Board Thread:Writer's Workshop/@comment-36772767-20180831051828/@comment-36772767-20180901174533

Jdeschene wrote: This story feels like it's all buildup that leads nowhere. You hook the reader with the letter at the beginning and then keep us interested to find out what's going to happen, but then there's no real payoff at the end. They just catch the guy and he confesses his, frankly, overdone reason for killing her. The "murder by Biblical punishments" trope has been used a lot and really needs to be handled differently if it's not going to come off as stale.

There is actually a new draft a couple posts above and it has a more complete ending. This is definitely a work in progress and I appreciate all the tips. Those Narrator questions have been in my head for sure. Like BloodySpghetti said, I’m lacking in details. I do recognize my organizational issues as well. The answers are starting to take shape a little bit with everything. Will keep working at it! Thanks!