@benonwine Perhaps she should've thought about how hard he could swing on her before swinging on him presuming there'd be no repercussions for her actions. Consequences occur, right or wrong, when we do something stupid. In simple terms, she fucked around and found out. Thats her problem.
Pilgrims has one of the best hooks in the first 2 pages of prologue than I've seen anywhere else and it's in delightful contrast to it's rather sparse blurbs and back cover summary. This is how you hook readers. Take notes. Too much boring slop getting a pass lately.
@TaraBull808 The only people asking this aren't Catholics. Maybe ask if the Mecca holy site should be renovated into a dollar general or if it's time to post portraits of Mohammed. They won't bevause they're the ones most Islamophobic and truly afraid of Islam. But they never fear christians.
@ReedsyHQ and @ReedsyPrompts, you just scored a MASSIVE win from this judge! Just noticed I can't see who submitted the stories in submission pools and I think that's the BEST idea on the backend! A good title as the hook is now more important than name recognition! Love it!
The longer I wait to judge @ReedsyPrompts submissions, the better they seem to be. I dunno if it's because the latest submissions used the most time to proofread, edit and prepare, but that's my experiences with judging submissions weekly.
As far as endings go, @thelindsayellis took a daring approach to end her #ApostlesofMercy with probably the most interesting open-ended situation possible. After 3 books, I'm still unsure there's any good guys and that's what makes it so believable and relatable. Bra-fucking-vo!
Here's a tip from a judge for @ReedsyPrompts: Don't treat prompts like a school report with an objective to fill. Use prompts as a way to emphasize or enhance a story you already have. Yes, the prompt says use lots of descriptions, but that shouldn't be the WHOLE story w/ bs plot
There needs to be more room in literature for people to be uncomfortable. You're not supposed to like everything a character says or does and conflict is necessary to prove a point. If you WEREN'T uncomfortable, that might've said more about you than the character or author.