Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Kevin Magruder's Author Comments


For The Indefinition of Acton Ramirez, Kevin says:

I guess I would appreciate line edits/margin comments but I also wouldn't want people to get too bogged down with them.

What is of most concern to me are the following:

1) Pacing and transitions, especially throughout the middle chapters (3-6).
2) Ideas and themes - how are they working, or not? Am I laying it on
too thick in places? Any recurring ideas/themes just completely
unclear/frustrating?
3) The overall consistency of tone (or lack thereof) throughout - both
chapter to chapter and especially with regard to the final chapter.
Does the last chapter resonate tonally with the rest of the novel? Is
it functioning as a final chapter?
4) Transitions again, especially between paragraphs and chapters.
5) Descriptions of actions vs. descriptions of setting - is more or
less needed in either category?
6) Interiority/intimacy of the narrator in some places vs. what might
be described as a detached tone in others. Is this noticeable? Is it a
problem?
7) General weaknesses - major or minor
8) Any other concerns

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