Talk:Dry Eye/@comment-25052433-20180618233005/@comment-34823985-20180619100204

Wow, thank you so much. It's a much higher score than I expected, but I didn't enter the contest for a score. I wanted some feedback on my story, and my writing. You've really made my day.

I totally get your point on my use of silence. I will certainly work on that for my next contest submission. Oh, there will be more, count on it.

As far as originality goes, I was worried this was a great big cliché. I've been reading and writing CPs for maybe four months, so there's still plenty of unfamiliar territory for me to explore.

Fear factor is something I've been struggling with. Learning to incorporate that element in my writing is why I'm on this site. I hope to eventually scare without the B-movie humor and silliness. Not that there's anything wrong with humor in horror, but some seriousness in my writing at times would be nice.

You make a very good point about her going to the bar and singing. I just couldn't figure out a more convincing way to get her there. It's sometimes difficult to get your characters where you want them to go within the parameters of "Why would they do that?". Something I am working to improve.

I had a point to make with all the red, but I think I just lost track of it. Oh well, you win some, you lose some. Thank you for appreciating the ending. I wanted to do it that way, because I don't see it much.

I'm glad you, "Enjoyed the hell out of this story." I trusted my own instincts on this one, took my time, and had a lot of fun writing it. It's the first submission I didn't put in the WW (I wanted to test myself), and it's also my tenth submission to the site. Thank you for your review. It exceeding my expectations.