DHBogucki
DHBogucki
Jul 20, 2017 · 2 min read

Tibetan Buddhism best describes what is about to happen in this reply, it’s a bit of stern compassion.

You got me to read your writing. Yup, I had to see what was going on for the last year. You have definitely been busy for the last year, as busy as anyone else who is plying themselves to this craft.

Your strengths are your titles. Amazing stuff, you could title stories all day.

Your weakness is editing. You have piles of great ideas why not rework some of them? Go to the old stuff, something you no longer recognize, and just rip it to shreds.

While I admit your style of storytelling is not my typical cup of tea, I do stop for well crafted stories no matter the genre. Just this morning I ran across a story that had me absolutely glued to it. Every word was used well, and they were tasty. That is the mark of all good writing, and in the end, the best editing. Every word is valuable for the story.


Initially I wrote this response to your piece in the Writing Collective, but thought it made more sense here. It’s clear you can write, and you have great ideas. This story is a prime example, but I found myself skipping over a few passages, and was still able to get what you were doing in this piece. That’s what I mean by every word being valuable. This story started great, but kind meandered a bit in the middle. The first paragraph had me glued, and wondering, but then something drifted off, and my interest said there was something better somewhere else.

I hope this helps. If I were your teacher (I have never taught writing, I’m an amateur poet, and a professional critic) I’d be sitting with you, going over your stories with you, to keep you moving forward.

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    DHBogucki

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