Dear YoungWriter,
Please remember I am a writer, who, like yourself, is also reviewed by his peers; therefore, I know what it feels like! I have only my humble opinion to offer; please take what you feel is helpful and disregard the rest. Only YOU know what is right for your writing!
You have a nice start to a story, and as you know, that's about it. I see pretty good potential in this if handled properly. Before I go any further, I do not mean to sound like I am lecturing you about how to write a story, but I will offer you some advice.
First and foremost, any story written has to have a nice start to capture the reader quickly, a middle where the story develops, characters come to the fore, we learn a lot about them and their background, then a conclusion. And somewhere in there, it's nice to have a climax to it all.
You are writing this from the first person view, and that can be daunting, but not all that hard. You just have to keep in mind your perspective, where you are, what's going on; is it happening today or in the past, and how far in the past. Example:
I’m in my last year of school, 18 years old, and living with the high school hottie, zak. He’s practically packed for medical school and same for me for law school. So we say our goodbyes promising to stay in touch knowing we never will then we go our separate ways.
Now I'll edit a little bit, offering 'my view' of how I'd word it.
At 18, I was in my last year of school and living with one of the most handsome boys in the school, Zak. We were inseperable during that year, but towards the end, we had to prepare for our life beyond school. At the end of the year, he busied himself getting packed for medical school, while I did the same in getting ready for law school. When everything was ready, we said our goodbyes, promising to stay in touch, all the while knowing we never do so. We then we go our separate ways, to an unknown future.
Can you see the difference? Your version is more like you are talking to someone, telling them what's going on as it happens, yet this had all happened in the past. All I did was change a few words here or there, (took the liberty of adding in a sentence or two to help the flow of the story), but I kept the story you created in place. This is what you need to do with the rest of the story. The biggest thing you need to do, is stay focused on the story, finish the rough draft, then get a friend to help you edit it until it is smooth.
I hope this helps you in your quest to finish this story.
Sum1
My review has been submitted for consideration in "Good Deeds Go Noticed" .
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