Ave Maria

May 02, 2011 11:17


My first excerpt from my novel!

Well...theoretically. I just really wanted to get something down because after a year of planning and researching and the such, I feel like I'm very very close to finally getting round to starting to write it. This is a little scene that I want in the novel but this is by no means the final cut of this scene! I just ( Read more... )

story: fighting with their eyes closed, genre: western, genre: historical

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chthonic_scion May 5 2011, 20:20:01 UTC
I really enjoy this! :D As always, your imagery is really beautiful - I always get this kind of wistful feel from it, like "the sky was warped around the edges with grey tinges... he could see a yellow glow trying to fight its way through the heavy veil" (': Loooovely.
The dialogue is sharp; it shows a lot about Carrington's state of mind without being too obvious (and especially since we haven't read whatever comes right before this), and I liked the little "Merry Christmas"!
(Hahah sorry for the analysis, I'm working up to the English A2 exam next month...!)
Really well done, and good luck with the rest! 8D

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bubble_cake101 May 7 2011, 08:25:00 UTC
Thankyou very much! :3 I seem to get obsessed with the weather when writing for some reason! :D
...or dialogue. I love writing dialogue (well, most of the time...). I'm glad you liked it :))
Yeah, I've got a load of exams coming up soon as well. Revision is not that fun at all (except for History! :DD).
Thanks! I can't wait to write the rest!

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