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Active 6 years, 10 months ago-
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Philippa East replied to the topic A Blank Piece of Paper (short Story – critique) in the forum Critiques 7 years, 10 months ago
FWIW, I actually think the phonemail is a really key pivot point! I would recommend keeping this in, and building the structure of the piece as a whole around it, as Kate highlights.
Remember, even though this story is built of a series of vignettes, it still needs to have a narrative arc. The phone call gives you a useful turning point, and the…[Read more] -
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Philippa East replied to the topic The Disappearance of Rebecca Faulks (short Story – 2,800 words) in the forum Critiques 7 years, 10 months ago
Hi Elle,
Sorry it’s taken me a while to get to this.I really enjoyed this. I think it’s an incredibly realistic portrayal of depression, especially the sense of complete hopelessness and almost indifference that invades. She almost simply accepts and embraces her “fate”, to the point where (for me) suicide in the bath seemed like simply the next…[Read more]
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Raine posted an update in the group
A Room with a View 7 years, 10 months agoHello again, dear comp. 🙂
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