What do you think of the text?

I am writing a story and wanted to ask you how I should use this text:

I ran. I ran as fast as I could, but they kept coming closer. I knew if I stopped now they would catch me and kill me. "I can't do this anymore!" I screamed desperately. I fell to the ground. Suddenly they were standing over me, their dark hoods pulled over their faces and their black swords raised to kill me. I couldn't think straight anymore. I couldn't see clearly and the only thing I could hear was my heartbeat. And then one of the swords shot towards me and everything went black.

But then she should wake up. For that, I would use the sentence: Then I opened my eyes. Should I write the first part in a prologue and the second part in the first chapter, or both together in the first chapter?

I'm not that experienced in dividing things up like this yet.

And do you find that exciting? Could I phrase it better and more excitingly, or is this good enough?

LG Twilight๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿผ

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Irvin82
9 months ago

I ran. I ran as fast as I could, but they were getting closer.

Build sense, then it looks less like a dry description. In such scenes, of course, not too much, otherwise the pace is too slow, but instead “but they always came closer” e.g. “But the steps were always louder” or “despite that, I could almost feel/listen/etc her breath in my neck.” In any case, incorporate sensations of character.

And: “show not tell” is a very well-known phrase that says exactly that. For example, not “he was afraid” writing, but describing what one notices. Does he breathe faster? Does he sweat? Etc.

I knew if I stopped now they’d get me and kill me.

Come on, please. Otherwise, here you can improve a lot again. Something like “I knew” I rather avoid, as a personal narrator you can write the thoughts directly on. “My lungs burned every breath, but I couldn’t stand. If I stopped now, they’d catch me. And what would happen then – probably that would be my end.” Or something.

โ€œI canโ€™t!โ€ I cried out desperately.

Why does the character scream? Would you scream in the situation? I think there are more thoughts here.

I’m on the floor.

Fiel. And here again, writing something more doesn’t hurt. “My vision was vanishing when sweat ran into my eyes. My foot jumped against a stone, and although I had already been in the shrub, I could not catch myself this time. When I slipped onto the cold ground, I became aware it was over. I had lost.”

At once they stood over me, their dark hoods pulled over the face, and the black swords raised to kill me.

I think it’s better to find the sentence, but “at once they stood above me.” What does the character realize, does he see the shadows of the people falling on the ground? Or their silhouettes and how they stand out from heaven?

But then she should wake up for this, I would take the sentence: then I opened my eyes. I should write the first part in a prologue and the second then in the first chapter or both together in the first chapter.

You can choose how to divide this and how long your chapters should be completely left to you. But I would build a greater separation between both, for example Prolog and Chapter, as you write it.

And: That was a lot of criticism, but even the best authors started with such a little or much worse written stories. This is part of learning, so I also think it’s good that you get the opinions of outsiders. Don’t be discouraged ๐Ÿ™‚

Irvin82
9 months ago
Reply to  Snitcherin

Sure. And thanks for the star. I hope you won’t let you be discouraged by criticism ๐Ÿ™‚

Jaxky
9 months ago

Hi.

So besides the spelling errors in your text, it is actually quite exciting. I would make sure that you don’t use the same words several times in succession as the word “clear”.

To your other question: I would write the text as a prologue and use it as the first part of the first chapter. It’s more exciting.

But that’s all my opinion. Have fun.

Lg Jaxky

KiraSommerwind
8 months ago

I would make it into the prologue (without waking up) and then jump in the first chapter to another place (loss). The prologue often plays off in the future and wants to read it further.

But really well written

WaCaRegenflamme
9 months ago

Hey,

The first time the text is KRASS. You wrote it great.

A note from me to improve the text a little bit that you wouldn’t take as many times as I’m beginning. It’s not nice to read in time.

Now on your question. I would take the first text as a prologue, as he would fit in well, and the phrase with his eyes would look good to the first chapter. I’d definitely have ideas. So keep this rough direction now is from my point of view.

If you want to hear them, you can write me privately.

I hope my answer helped you.

LG Flemmes <3