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Originally Posted by pyan  This is exactly right, jd - and, alas, is promulgated in our own Critiques section, where at least half the comments and criticisms seem to be on the lines of "Cut out the descriptive bits...they slow down the story. Don't dump information on the reader. Don't use adjectives. Don't use adverbs...."
Far too often, what's left reads like a synopsis of a story that could have been much more. Try reading Dune, or Lord Valentine's Castle or Gormenghast........ |
Yep I have to agree too. Ofc in the critiques section they're right in that if you don't cut it down you probably won't get it published. But I like to read as much for the beauty of the prose as for the plot, which is why I'm a grumpy old woman who prefers older books to what is being published now. *sighs*