Tear me down: a public beta free-for-all
I'm doing something a little different. Something a little risky, and maybe a lot self-indulgent, but I thought I'd take my chances and see what happens.
I told myself I wasn't going to write any fic after The Void. That thing drained me and sort of made me want to never write fic ever ever again. But of course, when you tell yourself you're not ( Read more... )
Wow, so yeah, the punctuation/dialogue thing. I DID NOT KNOW HOW BAD THAT WAS! XD It's weird what you don't realize you do until it's pointed out to you. Ah well. Now I know that's something I need to work on. Thank you! :D
you're meticulous about maintaining tense
Haha! That's funny because on one of my very first stories I was criticized for NOT maintaining tense. I guess I've gotten better at it. That's good to hear though! When I think about it, I guess I do spend a lot of time repeating the lines in my head or saying them out loud to make sure the tense sounds correct. I'm sure I make some slip-ups though.
And about the physical gestures I write. I always feel like I get too tedious with them and that it distracts from the scene. I always find myself thinking, "Okay, the reader does not need to know every time he squints or runs his hand through his hair *backspace backspace backspace*" So it's good to hear that it's working...at least some of the time :D
Thanks for the critique hun! *snuggles you*
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BTW, physical gestures FTW! I wonder if everyone else is annoyed by it and we're the only ones who think it's the most wonderful thing in the world.
Pretty much off topic, but you have to read this article! You will LOL, for realsies:
http://therumpus.net/2009/07/how-to-write-sex-scenes-the-12-step-program/
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