Originally posted by hopscotchCatfoodtim, where art thou?
FYI, if you haven't been paying attention, the competition is not over... a special panel of judges was created for the competition at its inception, and this panel will also be giving a special awards presentation. We are currently deliberating, it shouldn't be too much longer.
Originally posted by Hand of HecateIf one of the three I voted for hadn't been entered, your story would have been on my list. I rather liked this paragraph:
I still want some criticism on my entry. Hell, I wasn't shy about sharing my unfiltered, yet constructive, thoughts and I would like someone to return the favour.
Reading people has always been a simple skill and welcome pleasure. Whether the covers of their lives be flawless and unbroken or worn and frayed, people unfold like books before me. Most people live simple lives with mundane little secrets, curiosities at best. Others are truly horrific, reading the bloody, tear streaked pages of their lives is like reading a demon’s guidebook. I remain an aloof observer always.
I'm a big fan of clear, vivid analogies.
My main problem with your story was not your fault -- the word limitation. I could see it as a real short story, drawn out with details to 4-5 pages at least and published in Alfred Hitchcock's magazine. (Is that still around?) The word limitation made it (of necessity) more like a synopsis.
Originally posted by Hand of HecateYou should be getting it in buckets soon enough. Just wait for the collective POP! as the judges get their fingers out.
I still want some criticism on my entry. Hell, I wasn't shy about sharing my unfiltered, yet constructive, thoughts and I would like someone to return the favour.