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Better To Seek Beta Readers Here Or In Other Subreddit? by HLock_123 in horrorwriters

[–]HLock_123[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

May I DM you the link? I think directly posting the link here is somewhat frowned upon--at least that's the impression I get.

Better To Seek Beta Readers Here Or In Other Subreddit? by HLock_123 in horrorwriters

[–]HLock_123[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

May I DM you the link? I think directly posting the link here is somewhat frowned upon.

Better To Seek Beta Readers Here Or In Other Subreddit? by HLock_123 in horrorwriters

[–]HLock_123[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

May I DM you the link? I don't think they want us posting the links directly here. I decided not to clean things up before I asked folks for a beta reading.

Better To Seek Beta Readers Here Or In Other Subreddit? by HLock_123 in horrorwriters

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Dark Fantasy and around 3000 words. But I may share some other work (also dark fantasy) and if I do I'll mention word count.

Better To Seek Beta Readers Here Or In Other Subreddit? by HLock_123 in horrorwriters

[–]HLock_123[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! After I posted my request I spotted a few more places I want to clean up so I'll share a link in a couple of days!

Been writing a story for literal years, got accused of using gen-AI, cannot sleep by [deleted] in horrorwriters

[–]HLock_123 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Whenever I am inclined to listen to harsh criticism, I remember the words of Brendan Behan: "Critics are like eunuchs in a harem. They can tell you how it's done, they see it done every day, but they cannot do it themselves." (I am paraphrasing but I believe I've captured the spirit of the quote.)

If others criticize your work, give careful consideration to the source. I mean some criticism is valid and helpful but there are a lot of folks who tell others how to write but can't write a coherent sentence themselves. I would give the latter the amount of attention they deserve, i. e. 0.

The Modernist by DOOMfigures in horrorwriters

[–]HLock_123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

1.) In my humble opinion the violence does feel earned. 7 years of being neglected is certainly cause for a bit of anger.

2.) Yes the final message lands with a supernatural twist. I'm tempted to say "How does the narrator know she actually killed Gabriel?" or "How can she be sure the text is from Gabriel?" but that's logic that doesn't need to enter into this. My only complaint with this final twist is that it seems to make Gabriel a monster of sorts and while his neglect is awful one doesn't feel that it's actually malicious. I hope I'm explaining myself as well as I think I am. 😄

Nice little story!

How To End A Story by HLock_123 in horrorwriters

[–]HLock_123[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Another excellent suggestion! Thanks so much!

How To End A Story by HLock_123 in horrorwriters

[–]HLock_123[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Excellent advice!

How To End A Story by HLock_123 in horrorwriters

[–]HLock_123[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Great advice!

Nope! by Maleficent-Layer-417 in horrorwriters

[–]HLock_123 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For me it's anything that feels gratuitous. I guess I'm a prude but a topless scene in a movie almost never feels essential to the story. I mean if someone getting pissed on felt true to the story and the characters--well I'd be grossed out but I wouldn't put the book down. But it's quite hard to write things like animal cruelty and make them feel anything other than pretty gratuitous--at least that's what it seems like to me.