The Story Lab – Reflecting on Feedback
I really enjoyed writing my short story. Maybe its because I like hopping into the mind of a crazy serial killer or the other (hopefully) more accurate reason is that I love trying something new when I am writing. Whenever I am tasked with creating a piece of fiction, my immediate thought is to write from the first person perspective of a character. I love putting inner dialogue on the page because while people like to believe they are honest with themselves, there is a constant battle of truth and lies raging around in our heads and I find it interesting to approach this conflict from a new perspective. I used the inner dialogue and paired with the third person point of view to provide a context for Everett’s thoughts and why that specific inner conflict is occurring.
Griffin Wong read my work and commented on it and I am highlighting it because I am happy she liked the style of the writing because that was what I most proud about. She stated that “I thought it’s a very good short story as it really brings the character Everett Newton Irving to life. While reading it, I felt like as if I’m part of the people who were watching Everett getting to be hung to death. I like the style of your writing, like changing between different point of views, showing what’s actually happening first, then changed to Everett’s inner voice and back to the actual situation. I honestly think there is no need for further developments because the intensity of the story will be gone and it will rather come out draggy. It’s a very good piece of writing.”
While this may serve as am obvious egotistical brag, I also wanted to show that if you find something interesting in the project you are creating, others will like it also.
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