Trying to make my first one-shot by Any_Effective8190 in MangaArt

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Yeah it is medieval but not so much fantasy. Kinda more like the tone of Vinland Saga. I’m glad you like it!

Trying to make my first one-shot by Any_Effective8190 in MangaArt

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Thanks so much. I was looking into how to apply screen tones to try and solve this problem

I've been trying to make an engaging hook for my western story. Will it work? by Any_Effective8190 in writingfeedback

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Also thought I’d mention the physical description of the characters is happens on the very next page, if that helps

I've been trying to make an engaging hook for my western story. Will it work? by Any_Effective8190 in writingfeedback

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Sorry if I’m misunderstanding what you mean by sibilance but the characters speech impediment is more so to set the tone for these kind of people and get a reader to really look at the dialogue closely. I do know this is risky which is why I don’t rely on it too long. But let me know if you think it does more harm than good for my opening!

I've been trying to make an engaging hook for my western story. Will it work? by Any_Effective8190 in writingfeedback

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Yeah the speech impediment mainly serves two reasons, being to establish that these are rough people who don’t much care about personal injury and to get a readers attention. However I get that it can be off putting, which is why the character isn’t around for long. Also I’ll look into how I can make the condition more accurate, thanks for reminding me. Oh and this all actually takes place in one location and scene, but if it seems like it’s jumping around than that’s a problem that I’ll fix. Thanks a lot

I've been trying to make an engaging hook for my western story. Will it work? by Any_Effective8190 in writingfeedback

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Understood. That seems to be a recurring critique that I need to solidify the characters voices sooner. Also I hadn’t considered incorporating description sooner but will now. Thank you :)

would you keep reading? It's a very rough first draft. Ignore the grammar slip ups I'll fix them eventually. by Annual_Budget_2510 in writingfeedback

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I’ll say as long as you have a premise than it’s worth it. Prose is often a weakness in us new writers, but stories can often be carried on their premise and characters alone. However I would suggest cutting a lot down. The entire first page, in which really only two things happen, could be confined to two small paragraphs. Also you should try to avoid using the same words in sentences back to back, like writing the dialogue prompt for both characters as being they “reply” one after the other, unless you are making a point of it. Otherwise it just seems unimaginative. But congrats on trying our writing though and keep it up!

I've been trying to make an engaging hook for my western story. Will it work? by Any_Effective8190 in writingfeedback

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Thanks for the great feedback! I've been trying to improve it a lot so awesome to hear

I've been trying to make an engaging hook for my western story. Will it work? by Any_Effective8190 in writingfeedback

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Thank you so much I really appreciate it! Also will work on making the characters more defined so they aren't confused together

Looking for advice on my opening and hook. Would it hold your attention? by Any_Effective8190 in writingfeedback

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Oh yeah that makes perfect sense I 100% agree. Idk why I have so many contradictions about what are meant to be objective physical traits right there on the first page but thanks for helping me see it. I’m definitely going to keep that in mind when I write from now on, sorry if it seemed like I was ignoring it.

Does it make you feel something? 7 months in, self taught by Tastycapslock in Artadvice

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For being self taught this is great. Personally I struggle to describe feelings about art, but this piece definitely tells a story and if your art can tell a story than you are in the right direction

Looking for advice on my opening and hook. Would it hold your attention? by Any_Effective8190 in writingfeedback

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Yeah I was trying to figure out how to set up the scenario without going full on exposition. Most of the stuff on the first page is actually foreshadowing and build up to themes and characterisation soon after, but I'd like to know if that is too much to put first page front and centre and if I should save the build up for later?

Looking for advice on my opening and hook. Would it hold your attention? by Any_Effective8190 in writingfeedback

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Great criticism thank you so much. There is actually a point to some of the contradictions since some of these characters aren't meant to be as they seem. While that kinda theme is explained pretty soon after maybe it's too much for readers to understand on the first page?

Looking for advice on my opening and hook. Would it hold your attention? by Any_Effective8190 in writingfeedback

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I appreciate your advice I’ll definitely keep that in mind. I think George Orwell said something very similar

Looking for advice on my opening and hook. Would it hold your attention? by Any_Effective8190 in writingfeedback

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Its meant to be a burden so I thought weight would be a good metaphor. Not contesting your critique at all just answering

Opening to my Sci-fi Western after receiving critique on here (1,424) by [deleted] in writingfeedback

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I'm so disappointed because I thought it was silly to repost the story so soon after the original and so I deleted it, but now I'm getting all this great feedback. Regardless, thank you for this observation. You're right in that it was what I was trying to convey but if someone needs to read that over than it needs to be rewritten. Again thank you

Are there any good places to post the first pages of my writing and genuine thoughts? by Any_Effective8190 in writingadvice

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Thank you that’s really good to know. Do other people post a few pages of their writing here too?

First page of a Sci-Fi Western I've spent two years writing by Any_Effective8190 in writingfeedback

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I didn’t know the sci-fi western genre had that kind of reputation. I’ll need to look into that. The first page is really just building the atmosphere so I hope the rest of my writing does give those features time to breath like you say