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Critiques Needed: First pages of Project Styx. Top Story - January 2024. Content Warning.
Authors note: I would like constructive critiques on the first pages of a sci-fi fantasy book I am working on. I would like to know first impressions and things that need to be worked on. This is so I can get an idea of what an agent or editor might think. I also know that this is long—no need to read the whole thing, in fact, tell me when you lose interest.
By K. Kocheryan2 years ago in Critique
Navigating the Storm: The Timeless Debate on India's Uniform Civil Code
William Carlos famously said, "Time is a storm in which we are all lost." This quote fits with the timing and situation with which the Uniform Civil Code has been brought up into the limelight. It seemed an impetuous and nimble idea to prompt a heated discussion about UCC. The tenor of various religious leaders and politicians changed when the "Law Commission of India" announced to enlighten itself with the advice of all people of India regarding UCC.
By Bhavishya Goswami2 years ago in Critique
Justice or Discrimination
In the new year, the castigation of Indian laws vis-a-vis the laws that try to alleviate the circumstances by commiserating with women has increased. The enlightenment of this discrimination, as referred to by some people, is taking a fillip among the masses, especially in youth through socio-legal influencers such as Amish Aggarwala. There is nothing wrong with it but reverberating the same point makes the whole idea of amending the laws for better equality defunct as the people prima facie abominate the whole apparatus of the judicial system with a knee-jerk reaction. And this surely creaks the people’s trust in our independent judiciary which has made many precedents of ensuring equality.
By Bhavishya Goswami2 years ago in Critique
Two Female Coming-of-Agers
If you've ever so much as glanced over my writing on Vocal, you'll agree there's quite a good deal of coming-of-age in there. However, you'll probably also agree it seems to be written exclusively from a male perspective. The following plea for feedback was prompted by my friend Staringale, who read and gave me some very kind comments on one of the few exceptions to the above rule. This in turn started me thinking about the general absence of female coming-of-age tales within my body of work.
By Doc Sherwood2 years ago in Critique
Happy New Year!!!!
It is hard to believe that another year is coming to an end and new one is beginning. It just seems that 2023 just started and now 2024 is starting. What does a new year mean to you? It is a chance to make a new you or a chance to show others who you are.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
Conquering Headache
'Conquering Headache' is a professional book that was compiled by Rapoport, Sheftell,and Tepper. This book will start to teach you all about the types of headaches that are out there from the tension-type headache, the two types of migraine headaches, the cluster headache, as well as headaches that maybe caused by alcohol, the environment, etc. There are also various treatments mentioned other then medications like relaxation and biofeedback and a few others. This is an older academic book, but the basic facts still exists and I know there has been changes made since the early 2000's when this textbook was origionally published.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
Dark Obsessions A Kate Barnes Thriller
Who likes a mystery? Marie Sutro has written 'Dark Obsessions A Kate Barnes Thriller'. This a murder mystery where the detective Kate Barnes who needs time to pull herself together due to what happened during a previous case that affected her in many ways. Kate has some personal issues to work through and a trip to the Northwest United States could be just the place where the answers could be found in more ways than one. Marie has written this mystery that gives the reader quite a ride into a psychological thriller. The cover art does give the reader a sense of the territory the reader is about to enter. The main character of Kate has many dimensions and Marie Sutro brings those dimensions to light and makes the reader like Kate and will bring about an understanding of what one's mind has to learn to deal with both the past and the present in a given situation.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
