Jan 19, 2019
I have no idea what to make of this person’s criticisms of my story, because on the one hand, I think she’s right that there are areas that could be trimmed and some stuff probably isn’t as important as I think it is. On the other, she seems to miss the point for so many things that I’m left wondering if it’s due to my failing as an author to adequately convey them, or if it’s just her.
#she seems to dislike any instance of fleshing out the side characters and even suggested making it into two separate novels#but like the whole point of their arcs is to mirror the bigger overall arc of my MC#one character's arc if focused on her questioning the validity of her personality and her insecurity regarding this#coming to terms with who she is#that's very important to the MC#another used to be a bully but has since moved on from that and apologizes to the MC#and much of his behavior stems from the circumstances happening around him#but the point is that it doesn't excuse his behavior which again is very pertinent to the story#then another is about learning to deal with bad situations and forgiveness and realizing people aren't necessarily the version you have in y#our head#that's relevant#lastly there's the arc of learning to stand up for yourself WHICH IS SUPER IMPORTANT#and idk what to do
