How much have you written?

[KoyukiMegumi]

It is a personal viewpoint, and not for readers either. Problem is - I write the story in book form with the usual four acts. as such, I can't just take it and cut it in half. Luckily for me, my readers have been satisfied with my quality and content so far despite me knowing I could do better. And I do believe that a major reason why they like it is that it has no useless scenes most of the time - they might be overly describtive but they are still there for a reason and they progress either the plot or develop characters further. (or set up yet another Chekhov's gun on the wall)

Indeed, it is a personal view. Everyone likes different things!~ But, I must say, my friend, you know how to write! People write useless stuff all the time and it is okay to add one, let's say, fluff scene that doesn't need to be there. But sometimes even that 'useless scene' can add to the story. Just not too many or else well, it goes down the drain! And a story drags. We never want that.

There is no need to cut it in half as we aren't printing in the actual paper. *Lucky us* Remember, you are the artist of your book, and even if you think you can improve. There is only so much we can do. *Perfection is nonexistent.* Especially when we want to get something across.

So, considering how you are literally top 5 every time I see you upload. You are doing a great job even if it is descriptive! I love descriptive.~ Maybe I should look into your book.~

 

[Snusmumriken]

Indeed, it is a personal view. Everyone likes different things!~ But, I must say, my friend, you know how to write! People write useless stuff all the time and it is okay to add one, let's say, fluff scene that doesn't need to be there. But sometimes even that 'useless scene' can add to the story. Just not too many or else well, it goes down the drain! And a story drags. We never want that.

There is no need to cut it in half as we aren't printing in the actual paper. *Lucky us* Remember, you are the artist of your book, and even if you think you can improve. There is only so much we can do. *Perfection is nonexistent.* Especially when we want to get something across.

So, considering how you are literally top 5 every time I see you upload. You are doing a great job even if it is descriptive! I love descriptive.~ Maybe I should look into your book.~

there is a need to improve which is just as important =) and striving for perfection is good as long as it doesn't stop you from doing anything in the meantime. And judging by reviews what people like about my story isn't specifically the descriptiveness but realistic characters. And that can be easily done with fewer words.

I actually found myself stopping from overly explaining my character actions and literally telling myself that my audience aint dumb they can easily read between the lines - they have done so on many occasions before. So they don't need that entire paragraph of inner thoughts that simply repeats the previous actions and suddenly I am 100 words lighter!

 

[KoyukiMegumi]

there is a need to improve which is just as important =) and striving for perfection is good as long as it doesn't stop you from doing anything in the meantime. And judging by reviews what people like about my story isn't specifically the descriptiveness but realistic characters. And that can be easily done with fewer words.

I actually found myself stopping from overly explaining my character actions and literally telling myself that my audience aint dumb they can easily read between the lines - they have done so on many occasions before. So they don't need that entire paragraph of inner thoughts that simply repeats the previous actions and suddenly I am 100 words lighter!

Mhm, the important part is showing what the character feels.~ Oh, and show who is talking when there are multiple people. *I sometimes find myself double-taking when a dialogue is like 10 lines and I go like... who was talking again? But that is me as a reader. I get lost easily. Especially when a character can talk more than once in a dialogue.

I personally don't know where I am describing a lot. If it is the emotions, actions, or impact, *Definitely not the environment, I suck at world building* but I know I can lessen my load in one of those aspects. *No one has pointed it out to me, thus I lack the knowledge.* All reviews I got from RR and Inkitt tell me my characters are realistic and I capture the humanity within things. But I know am a noob. And I acknowledge that!

So, you are right, there is always the need to improve! In fact, thanks to you and many others, I have improved more than I ever thought I would. So for that, I have to say thank you! Though perfection can be a weight or a goal. It is a fine line that can't be crossed.~