Ron Toland
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  • Strangely Beautiful, Vol 1 by Leanna Renee Hieber

    “Gothic” in the overwrought, melodramatic sense.

    There’s some fantastic ideas in here, but it was tough one for me to finish.

    Three things I learned about writing:

    • People falling love notice everything about their beloved. If writing from the POV of a character falling in love, their thoughts will dwell on even insignificant details about their beloved.
    • Constant repetition of unexplained magical elements makes them annoying and boring. Conserve the magic, to make it interesting.
    • Use a deep dive into a character's thoughts during conversation sparingly. Dialog should speed the story along, interrupting the flow with paragraphs of thought undercuts momentum and frustrates readers.
    → 6:00 AM, Apr 10
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