Operation Rewrite

Dec 02, 2014 21:18

So... I recently replied to a post on one of the gender forums I'm on, a post from someone doing a research project titled "Are You Transgender ( Read more... )

review, literary agent, genderbread, autobiography, show don't tell, frustration

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khall December 3 2014, 18:52:14 UTC
I think you're a very good writer, for what it's worth. I think "I don't like your writing style" is...iffy as a critique. And maybe code for something else, another way of letting you down easy. As much as it is a slap.

K.

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ahunter3 December 4 2014, 12:10:46 UTC
I suppose I'm not doing the rewrite entirely as a response to the agents' feedback. I've gradually developed this concern about too much summary / not enough narrative action and now that it's lingering as a concern, it's where my mind goes when this type of feedback from agents comes in.

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