Hello Veeky Forums I have finally finished a short story that I have been working on. I shared it here and got some great feedback and some bad feedback.
I have revised and completed the story and I think you might enjoy it.
I would like any criticisms or compliments that you can offer.
I will review anything posted in this thread as well because I will be lurking. Thanks Veeky Forums
>In times past there was a grand kingdom sprawled from the foot of a great mountain.
there are literally 3 grammatical mistakes in your first sentence
Angel Jones
Thanks, I'll correct them. As I said this is aa third draft, I made edits to tenses throughout the process so there are probably many errors.
Kevin Peterson
Bumpo
Jordan Peterson
good story
Blake Phillips
Do you think it has any chance in a competition? What did you find needed improvement? Thanks!
Camden Roberts
I am exhaustively line editing your story until I become too bored or tired to continue.
Blake Collins
It really means a lot. If you get too tired just read it and tell me what you think of the plot.
Kevin Hill
desu i think you need to rework it completely
there's no point to the length of the story at all imo, it could be like 2 or 3 pages
as the actual content is...really lacking imo. there's no character to the kingdom, etc, and the "ideal" life they have is...all so bland and transparent. basically i knew the ending as soon as you mentioned that they all loved the gem.
i can't tell if you're mimicking Shirley Jackson and Le Guin's short stories or if you've never read them(The Lottery, Omelas)
Anthony Long
The last thread I posted they told me to remove all character content and write it in this manner. I took their advice and I am more pleased with this style rather than the long character development etc.
Jacob Bell
I am watching your edits, it is really appreciated because I am not the best at grammar.
Liam Foster
i don't mean character development, just that it's(everything about the kingdom) super generic. i get why you would choose that though.
i just think there are a lot more interesting ways to get what you're trying to say(as it appears to me) across and even keep the medieval/kingdom theme. perhaps from the perspective of an actual peasant or warrior and the king
Isaac Powell
Maybe, but I think the point is that the kingdom is generic on purpose so it is relateable
The story is about god really
Josiah Green
Spoiler
Ethan Lee
..yes.
bottom line i don't think it has a chance in a competition. though i guess it depends on the competition.
but you know, keep writing. brave to post it
Alexander Ward
How do you mean brave? What is the point of writing if not to share it?
Thomas Bennett
i mean writing and asking for criticism from people you don't know can be hard. and taking the criticism is another thing entirely.
i dont even really want to touch what the point of writing is, but its not always to share
i dont mean brave as like a covert insult, i mean it in a good way despite my comments.
Elijah Cooper
Well thank you for all your comments, I will continue reworking it maybe adding some more details.
Angel Gonzalez
Its good
Hudson Gray
Hello are you still lurking? I am reading through your edits. What did you think of the overall story?
Daniel Collins
>hello Veeky Forums its me that asshole who thinks he is too good for critique threads
Daniel Stewart
I am not going to post a long short story in a critique thread, no one will read it. If you don't want to read it then just continue browsing.
Benjamin Gomez
if it is any good people will read it. That's kind of a great litmus test right there
Benjamin Bailey
What a garbage fucking ending. It was not interesting, unexpected, nor satisfying.
Josiah Walker
You think? Can you explain why?
Jason Scott
Falls into the shitty "magic feather" trope. Made even worse because literal miracles happen with no explanation.
Ryan Cruz
Instead of negotiating google docs, I'll just give some good tips: one--though not, as many here think, inherently bad, there is a point at which telling rather than showing becomes self-destructive, especially in settings such as yours, which rely very much on immersion; two--bland and vague descriptions like "grand kingdom" should generally be avoided, as, again, they are not immersive and, worse, give the impression that you haven't actually fleshed out the world you trying to described, which begs the question, "If the author didn't put any effort into writing this, why should I, his audience, put any effort into reading it or, for that matter, buying it"; three--your sentence structures are, to put it plainly, really, really bad, and have nothing to make them pop out or shine, which makes me and, I assume, others very, very bored, so spice them up, vary them a little, maybe throw a couple curve balls to keep us on our toes.
Julian Adams
No offense but I think that is the point. The miracles are true or talked about as being true. It is not magic feather because the gem might still do something.
Joseph Garcia
This is OP good advice. I wasn't that good in the first half of setting the scene. While I think I do better later, I think it leaves a bad taste in people's mouths.
Kevin Morales
Then why make the "twist" of the story that it was shattered.
Brandon Price
I think to show that it is not infallible. Just like religions. It was said above it is about God.