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Well, is it dry? Have you passed your story through other test readers? They might provide you with the same - or different perspectives. Perhaps your narrative IS dry, unimaginative, boring and d...
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#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T07:49:19Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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JP Chapleau
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2019-12-08T07:49:19Z (almost 5 years ago)
## Well, is it dry? Have you passed your story through other test readers? They might provide you with the same - or different perspectives. Perhaps your narrative IS dry, unimaginative, boring and difficult to read. Perhaps the editor just did not like your manuscript... Get other perspectives. Only 1 critic is not a good barometer... but 2 or more... There are a lot of possibilities, feel free to ask her some of the points where you could improve the writing or telling of the story. What you provided really does not tell me **WHAT** is wrong, just that she wants you to craft better wording. If writing in a genre, use language that matches that genre. If character is important, make sure your characters are fascinating. Just because you value characters, scenes have a place and should not be merely neglected. So it brings me back to : ## So, how dry is it?
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2018-01-31T20:27:49Z (almost 7 years ago)
Original score: 4