How is this prose? (REVISE)

Is this boring? Confusing? Wordy? How is the pacing?

Any and all criticism is appreciated!

u/Fallen_Crow333 — 4 months ago

How is this prose? (Revise)

Hello! This is the first couple pages of an 8,000 worded short story. (It’s actually a shorter version of a longer story)

I don’t have beta-readers, so I do the best with what I have. How is the pacing? Is it boring? Confusing? Too wordy? Where did I lose you? All criticism is appreciated!

u/Fallen_Crow333 — 4 months ago

How is this prose?

Hello! This is the first couple pages of an 8,000 worded short story. (It’s actually a shorter version of a longer story)

I don’t have beta-readers, so I do the best with what I have. How is the pacing? Is it boring? Confusing? Too wordy? Where did I lose you? All criticism is appreciated!

u/Fallen_Crow333 — 4 months ago

[Complete] [8,000] [Fantasy] Writing Contest Entry

Hello, my story is about a man named Onog who finds himself trapped in a forest—or, as the local flora call her, Mother Fymern—who has quite an opinion about him. With the help of Lumbig (said local flora, and definitely not a humanoid tree) poor Onog is forced to traverse Mother’s realm, all because a certain Lumbig decided to eat from Mother’s sacred persimmon tree.

They must quell Mother’s rage and fix the leak between the mortal realm and her land, and ensure they don’t become a tasty meal for carnivorous flowers who have tongues and dancing blood-sucking birds that taunt from the shadows.

But why is Onog here? And how can he return to his normal town, where normal things happen normally?

First paragraph:

The seas were parched, and though this was quite a strange thing in itself, Onog really couldn't focus on that. He needed something to at least flirt along the edge of normality. So as he lifted his hand from the water that seemed to flow and glisten in the way water typically did, he tried his best to ignore the fact it came away dry. Then carried on to the next thing he knew to ignore. The mountains.

This is a story for a writing contest, and I don’t have any beta readers. It’s a shortened version of a longer story, so if you’re interested in beta-reading, I would like to especially focus on pacing and prose!

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u/Fallen_Crow333 — 4 months ago

How is the prose?

I wrote an 8,000 short story version of a longer story for a writing contest, and I don’t have any beta readers. So heres the first 2,000 words. Is it too wordy? Boring? How’s the pacing? Any and all criticism is appreciated!

u/Fallen_Crow333 — 4 months ago

Are these descriptions overwritten?

Here’s some examples of my prose when writing descriptions. I personally like them, but in a book, as a reader, are they enjoyable or irritating? Do they flow good? Are they too long? Too wordy? Nonsensical? Is the voice too much? This is more of an indulgent story rather than one aimed for readers, but I’m always trying to improve. So any criticism is greatly appreciated!

u/Fallen_Crow333 — 5 months ago

How is this prose? (Fantasy, revision)

This is a side story that I write when I burn out on my main story, and I’m wondering how the prose and pacing is. Is it choppy? Too fast? Too slow? Boring? Where did I lose you?

I’m also not really sure about the daisy part, I’m just not really digging it. Is it boring or a cliche of sorts? Looking for any reason to keep it, or scrap it, heh.

This is a revision from a previous post, so please critique away!

u/Fallen_Crow333 — 5 months ago
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How is the pacing and prose? (fantasy)

This is a little side project from my main one, just a little fun. It would probably be a children’s book, or at least YA. I’m wondering how the prose is, as well as pacing. Where did I lose your interest? Is it too fast? Choppy? I know there’s a bit of telling in there, but does it work as a style of prose or is it novice? Any and all criticism is appreciated!

u/Fallen_Crow333 — 5 months ago

Something Fantasy, like the hobbit

I really like cool worldbuilding, as well as a lot of adventure and side plots rather than just a straightforward plot. Sort of like the Hobbit, the Witcher (short story ones) or Six of Crows. I like variety in a story, a journey. I also really like the prose of the hobbit, so any books withe that prose is good!

u/Fallen_Crow333 — 5 months ago

I'm on a writers block, so I decided to summarize my first two chapters in art, as well as practicing my digital drawing (since I typically only draw on paper) This is what I have so far, it's not the best but it sure is fun. The next drawing will be mountains in the distance, then a little girl staring at the moon through a golden gilded window.

u/Fallen_Crow333 — 5 months ago

Perhaps not the prettiest, but it was quite fun to make. It’s inspired by Tolkien’s artwork.

u/Fallen_Crow333 — 5 months ago

I enjoy making fairytale-este stories on the side of my main novel, and I’m wondering if this prose works? Is it too wordy? Is it boring? Any criticism at all is greatly appreciated!

u/Fallen_Crow333 — 6 months ago