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Samantha Scott
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Read your 101 challenge. I was able to feel the tension. Much was expressed in few words. good one. Finally, was it a day saving a daughter in a days work -or- a fireman(not her father) comforting a tensed girl inspite of being tensed too?
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Read your 101 challenge. I was able to feel the tension. Much was expressed in few words. good one. Finally, was it the father saving a daughter in a day’s work -or- a fireman(not her father) comforting a tensed girl inspite of being tensed too?
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HI, i’m fairly new to wordpress as well and saw your comment on the community pool. I’m also in the same boat trying to get some more readers to my site and I added you to my follow list. I read one of your most recent blogs and to me its quality not quantity that matters to me as a reader for your question on desired chapter length.
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Hey! Thank you very much for stopping by and for your feedback. It is very much appreciated. Keep going! The followers will come. Mark
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Just read chapter 1 of “Reunion.” I felt the dialogue came off natural and flowed well with the scene. I also liked how you ended the chapter with a kind of mini cliff hanger in that the bartender/waiter seemed to know who Laura was, and having not read on further, I’m not sure if this is a positive or negative association. I also like your idea of what psychological horror should be in media and I’m not sure if you are a gamer or not but there is a series called Silent Hill which focuses expertly in this genre (especially messing with the player’s mind-its classic here to be lead to believe one thing and then a sudden twist reshapes your perspective on what happened hours ago in the game).
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Thank you for your positive feedback! I love playing with the mind. The possibilities are endless! Thanks again.
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Just read chapter 2, again you do a great job building this suspense throughout, and again, the chapter ends on a cliffhanger. A nice hook for any reader to move on to chapter 3. Out of curiosity, is this a standalone story or is it going to be a series?
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Hey! I’m glad your’e enjoy it. I am unsure where to take it at the moment but I will shortly be writing another short story following the same format. Releasing a chapter each week.
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As will be no surprise, I read chapter 4 and loved it. I like how there was a Black Christmas (1974) esque moment with how the chapter finishes with the police having traced the call right back to the one place we would least suspect.
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Thanks! I’m glad you enjoyed it. I love a good twist so my mind is constantly ticking with new ideas of how I create the ‘gasp’ factor! I will be starting another short story very soon. Mark
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