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Beta Read Report: “Keep Your Shape”
Beta Read Report for “Keep Your Shape” by Robert Sheckley The short story critiqued in this post was first published in the November 1953 edition of “Galaxy Science Fiction.” It’s in the public domain and has been digitized by the… Continue reading
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Beta Read Report: “Clicking Red Heels”
Beta Read Report for “Clicking Red Heels” by Paul Ernst The short story critiqued in this post was first published by Popular Fiction Publishing Company in 1937. It’s in the public domain and has been digitized by the Gutenberg Project.… Continue reading
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Story Analysis: His Childhood Home
[Note: This is in response to a question someone posted on Reddit. You can see the original post here. (opens in a new tab)] This excerpt is good. It has great visuals, and I can really see the setting through… Continue reading
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Story Analysis: The Cheerleader and the Goth
[Note: This is in response to a question someone posted on Reddit. You can see the original post here. (opens in a new tab)] I love the idea of using a chicken versus snake battle as an analogy for competing… Continue reading
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Characters: A God’s Heart
[Note: This is in response to a question someone posted on Reddit. You can see the original post here. (opens in a new tab)] I’d like to offer a brief backstory for your story’s god: For some reason, the planet… Continue reading
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Worldbuilding: Magical Marks
[Note: This is in response to a question someone posted on Reddit. You can see the original post here. (opens in a new tab)] I think “deformity” or anything similar is entirely the wrong way to think of the changes… Continue reading
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Scene: The Hunchback
[Note: This is in response to a question someone posted on Reddit. You can see the original post here. (opens in a new tab)] If you are set on using this scene to open the story, it might be more… Continue reading
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Scene: The Tongueless Forest
[Note: This is in response to a question someone posted on Reddit. You can see the original post here. (opens in a new tab)] If you decide to use this idea, then, long before this scene, you would have to… Continue reading
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Worldbuilding: The Heirless Queen
[Note: This is in response to a question someone posted on Reddit. You can see the original post here. (opens in a new tab)] Using that subplot properly, you can add a lot of richness to the worldbuilding, the story,… Continue reading
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Magic System: Karma Points
[Note: This is in response to a question someone posted on Reddit. You can see the original post here. (opens in a new tab)] There can be different approaches, depending on the world the character lives in. Some ideas off… Continue reading
