, good pacing. Here's what I don't like: seriously, is this going anywhere? Because it's, like, sooooo typical teen drama. This piece was totally lacking in originality and imagination. Perhaps you have grand plans for the plot, but right now all you have is a hickey and some booze. Any chance you're going to shake it up any time soon?

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