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r/writers discusses a 60k word gay Gilmore Girls fanfiction about 9/11 written by a 14 year old

https://old.reddit.com/r/writers/comments/1i5y4ty/i_14_finished_writing_my_first_book/

								

								

I (14) finished writing my first book!

https://i.rdrama.net/images/1737911075S3E0E2YcoKZsMA.webp

I know age shouldn't be an excuse for bad writing and I kinda rushed the end of my book, but I put all my heart and feeling into writing this book. I hope you enjoy reading it.

(PS: this is a pen name)

Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wyfzJTYu7ER34xCSLjETM1YCgBYCm-AvVsCQjuxVsk4/edit

Here comes the critique:

You posted this, so I assume you want feedback.

Your opening few paragraphs do a good job of setting the stage, but there are a few places where the prose could be cleaned up. For example, you mention Starry Hallow I think three times right off the bat.

The year is 2001, when being gay isn't really normally accepted

Try to watch out for unnecessary filler words really normally. We all use them, but they drag the narrative, especially where you can use this opportunity to attach an emotional value to the sentence.

The year is 2001, and being gay sucks.

:tayclap: :tayclap2: The grown adults on Reddit, when given a chance to critique the writing of a literal child, somehow make it worse

Not that there's not anything to critique, check out the opening line:

I looked out at my window from the bus to Stars Hollow, Connecticut, and then checked my watch. The time was 1:45 p.m., but I really didn't know what time it was because my clock hadn't adjusted to the time zone yet. It's about an hour until I reach Stars Hollow.

https://media.tenor.com/9gyW2QldGvkAAAAx/me-atrapaste-es-cine.webp

"The time was 13:45:32 on the dot, but actually I didn't know what time it was because my (analog) watch hadn't adjusted to the time zone yet"

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https://i.rdrama.net/images/1737914370A5Xprb0jnHCKmw.webp do the z00'smers think we walked around the streets pike in hand ready to spear murder the first gay we cam across ?

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How do they think we won all those medals in men's figure skating?

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I wish, we'd have far less problems now if we had.

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We were so naive back then. I, like pretty much everypony at the time, didn't really give a shit, and figured why not let them get married, who cares? But the age of innocence is over and trans lives matter now

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