Board Thread:Writer's Workshop/@comment-30157838-20180530023530/@comment-9041013-20180531182521

SkullMunch wrote: It's my full intention to trim down the introductory portion some more, I've already got chunks cut that don't need to be there but there's still some tweaking to do. I believe the imagery within the alternate world is 'juicy' enough to constitute being a little bit longer, but I fully understand wanting to get to those parts more quickly than I've currently written it out.

As far as the overall length, I aim to have the entire story take up no more than 20-25 pages if turned into more traditional book form. Since it's mostly meant to be a small collection of weird stories detailing Henry's journey through this alternate plane to find his perfect Muse, I thought having the overall length of the project be a bit longer than usual would both encourage me to actually get some work done, as well as make things more digestible for readers if they wanted to just take things a 'chapter' at a time.

I really appreciate the input as far as Henry's motivations are concerned. I wanted to write him as something of a grumpy, eccentric man whose introverted behavior wouldn't seem unusual, a recluse in an unnamed city who gets whisked away on a strange, horrible journey. I avoided detailing Henry as a person further because the first part was getting too long as is, and I wanted to keep his limited social life out of the picture since it didn't seem relevant enough to the story.

I'll definitely take your feedback into consideration, and even if it's not your type of story, I'm glad you at least found it interesting enough to help me improve upon it. Sorry that the length wasn't to your liking, I'll definitely see if other people have the same complaints after I finish the 'fat-trimming' of the first segment.

Thanks again. :) You are welcome :)