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Hello Forward Motion!
I’m completely green when it comes to forums like this and to writers workshops in general.
Like many on here my main hobby is writing. I have completed a novel (circa 100k words) and am working on my second.
The first is a SciFi/Fantasy fusion piece, attempting to be in the mould of Frank Herbert/Steven Erikson/R Scott Bakker.
It is supposed to be a fairly edgy, weighty novel that is driven by the readers emotional engagement with the two lead characters.
I am not sure how successful I’ve managed to be in that, but I was hoping to see what other people thought about it. I really struggle to find suitable readers where I live and my wife is suspiciously enthusiastic about it.
I am a very keen reader in the ScFi/Fantasy genres as well as in literary fiction, so am looking forward to reviewing and reading some of the work on this board.
BurningQuill wrote:Hello Forward Motion!I’m completely green when it comes to forums like this and to writers workshops in general.
Like many on here my main hobby is writing. I have completed a novel (circa 100k words) and am working on my second.
The first is a SciFi/Fantasy fusion piece, attempting to be in the mould of Frank Herbert/Steven Erikson/R Scott Bakker.
It is supposed to be a fairly edgy, weighty novel that is driven by the readers emotional engagement with the two lead characters.
I am not sure how successful I’ve managed to be in that, but I was hoping to see what other people thought about it. I really struggle to find suitable readers where I live and my wife is suspiciously enthusiastic about it.
I am a very keen reader in the ScFi/Fantasy genres as well as in literary fiction, so am looking forward to reviewing and reading some of the work on this board.
Welcome!
I’m active here again after a long absence. And I’m more a novelist than a short story writer–and I, too, am in the market for ‘first readers’.
But ‘weighty’ and ‘edgy’ don’t neccesarily ring my chimes. However, if you’re a good storyteller like Frank Herbert was, I might be swept into your world–anyway, I’ll give you an honest opinion.
.BTW, don’t be suspicious of your wife’s enthusiasm. Treasure it!
Michael E. Walston wrote:BurningQuill wrote:Hello Forward Motion!I’m completely green when it comes to forums like this and to writers workshops in general.
Like many on here my main hobby is writing. I have completed a novel (circa 100k words) and am working on my second.
The first is a SciFi/Fantasy fusion piece, attempting to be in the mould of Frank Herbert/Steven Erikson/R Scott Bakker.
It is supposed to be a fairly edgy, weighty novel that is driven by the readers emotional engagement with the two lead characters.
I am not sure how successful I’ve managed to be in that, but I was hoping to see what other people thought about it. I really struggle to find suitable readers where I live and my wife is suspiciously enthusiastic about it.
I am a very keen reader in the ScFi/Fantasy genres as well as in literary fiction, so am looking forward to reviewing and reading some of the work on this board.
Welcome!
I’m active here again after a long absence. And I’m more a novelist than a short story writer–and I, too, am in the market for ‘first readers’.
But ‘weighty’ and ‘edgy’ don’t neccesarily ring my chimes. However, if you’re a good storyteller like Frank Herbert was, I might be swept into your world–anyway, I’ll give you an honest opinion.
.BTW, don’t be suspicious of your wife’s enthusiasm. Treasure it!
Thanks for the welcome. I’d be happy to trade reivews. Bear with me if there are special channels and procedure for doing that which I am blissfully unaware of.
I hope I can tell compelling tale like Frank Herbert, but it is all in the eye of the beholder. I am a firm believer that it is that you don’t earn the right to do anything else in your novel if you don’t take care of the character arcs and develop some emotional connections early on.
Hopefully it is done so people wont even notice the big ideas but will take them in their stride alongside the story.
Your novel sounds way nice! I think it’s awesome if your readers can really get into your novel and that’s the main purpose of it. In getting feedback, I’ve always found my writing group to be awesome, not just because they come up with the most amazing ideas and sharp insights on how to improve a story, but also because they tend to remain interested afterwards in how you’re getting along, it’s great encouragement to keep writing.
Good to have you here. Hope you find like-minded folk (heresy time: Frank Herbert bores me and Erikson, while not a bad writer, depresses me–so I might not be a reader for you). And good luck!
Great at theory, terrible at practice.
Hello and welcome to Forward Motion! I suggest trying out the Roving Critique Board with your opening and exchanging critiques. Also by critiquing others, it helps to tighten up your skills for writing as well.
Have a look around the site and if you have any questions, please ask.
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