Help! All talented writers, your attention, please.

[icarus]

I am currently avoiding my homework reading an SG-1 story.

A letter to the author:

I realize that realism is important. Naturally, in real life we don't know where our 'stories' are headed. There is no foreshadowing, no order, no meaningful sequence of events. We are often sidetracked by frivolous detail, and yes, there are redundancies, people doing, saying, and thinking the same thing over and over again.

But when writing a story like this, there is no tension. The reader is lost in your lovely prose wondering why are they reading this. Imagination, beautiful characterisation and a glimpse of originality is not enough to keep the reader wandering through this vague mess. *regretfully hits the Back button*

Comments

Re: Curious now...

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Oh, I would never do that to someone. I'll complain anonymously, but I don't do anti-recs. But here's a terrific story, just to make up for that (http://www.geocities.com/keiko_kirin/thevetia/coldwinter.html) (though no doubt you've read it).

Icarus

Re: Curious now...

[thegrrrl2002.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, I read that quite some time ago, but thank you for reminding me of it. It's a very lovely story. Painful, yet lovely.