01-09-2020, 02:12 AM
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Best, Knot.
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Hi Alex,
'reader across all ages' - not sure that will serve you well in linguistic/stylistic terms. Story aside, what works for a seven year old may not for a twenty-seven or fifty-seven year old. A phrase like 'exposed dermis' isn't going to mean/appeal to a young child, I think. I would suggest you pick a target audience and aim for them. Don't try and please everybody.
'folk tale' - if you're going for that, I'd say read whatever folk tales you can get your hands on (try project Gutenberg - and be prepared to be depressed about how much of what you like isn't in them
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'a folk tale, but one that originated from the world I described' - I think that's very ambitious, and runs the risk of leaving the readers of this world scratching their heads. Most folk tales serve a purpose, what is this one's?
'authors' - pick your favourite and see if they written short stories. Though you could give this site a go (it has some examples/links)
'reader across all ages' - not sure that will serve you well in linguistic/stylistic terms. Story aside, what works for a seven year old may not for a twenty-seven or fifty-seven year old. A phrase like 'exposed dermis' isn't going to mean/appeal to a young child, I think. I would suggest you pick a target audience and aim for them. Don't try and please everybody.
'folk tale' - if you're going for that, I'd say read whatever folk tales you can get your hands on (try project Gutenberg - and be prepared to be depressed about how much of what you like isn't in them
)'a folk tale, but one that originated from the world I described' - I think that's very ambitious, and runs the risk of leaving the readers of this world scratching their heads. Most folk tales serve a purpose, what is this one's?
'authors' - pick your favourite and see if they written short stories. Though you could give this site a go (it has some examples/links)
Best, Knot.
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