Not
much can be said about a story at such an early point in existence. However the
prologue was riddled with errors which need to be resolved before any thought
goes into continuing. There where many grammar issues, and very sparse spelling
ones. There was also a feeling that the characters where heartless drones. The
overall story lacked emotion and atmosphere which is what makes a story.
The
grammar issues caused me to re-read parts of the story to fully grasp what was
going on. This is never a good thing because you want your readers to be able
to just read through your story comfortably and naturally. Another widely
accepted rule involves numbers below one-hundred. If the number is a two digit
number you want to spell it out. This will help make your story seem more
professional. You also want to consider using more vocabulary in your
narrative. The lack of a diverse vocabulary made the story get dull and diluted
the effect. Another thing you want to do is try to separate your dialog. This
way it is easier to follow along with who is talking and you do not get
confused.
The
lack of a setting dramatically dulled the intensity. You wanted to get an
action packed prologue, but instead got a slew of lifelessness. A good setting
will make a good story. Without the setting the story has no mood or atmosphere
and is essentially dead right then and there. It will also give us more insight
as to what the characters are going through and help put us in their shoes.
The
emotion really died down when describing who was talking in the dialogue. You
generally used two words over and over. When the character is mad and
screaming, use yelled instead of said. Adding in these diverse words will keep
the story fluid and it will flow naturally between dialogue and narrative.
Along
with the lack of a diverse vocabulary was a lack of emotion. It seems like you
where attempting to induce emotion by adding swear words. This just does not
work and tends to be problematic. Having too much swearing is redundant and
gets old fast. Try to use the swear words as you see fit, not because you think
it adds emotion. Speaking of emotion, what caused the man to commit suicide?
Giving us insight as to the problems this man was facing would greatly increase
the intensity of the prologue.
All
in all however it seemed like a joke to be honest with you. All the mentions of
April Fools Day just did not fit into the story. It was not that realistic.
Another thing that did not make much sense was the man dieing with a smile on
his face. He has just seen his sergeant get shot in the head, and he was just
shot in the stomach, so why would he be smiling. Would he not have been
traumatized by this event? It is still early in the story so you can fix all of
this if you want to. Right now I would recommend fixing it before continuing
because as of now it is not that good of a story.
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