To anyone who claims to be asking for honest feedback, please be honest with yourself.
Don't say you're asking for feedback if you don't even appreciate the reviewer's time and thought for your work. Reviewers are human beings, too, and ignoring them as if they don't exist will only hurt them.
You know... why the sky rains when a character cries over the loss of a loved one. Or how the wind often ruffles characters' hair when they're indecisive (just look at the Pain vs. Naruto scene about the cycle of hatred). It's a dramatization technique of showing emotion through atmosphere.
In traditional fiction, the narrator plays a dominant role in driving the story, often adopting a fireside storytelling approach where the narrator acts as the storyteller.
Problems arise when this practice is carried over into creative writing, as the reader can't interact directly with the narrator, unlike when their parents told them bedtime stories. It creates a cold narrative distance between reader and story.
The basic level of reader is the 'listener'. They understand fiction through the explanations of the narrator. For example, children learn stories through bedtime stories.
The advanced level is the 'interpreter'. They actively interpret the narrative, constructing an imaginative world, feeling the characters' emotions, and capturing the hidden messages within a story. They are readers who live within the story.
No, orc. I will walk away for now, and return on another beautiful night. One more beautiful than tonight!
When the night sparkles as bright as her eyes, and when the winds are as gentle as the touch of her skin.
-maybe tomorrow. lol

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