Amber Fang 3: Revenge, by Arthur Slade (0:53)
Today we see that an uneven tone can be disorienting, especially on the first page. What I gleaned about the story: Our heroine, a vampire, is on a sunny beach….
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The Chained Adept, by Karen Myers (4:50)
Today we learn that it’s hard to engage with a story when the narrator won’t tell the reader what’s going on.
Black Cat Tales: Black Anne and Other Short Stories, by Andy Morris (0:56)
Today we see that if your first paragraph loses the reader, the rest don’t matter.
Pushing up the Digits, by Pascal Inard (8:12)
Today we see that with an unknown publisher/author, variations in formatting come across as inexperience rather than intent.
Skeletal, by Katherine Hayton (27:41)
Today we see that when repeated word patterns are persistent, immersion is impossible once you’ve noticed them.
