Macky
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Location: USA
Registered: November 2008
Messages: 973
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The more I read from the Story Shelf here, the more I think that creating good characters is the most important thing about writing a story. I can totally enjoy a story if the plot is trite, but it has good characterizations. I want to love the hero and hate the villain. The stuff that they do need only be the means of showing us who they are.
Besides that, I like first person narrative. It adds another character to the story; the author or a personna that he adopts.
I've developed some stylistic preferences in my reading too. I like simple sentences. I like active verbs, although passive is OK if used sparsely. And I like short paragraphs.
Now romance and sex is what the Story Shelf is all about. I feel that the longer that the author can dwell on the characteristics of the relationship, the better. I want to hear how these guys want to give to each other. Of course there absolutely has to be sex, but I'd happily read a story that gave 90% to romance and just 10% to physical sex.
What makes a story good for you?
Macky
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is
For brothers to dwell together in unity!
Ps 133:1 NASB
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