Concrit for unspeakablehorror
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concrit_xI want to receive feedback by :
- AO3 comment
- comment on my DW post in this community
Here are the works I want feedback on (optional: and my safe works are...):
All 5 works on my AO3 are fine (same username of unspeakablehorror), Rescue and Little Lost Maul are both under 10,000 words, but if someone wants to write concrit for my longer works (Cut Strings, Heart of Shadow, Ascent), that's great too, just keep in mind those are all currently unfinished. I'm fine with someone focusing on concrit for just a few chapters (or whatever amount they want) of the longer works if they prefer.
My works' fandoms and content notes are:
Star Wars and Legend of Zelda. Only Star Wars has any complete stories under 10,000 words, though I'm fine with people focusing on any extract of their choice for one of my longer works.
Please see AO3 info and tags. Besides that, there are no main character deaths in any of the stories, but secondary characters do occassionally die and flashbacks may contain scenes depicting character deaths. Characters that were dead since the story began may also be discussed.
I have these questions for readers:
(Please feel free to answer as few or as many of the following as you wish. I just want to give ideas on areas of interest to me. I think different readers may feel better able to comment on some questions than others.)
What was your favorite character or characters? What did you enjoy or find interesting about them?
What thoughts do you have on characterization in the story?
Did the character's motivations make sense?
Were there elements to the story you found offputting? If so, what do you think would make those less so for you?
Thoughts on dialogue?
Thoughts on descriptions?
Was the worldbuilding well incorporated?
How would you describe the plot? Did you notice any plotholes?
Thoughts on story pacing?
What themes did you notice in the work, if any?
Anything else you want to say about the work?
The style of feedback I prefer to receive is:
I prefer directness in feedback, and want to know both what did and didn't work for the reader, but don't want exclusively negative feedback. The reader should be able to mention something positive about the work, so I prefer feedback from readers who who don't entirely hate the story. But I'm otherwise fine with whatever balance of positives and negatives the reader wishes to discuss. I appreciate praise, but I also find other people's assessments of issues and flaws in my works quite useful, and have made a number of changes to my writing due to such feedback.
While I don't require sugarcoating, I would ask the reader to refrain from being overly harsh or insulting towards myself as an author. Please feel free to point out any negative qualities of the work--but please be tactful and keep in mind that the purpose is to evaluate the quality of the work, not the author.
I also prefer concrit to not assume there's one single correct way to write. Different pieces, even ones from the same author, can have very different goals and target audiences. Therefore, when giving negative criticism, please try to give background on what expectation(s) of yours were not fulfilled, what specific goals the narrative choice may clash with, or what particular audiences you think would take issue with it.
Comments to this post will be:
unscreened
- AO3 comment
- comment on my DW post in this community
Here are the works I want feedback on (optional: and my safe works are...):
All 5 works on my AO3 are fine (same username of unspeakablehorror), Rescue and Little Lost Maul are both under 10,000 words, but if someone wants to write concrit for my longer works (Cut Strings, Heart of Shadow, Ascent), that's great too, just keep in mind those are all currently unfinished. I'm fine with someone focusing on concrit for just a few chapters (or whatever amount they want) of the longer works if they prefer.
My works' fandoms and content notes are:
Star Wars and Legend of Zelda. Only Star Wars has any complete stories under 10,000 words, though I'm fine with people focusing on any extract of their choice for one of my longer works.
Please see AO3 info and tags. Besides that, there are no main character deaths in any of the stories, but secondary characters do occassionally die and flashbacks may contain scenes depicting character deaths. Characters that were dead since the story began may also be discussed.
I have these questions for readers:
(Please feel free to answer as few or as many of the following as you wish. I just want to give ideas on areas of interest to me. I think different readers may feel better able to comment on some questions than others.)
What was your favorite character or characters? What did you enjoy or find interesting about them?
What thoughts do you have on characterization in the story?
Did the character's motivations make sense?
Were there elements to the story you found offputting? If so, what do you think would make those less so for you?
Thoughts on dialogue?
Thoughts on descriptions?
Was the worldbuilding well incorporated?
How would you describe the plot? Did you notice any plotholes?
Thoughts on story pacing?
What themes did you notice in the work, if any?
Anything else you want to say about the work?
The style of feedback I prefer to receive is:
I prefer directness in feedback, and want to know both what did and didn't work for the reader, but don't want exclusively negative feedback. The reader should be able to mention something positive about the work, so I prefer feedback from readers who who don't entirely hate the story. But I'm otherwise fine with whatever balance of positives and negatives the reader wishes to discuss. I appreciate praise, but I also find other people's assessments of issues and flaws in my works quite useful, and have made a number of changes to my writing due to such feedback.
While I don't require sugarcoating, I would ask the reader to refrain from being overly harsh or insulting towards myself as an author. Please feel free to point out any negative qualities of the work--but please be tactful and keep in mind that the purpose is to evaluate the quality of the work, not the author.
I also prefer concrit to not assume there's one single correct way to write. Different pieces, even ones from the same author, can have very different goals and target audiences. Therefore, when giving negative criticism, please try to give background on what expectation(s) of yours were not fulfilled, what specific goals the narrative choice may clash with, or what particular audiences you think would take issue with it.
Comments to this post will be:
unscreened
