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 Into the starlight Open in new Window. [13+]
Story for Tales Shown Not Told Contest January 2025
by Rainy Day Sox Author Icon
Review by Jeff Author IconMail Icon
In affiliation with The Free Folk  Open in new Window.
Rated: 13+ | (3.0)
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Hello Rainy Day Sox

Thank you for taking the time to enter the January 2025 round of the "The Bradbury ContestOpen in new Window..

Enclosed please find the following official judges' review, for your consideration.


Positives

I liked the action and the description in this piece. The pace moved along nicely and the characters were interesting. Well done!


Suggestions

While following the prompts of other contests is beyond the scope of judging criteria for "The Bradbury ContestOpen in new Window., I did note that the prompt for that contest was Horror/Scary and it was one of the selected three genres of the piece as well. On that front, I'm not sure it was successful; there was very little that was creepy, scary, suspenseful, or horrifying about the narrative. Supernatural, sure... but it was missing that tense, dread atmosphere that I associate with pieces in the horror/scary genre.


Overall

Overall, this was a fun read. Thank you for entering the contest!


I hope you've found this review helpful, and thank you again for entering the contest!

Respectfully,

Jeff Author IconMail Icon
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