Sigheti sure, I went a little overboard with my plot analysis, but only because you left nothing else for me to critique. Goddamn you are a good writer, I'm actually jealous of your descriptive ability. Insane.
I'll just link the screenshots as not to spoil some of your plot here:
https://ibb.co/Bg31b3V
https://ibb.co/rvCB9dG
Mrtin_Monarch I've finished and published my review!
Renee_Writes I'll work on yours soon, it may take a few days though.
Sigheti Strange. Same thing happened when I reviewed Sakura_charmash's novel. I can see it when I go to the novel page, and there isn't a visibility option or anything, so it should be there.
Sigheti I've finished my review and published it!
Mrtin_Monarch I'll begin work on yours.
Sakura_Charmash It's published on your novel page. It's the most recent review and I had to scroll all the way to the bottom to see it, but it's there.
Sakura_Charmash My review has been published!
Sigheti I'll work on a review for Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray.
Choka if he knows, then fix it? If every criticism is met with "I know that's bad, but how about you judge the stuff over here that I REALLY think is good" then it isn't really criticism, is it? works are judged in their entirety, not solely by their good, nor solely by their bad. I pointed out the things I genuinely liked about his writing in my review, but they were overshadowed by the bad, at least in those 5 chapters that I read, to such an extent that I simply didn't want to read more. I make sure to preface my review with that too, as not to mislead anyone.
Sakura_Charmash Thanks! It'll take a bit of time, but I'll make sure to review yours after 20 chs.
Choka Respectfully, I disagree. If the first chapters put the reader of entirely, then there's nobody left to get to the good stuff. Sure, the story, world development, character, emotions, developments, etc. are important, but the medium being used to tell the story is only thing that remains prevalent throughout the entirety of the work. As such, if the writing is filled with grammatical errors and the story is interrupted with copious exposition, then the rest of the work becomes inhibited. But hey, that's why there isn't just one reviewer or critic to rule them all, we all value things differently, that's kind of the point of this thread. If I liked it more, I would've read more.
Galatea1o1 I read through the first 5 chapters and published my review based upon them. Hopefully you find my criticism to be well-founded and comprehensive.
Tired of review threads where bright and budding authors trade 5* wishy-washy Kumbaya nonsense instead of genuine constructive criticism and an honest review of their work? Well, so am I. My pride will not allow me to participate in such games, and so here I am, making this thread.
If you are like me, and actually take pride in your work, then post here and we can give each other brutally honest reviews. I want to improve as an author, a fake 5* sucking me off is not going to do that. If you think Keepers of Every Universe is terrible, then 1* it, if you think it is, in fact very good, then 4* or 5* it. I will try to objectively evaluate your work in turn, and if I think it is terrible, then, I too, will give it a 1*.
Let's improve as authors together.
If you have just started publishing your novel, then it may take some time for it to get verified to allow voting. It took my work (Keepers of Every Universe) about 4 days for voting to be permitted. Though, I only published 1 ch/day. I've heard some works with as few as 2,000 words are able to be voted on, and others take over a week. But, from what I've seen and the people I know, if you publish 1 ch/day for a week, usually you'll receive voting rights in that time. Good luck with your work.
Rather than focusing directly on what makes a main character unique, I think one should instead apply careful characterization to form the character. You don't want to be adding gratuitous details, simply because it makes a character unique, you want to add them because they are meaningful to the character. Basically, don't think in terms of uniqueness, as it will damage the quality of your character, instead focus on said quality and the character's place in the overarching story. There you will find the uniqueness you're looking for, not by specific characteristics of main characters, but by these characters' roles in the stories you have to tell. Just my two cents anyway.
Yes, as far as I am aware there is no way to disable them, either for the reader or the author, as they essentially allow for the author to post updates or leave a note without confusing the reader as to whether it's a part of the story, as I do with my chapters https://www.webnovel.com/book/keepers-of-every-universe_24949443106645105. Sorry it disrupts your reading.
Took mine about 4 days. https://www.webnovel.com/book/keepers-of-every-universe_24949443106645105
Is the link. Though, you've published a hell of a lot more chapters, so it could get approved sooner.
I'm writing a mythological fantasy novel. It receives updates at 7:30am pst everyday and has been submitted to the fantasy carnival contest.
https://www.webnovel.com/book/keepers-of-every-universe_24949443106645105
