Thank you Elaine! I owe a lot to the great editing advice from @Rhondak .

Thank you for reading! I'm new to Steemit, but I hope to grow my reputation as a writer. Please share my work if you know anyone that may enjoy it. I'll be posting (& hopefully publishing) more soon.

Thank you Marcy! I'm glad you joined us on the discord server. I look forward to your future works as well.

Thank you for reading! I'm honored by the comparison. I've been under the weather over the weekend so that has put me behind schedule, but I hope to deliver part II as soon as possible.

I sense at least two metaphors, and one of them is terrifying. I don't even want to say it out loud. Could you provide any insight into your process, Elaine?

Writing the poetry we need right now. You seem to have struck a chord with the Australian community and the plight of the wildfires.

I hope you continue! Is that really what it's like viewing the Mona Lisa? I've never had the opportunity, and I understand the issues with keeping the crowd moving so everyone gets a chance to see it,

Again, my only critique is that there isn't more. Same goes for Space Horses. Firefly fans are starving for something like this.

Thank you for the opportunity. I've learned so much from you! I'm 90% sure that I may have ripped a line from your novel, High Kill, but lets call it an easter egg since this short shares a common theme

I'll say one thing about the inciting incident that most definitions forget to mention, and that is the impact of the inciting incident on the protagonist. A good inciting incident causes the protagonist

This is the first definition for inciting incident that google pulls up: The inciting incident is an episode, plot point or event that hooks the reader into the story. This particular moment is when an

That's a great way to capture the tone of this story. I love slow burn reads like this that manage to keep your attention through the authenticity of the characters.

The strongest element from this story for me was the tone. You can't help but feel happy-sad after reading it, and I think every good story should leave the reader with an emotion.

Thank you for sharing your own story Martia. My mother was also in a devastating accident when I was just a kid.

Q1: Did I figure it out? Yes, I knew pretty early on because I'm a writer that likes to write in a lot of the same style. So I knew the tricks being used, and loved it. Now, with that said, the significance