Your story captivates and hold the attention. Gritty and dark, but very readable. The intertwining narratives work well. And thanks for the mention and link.
Your story captivates and hold the attention. Gritty and dark, but very readable. The intertwining narratives work well. And thanks for the mention and link.
I'm glad it held your attention, @naquoya. Stories I write often drift off, so for this I really tried to trim it to the essentials. I tried to weave the stories together in a way that doesn't come off as too unrealistic, so I'm glad you took notice of it. Grit and dark are what I intended to write, and I'm glad that it's what translated to. I hope you enjoyed it!
I've been hooked into your series, and I wanted to shine a light on it. All I want is for all of Steemit fiction to thrive, and I hope that I could bring at least one or two new readers to your stories to help out. I believe in a Steemit where creativity overflows, and by helping one another, I'm sure we can make that into a reality :)
I thought your story's concept was fascinating also. Intermingling narratives, but no real winners. As readers we tend to want to see a winner, so to succeed here isn't easy. But you did, I think. The proof is in wanting to read through, so the tight and edgy narrative is probably what helped.
I do think you've helped expose my writing to more people. No definitive stats on it, but I feel that is the case. And I am grateful. Keep writing and I'll do my best to return the support, as i agree with you on wanting to see original fiction succeed here at Steemit.
I am just starting a new story for NaNoWriMo. A big task - 50,000 word novel in one month. Worked on the outline already. I will be uploading it in stages, as I progress. Might have to put the Bad Trip story on hold until I finish. We'll see.
Oh, man. Thank you. That's what I intended. The tight narrative was deliberate to drive home my point that there aren't any real winners.
I'm glad that it's helping, even a little. I've actually been doing NaNoWriMo for some years now, so I know how tedious it could get. Looking forward to reading your finished story!