Things from my Editor(s)

[Raylen]

Yeah. I'm a novel writer, and I get various comments from my editors How well do you take criticism?

 

Here's some quotes from my various editors, and their random comments.

 

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Find another word for 'difficult'. Twice in two sentences, especially in small, broken paragraphs, sounds excessive.

 

"... ninja-like speed." So, ninjas don't make for good analogies. Personally, I find the term unprofessional, and doesn't add realistic imagery. I HIGHLY suggest scrapping it and finding something different.

 

Wtf's wrong with ninjas?

 

I have to say, the name Ilya Nyshzyk is a little difficult on the mind's mouth. Maybe replace it with something easier to pronounce? Just a thought, feel free to ignore.

 

"... Zei thought." Not necessary. We know he's thinking to himself, so it's just redundancy.

 

I have questions. is that guy really god, or what? who is that guy? who is narrating the story?

 

lolwut?

 

Okay, so I lied. This just struck me as completely odd.

 

It's a thriller, which should have an extremely fast pace.

 

Yet she continues to say:

 

There were so many characters being intorduced at such a fast pace, it was hard to keep up. Maybe define the characters a little more, so it's easier to tell who's speaking or acting.

 

and...

 

Throughout the whole chapter, I think that you could use a bit more detail, just to give a clearer picture for readers and enable them to picture the story as it plays out before them. Otherwise, the story is interesting and fast paced. Things got a little confusing at points, but with some simple rereading and revision, I'm sure everything can be cleared up.

 

Isn't cleaning up her own job? She's an editor right?

 

 

[Dark]

As an editor, he/she is only supposed to find grammatical errors, storyline faults, logical fallacies, et cetera, or at least that is what I presume. You are supposed to write the story yourself, which is why "clearing it up" is your job, not hers.

 

I take criticism fairly well, unless it's coming from an idiot who doesn't know what he/she is talking about. Then I get annoyed, but I never get angry for being criticized. If I am getting annoyed, I can always ignore it. :D

[Grunt Issun]

I remember a guy, at the bottom of his reviews he put

 

Any comments, except criticsm, are welcome

 

heh heh...contradictory

[~Red]

dat sux ass