Teen girls: would you read this fantasty fresh?
I'm "pondering" writing a novel based around a world of fairies. These fairy will be broken into two sects; the traditional fairies, who still live in the woods, within the beautiful trees with their lighted windows, enjoy magical powers, the fairies we all know and read about...after there are the modern fairies who have moved out the past behind and know live in the city, drive promptly cars, use the net. The modern fairies have come to trust and live amongst a former rival species (haven't thought of them yet), but the traditional ones cannot forget the past and stay in the woods, honing their powers. The main role will be a female fairie named Lexie, who is torn between the bright, flashy convenient future and the recent past which she knows in her heart she should embrace. She often go and visits her family in the woods who root to the spot her with their powers and wisdom. Her best friend is a male who belongs to the community that the fairy cannot quite altogether trust. The first book will probably be about the battle Lexie have when she decides she wants to embrace her long forgotten powers (prob. something like controlling the elements or speaking to animals) because she fears trouble may be brewing contained by the fairy community. There may be a little romance mixed in near with her male best friend (which is very taboo, especially amongst the traditional fairy, no mixing with the other species). So what do you think, would you pick this pick up and take it home if you read this summary on the vertebrae of it? Is it too childish or too complicated? Any critique would help!
Answers:
Maybe
Personally, it is not something that I would read. But write it and see what happens! Source(s): Avid Reader
I would probably read it.
You know what would be a cool enemy species though?
Gnomes.
Or humans.
If it were in good health written, and the cover wasn't childish, then I'd read it. Probably. :)
Edit: Excellent writing :o
If you do get it finished, could you please email me the title, so I could buy it? :P
Sounds angelic. I would probably read it. The friend should be human. Or humans should play in somehow. Maybe as a third indifferent & oblivious species? The talking to animals bit is kind of cliche. I close to the elements thing. But maybe not all of them. Like hold four different fairy powers & have them be each of the elements. "Or I don`t know that's too cliche, too.
Also, keep the romance real subtle, but there, so the reader is know it's there, but it doesn't show ostentatiously.
Hope this helps! Happy writing!
EDIT: on the excerpt: NICE DESCRIPTIVE WRITING. Bravo!
Just remembered what I be trying to say with the whole romance item: Kind of like HP six, when the characters didn't do anything about it, but they knew it be there, and the readers knew it be there, which left the readers characteristics of like (a)#$&^!
I would definitely be keen to pick this up. I've never hear of fairies being told in this behaviour before. Fairies are always little symbols or sidekicks, never the leads- and they've never been placed into the contemporary world past. I like that. It's unique, so it's great. Not only that, but your description demonstrated your writing: it be clean, had a good grasp of vocabulary (nothing bombastic and still it sounded intelligent), and didn't spawn me feel as though I was being feed with a spoon. I love that! :D
So, as far as critiques go, you don't really need one. You hold an excellent thing going here, but I only two suggestions for when you're writing it. The first is that you really should lay her struggle on as more than a plotline- as a character study. Expand your matchless way of telling the fairy story even further by have her be a truly conflicted character. It adds an arch, a dimension, to the story that will definitely receive you readers. Explore her world. Second, I think that you ought to make the modern world a moment ago this side of real. I mean, what you have, close to I said, is excellent as is, but I think that you can expand your distinctive idea into something that affects even the descriptions of your world. For example, have the architecture be for a moment different as opposed to gloomy, mundane, and corporate skyscrapers. It prevents anyone from interpreting your work in a cynical manner and allows the reader to be blown away by the unique world that you've created.
I hope that you write this. It's a great idea. I would most emphatically be interested in it because it's new and fresh. Good luck. :D
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Answers:
Maybe
Personally, it is not something that I would read. But write it and see what happens! Source(s): Avid Reader
I would probably read it.
You know what would be a cool enemy species though?
Gnomes.
Or humans.
If it were in good health written, and the cover wasn't childish, then I'd read it. Probably. :)
Edit: Excellent writing :o
If you do get it finished, could you please email me the title, so I could buy it? :P
Sounds angelic. I would probably read it. The friend should be human. Or humans should play in somehow. Maybe as a third indifferent & oblivious species? The talking to animals bit is kind of cliche. I close to the elements thing. But maybe not all of them. Like hold four different fairy powers & have them be each of the elements. "Or I don`t know that's too cliche, too.
Also, keep the romance real subtle, but there, so the reader is know it's there, but it doesn't show ostentatiously.
Hope this helps! Happy writing!
EDIT: on the excerpt: NICE DESCRIPTIVE WRITING. Bravo!
Just remembered what I be trying to say with the whole romance item: Kind of like HP six, when the characters didn't do anything about it, but they knew it be there, and the readers knew it be there, which left the readers characteristics of like (a)#$&^!
I would definitely be keen to pick this up. I've never hear of fairies being told in this behaviour before. Fairies are always little symbols or sidekicks, never the leads- and they've never been placed into the contemporary world past. I like that. It's unique, so it's great. Not only that, but your description demonstrated your writing: it be clean, had a good grasp of vocabulary (nothing bombastic and still it sounded intelligent), and didn't spawn me feel as though I was being feed with a spoon. I love that! :D
So, as far as critiques go, you don't really need one. You hold an excellent thing going here, but I only two suggestions for when you're writing it. The first is that you really should lay her struggle on as more than a plotline- as a character study. Expand your matchless way of telling the fairy story even further by have her be a truly conflicted character. It adds an arch, a dimension, to the story that will definitely receive you readers. Explore her world. Second, I think that you ought to make the modern world a moment ago this side of real. I mean, what you have, close to I said, is excellent as is, but I think that you can expand your distinctive idea into something that affects even the descriptions of your world. For example, have the architecture be for a moment different as opposed to gloomy, mundane, and corporate skyscrapers. It prevents anyone from interpreting your work in a cynical manner and allows the reader to be blown away by the unique world that you've created.
I hope that you write this. It's a great idea. I would most emphatically be interested in it because it's new and fresh. Good luck. :D
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What is the smallest book contained by the bible?
Second John. Less than half a page and only 13 verses. Third John is almost as short (15 verses) John III have less words than John II, and there's the book of Jude, the longest book is Psalms.
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