Fic Talk > I Challenge You....
Let the Summer Reading Commence! :O)
Alexsgirl_ritz:
Story you are reading: Hawk and a Handsaw
How many chapters are in the story? 24+epilogue
What chapter are you currently on? I'm finished reading it.
Are the main characters easily defined and strong? yes. Even Kevin, AJ and Howie who have minor roles, I felt them in the story.
Have you figured out the overall plot of the story? nope. only what the summary said. the story has a lot of turning point/surprises that I couldn't predict what would happen
So far what has been your favorite scene? Nick meeting Valerie. :) and the cute frick and frack moments.
Has the story been edited enough to read comfortably? yes. Julilly writes so well.
Do you have any questions for the author? maybe does she believe in all the supernatural stuff that she wrote or was it all project of her imagination.
Is this something you are looking forward to reading the entire way through? YES!
Is the author responding to your feedback regularly? She just did and I love the fact that she does not only appreciates that I left a review but she appreciated all the things I said.
Alexsgirl_ritz:
Name of the story: Hawk and a Handsaw
1) Since you started the story, has it lead you down the path you thought it would or have there been any surprises you didn't see coming? yes, a lot! the story has a lot of surprises that I didn't see coming. the very reason why I read chapter 7 until the end in one sitting because there were lot of surprises that kept me interested/intrigued.
2) How is the pacing of the story? Do you feel like there are too many filler chapters or is it moving too quickly?I thought at first it was moving too fast, but after finishing the story it made me realized that the pacing of the story couldn't be better. The timing is right.
3) Is it easy to understand? yes.
4) Have the characters fully developed to your liking? If not, what are they lacking? I love the characters, even Sgt. Baker who only appeared once. lol
5) Is this something you are still excited to finish? I was excited enough that I finished it last thursday.
6) Tell us something you feel has stood out about the story. The biggest strength thus far the library and Valerie's character.
7) Do you feel like your reading partner has been reading and reviewing your work fairly and has been participating as they should? yes, Julilly is awesome. :)
8) Any questions for the author now that you're halfway through? none. just want to tell her she did a great job writing this story, and thank you for sharing this story to us.
FrickingKaos:
Name of the story: Just One Kiss by Kevmylove
1) Since you started the story, has it lead you down the path you thought it would or have there been any surprises you didn't see coming?
- I kind of expected some of it but I am surprised at some of the things that have happened in the story between Tiffany and her boss.
2) How is the pacing of the story? Do you feel like there are too many filler chapters or is it moving too quickly?
-It is moving at a comfortable pace.
3) Is it easy to understand? Yes
4) Have the characters fully developed to your liking? If not, what are they lacking?
- At first I was unsure about Abby's character but as the story progressed I am enjoying her.
5) Is this something you are still excited to finish? Absolutely :)
6) Tell us something you feel has stood out about the story. The biggest strength thus far
- Erika definitely has a knack for mixing comedy in with the drama and romance aspect of the story. She's done a great job with dialogue as well. I'm enjoying the banter between the characters.
7) Do you feel like you're reading partner has been reading and reviewing your work fairly and has been participating as they should?
- I feel she is doing the best she can do so far. We've both been reviewing each chapter and responding as well.
8) Any questions for the author now that you're halfway through?
- Where did you get the idea for this story from and what did you use as inspiration for some of the scenes? Did you do any research for it?
RokofAges75:
Name of the story: Whatever the Night May Bring
1) Since you started the story, has it lead you down the path you thought it would or have there been any surprises you didn't see coming?
I just got to the point where the story comes full circle, with the past parts catching up to the present. Because of the way the first half of the story was written, I felt like I could always see the destination ahead; I just didn't know what it was going to take to get there. So while there wasn't a lot that really surprised me, it was fun to go back and fill in all the details that I didn't know about what happened between Point A and Point B. I think from this point on, there will be more surprises because I don't have any future scenes to show me what's coming.
2) How is the pacing of the story? Do you feel like there are too many filler chapters or is it moving too quickly?
The pacing of the story is perfect. There really haven't been any filler chapters; every chapter tells a different part of their overall story, and it wouldn't make as much sense without each of those scenes to tie it all together.
3) Is it easy to understand?
I could see it possibly be confusing for some readers because of how it jumps around in time, but I've been able to understand it fine, and I think it will be even easier now because it looks like it will proceed in chronological order from this point on.
4) Have the characters fully developed to your liking? If not, what are they lacking?
Yeah... that's why I think the chapters of each of the Boys back in the Millennium promo days before shit went down were important, because we see how much they've changed as a result of what has happened to them. Even the supporting characters have enough traits that I can get a sense of what kind of people they are or were before all this happened, without them dominating the story.
5) Is this something you are still excited to finish?
Yes! I'm actually really looking forward to reading the alternate endings, old-school CYOA style! I remember when Mare was writing this last year and opted for different ending tracks, and I thought that was a really cool idea at the time, so I'm excited to see how it turned out!
6) Tell us something you feel has stood out about the story. The biggest strength thus far
The sci-fi aspect is different for Mare, and since I'm someone who doesn't feel very creative at coming up with that kind of stuff, I have to commend her for that! But I think what stands out most to me is the way the first half of this story was pieced together, out of order but in a way that still made sense. Mare has said she's not an outliner, but that had to have taken some careful planning to get it to work!
7) Do you feel like your reading partner has been reading and reviewing your work fairly and has been participating as they should?
Absolutely! Mare is very consistent; I always wake up to a new review or am still up at 5:30 a.m. when it comes LOL.
8) Any questions for the author now that you're halfway through?
Going back to what I said in #6, how did you go about planning this story? Did you have some sort of outline or timeline written down, or was it in all in your head? When you wrote the first scene of Nick and Howie in Randy and Clara's shack, did you know how they came to be there, or did you make up the backstory as you went along? And did you write the chapters in the same order you posted them, or did you write the events more chronologicall y?
mare:
Thanks for all that, Julie! As far as your question... I had originally planned this entire story to be a CYOA so I had a general idea how I wanted it to go but didn't have it really outlined or plotted out. Once I figured out I couldn't do the entire story that way (too much work and really hard to lay out on AC) I went with choosing MY own adventure instead lol I knew some things were definitely going to happen but the overall writing of this was more a well what would I do now? Sometimes I was surprised in the direction it took but I just overall went with it. So yes, believe it or not, there was no outline or writing out of order. Just going with the flow & with the exception of a few 'oopsies' here & there. It's nice to know it came off well planned lol :)
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