The Underground Tower: Prelude and Chapter One
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A three due to point-of-view issues. The premise is solid and the characters are rich.
A common mistake that authors make in the beginnings of their career, (and truth be told the middle and endings too), is the point-of-view paradox. I am guilty myself at times.
Sometimes when we're writing, we get so caught up in the characters that we forget the readers aren't thinking what we're thinking. This leads to the point-of-view issue.
Let's say Bob is talking. We let the readers enter Bob's thoughts as he's talking saying things like: He thought that she would feel that way, he knew her well. We've just let the reader know what Bob's thoughts are. Then in the very next sentence, Julie comes in and we say: Julie liked Bob very much. She had heard that he liked her. We've just let the reader see into Julie's thoughts. The problem with this is that the reader tends to get confused as to who is thinking what and who is actually where and what is happening.
A good writer once told me to pay particular attention to the points-of-view and to try to concentrate on only one per chapter. (Either that or make a line delineating between the change of focus and the previous one).
You have very good ideas here. I enjoy the premise and the characters are really starting to flesh out well. I can see, as a reader, what you're writing and this is a very good sign of a great story-teller. (The ability to paint the verbal picture).
Do not let this critique hamper your desire to write. You are a good writer, you just need to concentrate on structure a little more.
I look forward to reading your future releases. You have very good ideas and I'd love to read more of your works.
A common mistake that authors make in the beginnings of their career, (and truth be told the middle and endings too), is the point-of-view paradox. I am guilty myself at times.
Sometimes when we're writing, we get so caught up in the characters that we forget the readers aren't thinking what we're thinking. This leads to the point-of-view issue.
Let's say Bob is talking. We let the readers enter Bob's thoughts as he's talking saying things like: He thought that she would feel that way, he knew her well. We've just let the reader know what Bob's thoughts are. Then in the very next sentence, Julie comes in and we say: Julie liked Bob very much. She had heard that he liked her. We've just let the reader see into Julie's thoughts. The problem with this is that the reader tends to get confused as to who is thinking what and who is actually where and what is happening.
A good writer once told me to pay particular attention to the points-of-view and to try to concentrate on only one per chapter. (Either that or make a line delineating between the change of focus and the previous one).
You have very good ideas here. I enjoy the premise and the characters are really starting to flesh out well. I can see, as a reader, what you're writing and this is a very good sign of a great story-teller. (The ability to paint the verbal picture).
Do not let this critique hamper your desire to write. You are a good writer, you just need to concentrate on structure a little more.
I look forward to reading your future releases. You have very good ideas and I'd love to read more of your works.
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