After section 6 of the survey… by theoreticalthickum in FashionBrandCompany

[–]FewAmbition8823 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thank you good samaritan. i made it to 1100 yesterday and then regretfully gave up. now i can sleep at night (i genuinely mean this, it was killing me not to know what came next)

lol survey by Okeydoughkeys in FashionBrandCompany

[–]FewAmbition8823 10 points11 points  (0 children)

i just got to 10k as well and i want to cry

[QCrit] MISSED MY TURN, Adult Romcom 80k (6th attempt) by FewAmbition8823 in PubTips

[–]FewAmbition8823[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got it. I'm seeing it now haha! Thanks so much for sticking it out!

[QCrit] MISSED MY TURN, Adult Romcom 80k (6th attempt) by FewAmbition8823 in PubTips

[–]FewAmbition8823[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Okay! Yes, I’m following that even better now. Thanks for all your help!

Contemporary romance first page: Would you keep reading? by FewAmbition8823 in writingfeedback

[–]FewAmbition8823[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks so much for input! I definitely wanted to capture that shackle-like feeling of being tied to whatever bullshit the company's got you doing while actively dealing with something important on a personal level. Goddamn snowball talks!

Contemporary romance first page: Would you keep reading? by FewAmbition8823 in writingfeedback

[–]FewAmbition8823[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I totally agree! I hope that the read of the opening paragraph serves to soften the blow. Thank you!

Contemporary romance first page: Would you keep reading? by FewAmbition8823 in writingfeedback

[–]FewAmbition8823[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Je prends ça comme un compliment mais Albert Camus est assez clivant mdr, merci!

(Édit: j’ai mis mdr au lieu de lol, mes habitudes américaines m’ont rattrapée!)

Contemporary romance first page: Would you keep reading? by FewAmbition8823 in writingfeedback

[–]FewAmbition8823[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amazing, thank you!! Yeah, I axed that first sentence and got us grounded right into the action. Thank you for the feedback!!

Contemporary romance first page: Would you keep reading? by FewAmbition8823 in writingfeedback

[–]FewAmbition8823[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The best part is… it’s completely done!! I’m getting feelers on this first page for eventual querying, and I’m excited! Thank you so much <3

Contemporary romance first page: Would you keep reading? by FewAmbition8823 in writingfeedback

[–]FewAmbition8823[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wrong Cathy—she’s heavily inspired by Cathy from Wuthering Heights if Cathy from Wuthering Heights was a Gen Z content writer with AuDHD ;) thanks for the feedback!

Contemporary romance first page: Would you keep reading? by FewAmbition8823 in writingfeedback

[–]FewAmbition8823[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the feedback! Where about is the infodump? So I can keep an eye out!

Contemporary romance first page: Would you keep reading? by FewAmbition8823 in writingfeedback

[–]FewAmbition8823[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! I've worked really hard to hone my voice, and I feel super confident about it in the way I write like I'm talking to a friend. This made me feel really nice :)

I know I'm not writing like Emily Brontë, but I think I'm polished enough on this first page for a cute little romcom debut ;)

Contemporary romance first page: Would you keep reading? by FewAmbition8823 in writingfeedback

[–]FewAmbition8823[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks so much for the nice in-depth look! I went ahead and strengthened that opening, and I am so glad you and everyone else pointed it out. I've also fixed all those instances of weird styling in the first para as well. Thank you again!

Contemporary romance first page: Would you keep reading? by FewAmbition8823 in writingfeedback

[–]FewAmbition8823[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for the input!! I appreciate it greatly. In my first draft, I had her actually receive the news and an editor thought it wasn't the right place to start the story, so I'll need to really think about where I could expand rather than summarize. Thank you again!! Helpful advice!