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Braceface2015:
I like how you are writing. I can tell that English is not your first language, but you have nothing to be worried about. Your spelling and use of the English language is better than some of us. Just keep going the way that you are.
I find your story interesting and have been enjoying it. One suggestion that I do have is to number your chapters so that everyone knows what part of the story it is. In this case, it would be Chapter 5 or Part 5. I don't tell other writers what to write, just suggest that they write what they are interested in. Everyone has different interests and if you try to write something that everyone will like, you will end up with a story that you are not happy with.
I always try and get permission from each author to add their stories to TheArchive and I am requesting your permission to do that now. If you are not aware of what TheArchive is, it is my collection of stories from the internet that I share with anyone that is interested.
Braceface2015
TheArchive2018
GarotaFakeBR:
--- Quote from: Braceface2015 on 21. April 2020, 21:49:23 PM ---I always try and get permission from each author to add their stories to TheArchive and I am requesting your permission to do that now. If you are not aware of what TheArchive is, it is my collection of stories from the internet that I share with anyone that is interested.
Braceface2015
TheArchive2018
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Yes, sure. I'd like to see these stories and glad to have mine among them.
Tin_Grin8444:
Howdy howdy! I was chatting with another member about the stories and thought I'd post part of one of my replies here, seeings how I think it could be real constructive. ;D I'd love to discuss this kinda jazz with anybody who's willing to chat about it!
(Also please note that I'm not looking to offend or hurt anyone's feelings, as I know this stuff is a genuine outlet of creativity and REALLY isn't easy, but I think the criticism can be super helpful because the folks writing on the forum are worth it and deserve to be held to a high standard because of how good they are. <3 )
(Was discussing my story "Managing a Metal Mouth")
While I've seen the scam plot done in other stories, I'd much rather keep things pretty positive ( and even Wholesome) overall. Cynthia's character is designed to be a genuinely caring one who just happens to be a huge nerd for orthodontics. I wanted to introduce more of her family at some point, but present them as likeable, even bigger nerds than Cynthia, but never sinister. I had the same opinion about the disillusioned plot. I feel like "Person gets braces and hates them" is a little too common of a trope. While I tried to be semi-realistic with Gregory's initial reactions to them, if I were to continue this story, Cynthia would play a massive role in Greg developing a genuine liking for his braces and all that they represent. I considered giving some development to Dr. Collins and even involve Sarah in some orthodontic work of her own ;D There's certainly plenty I can do but I definitely don't want to do a few things:
My only criticism with the "Never been kissed" story is that I felt like it should've ended a while ago. There's a grace to be found in knowing when to end your story, so I'm definitely trying to be careful about letting my story go on for TOO long, ya know? While it was interesting to see the changes in perspective, it almost got too caught up in the sub-plots and lost the charm of what made me like the first few chapters. (Also I'm aware that the writer for these stories knows English as a second language, which makes the story even more impressive, but I want to maintain the same criticism, because I think they deserve to be held to the same standard, because they (and their story) really are that good.)
An even more common thing I see is folks putting out a REALLY GOOD start, but leaving it at just a start. The "Fine Print", "Short term pain for long term gain", and "Fixed Braces" stories all had this in common. I loved the beginning, but they never got past their beginnings, so I made sure to at least go somewhere with "Managing a Metal Mouth". If I do continue it, it might come in the form of a "Book 2" and I'll label the start as "Book 1" just to make sure that if I continue the story, you can read the individual sections one at a time, making them more digestible and easier to keep up with. I'm sure if the writer of "Never Been Kissed" did this it would help a ton to keep up with it.
I truly enjoyed writing the story, and even letting it write itself at some points. Experimenting with elements of foreshadowing even from the beginning was something I had a real good time with lol
Braceface2015:
I find myself working on several stories at the same time. I will have an idea that I want to use but can't use it in a particular story, so I will look at what stories I have and use it in a different one. Many times I will pause working on a certain story until I am in the right frame of mind to work on it. I don't want to write something that I am not happy with just to have something to post.
I might not write a chapter on a certain story for several months and then come back to it and add several chapters in a short time.
Tin_Grin8444:
--- Quote from: Braceface2015 on 24. May 2020, 10:58:57 AM ---I find myself working on several stories at the same time. I will have an idea that I want to use but can't use it in a particular story, so I will look at what stories I have and use it in a different one. Many times I will pause working on a certain story until I am in the right frame of mind to work on it. I don't want to write something that I am not happy with just to have something to post.
I might not write a chapter on a certain story for several months and then come back to it and add several chapters in a short time.
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Wow! I haven't considered working on multiple at the same time! That's impressive for sure. Is there a post topic where you discuss specific ideas? I'd be happy to offer some feedback and recommendations if you're game!
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