(07-01-2016, 09:44 PM)IanParis Wrote: *bow my head to sensei*
Cuylie. It's great. Really. Not only because it's well written and built. It's because there is a sizable chunk of yourself in this story. That demands a kind of courage and talent. I don't know how the "autofiction" genre is perceived in the us, but I love it.
I don't think it is a form appreciative in the US, well, accept maybe in movies and "based on a true story." There has been too many high profile cases of people passing off true narrative that were ultimately false that, at least on a professional standpoint, it is shied away from.
(07-01-2016, 10:08 PM)Simmy Wrote: I give respect to whoever actually reads both whole confessions
So is this a compliment that just turned into an insult, you are too cowardly to give direct criticism, or are you just not that funny?
(07-02-2016, 01:13 AM)Cheshire_Smirk Wrote: For some, writing is natural - it's their response to everything. They take to their pens and write themselves a cure. They write themselves an answer, or a friend, or a brother, or a lover - they bring emotion into the world out of an ether of... well wherever it comes from. And then some are writers who are taught to respond, through repetition and drilling they become capable of showing the world a bit of their imagination. I am of the opinion that you are the former, as opposed to the latter, I think you write yourself worlds and people and pen them into existence. I admire this quality a lot, especially since I think I am more of a 'taught writer' instead of a natural born one.
I agree with Simmy that perhaps it's a bit verbose but I prefer more rather than less - it allows for deeper impact. Keep up the excellent work, I look forward to seeing more! ^_^
Thank you. I, at times, admire the "taught" writer though, as my own turns of phrasing can have technical gaps that I struggle to catch on my own. If I were publishing this in a less intimate setting I would definitely need someone else to read through my words. It is kind of interesting how our mind completes gaps and fills little things in to smooth over the jagged and unexpected edges.