Originally posted by: Mr.TalentScout
Hi KF/Armin,
I sure hope you don't mind me using your real name on here, Armin.
Just want to get some feedback to you on Khushi is Kidnapped.
The more you write this story, the more gripping it gets. It has touches of emotion, hate, love, anger and retribution and well as my favorite, a swirling mistrust brewing in the midst of all the chaos, which you have so painstakingly authored.
Great stuff, you are by far the best female author here, and I like the fact that without introducing even one element of sexuality, you have the readers hooked.
Its like you don't even need that element to get your readership, your sense of mystery is powerful, it lures the reader in, and makes them part of the story.
Tomorrow, I'm having your writing get a look-over by my business partner. He'll be bowled over. He is also a great admirer of India and the Indian culture, so he will be more than eager to read your writing.
I also like what you've done by adding different characters that you have invented on your own, they give the story grit, power. Awesomely put together. The Inmate is especially powerful, and a wild uncontrollable energy, equal only to Shyam's state of mind.
Also, the fact that each Part that you add, is so long, shows that writing comes naturally to you and that you have a hunger for it...the true mark of a great author.
Wow, Armin. Really good work, and I must say I am impressed. Keep at it.
I'll be tuning in behind the scenes.
Cheers,
Josh
Hi Josh,
My apologies for the late reply though I did send you an email. Hopefully you got it?
No I don't mind at all. Armin is fine:)
Thank you for your kind words. Yes I do try to make it as exciting as I can. I think of all the words you used the word "chaos" applies most to this story as there is no point at which things are as they should be.
Yeah, I just write what I feel is relevant to the story and is something that moves the story forward. There are writers on this forum who write romance fiction and they do it really well. Mystery and suspense is what I do best and so that is what is in the stories and novels I write. Mystery is what I write and really there is no room for sexually explicit scenes in the stories I write.
I can move the plot without getting explicit but if it was needed to move the story or plot line then I would use it but I usually have found that sexually explicit scenes are really not needed or required at least in my writing. But I will admit my writing is sometimes violent and scary to some. But that's just the nature of the genre. It's not like the horror genre. No zombies here:)
I don't usually write about Indian culture and try to make the story as unrestricted as possible in terms of culture and ethnicity. As they say write only what you know. Because the characters are from an Indian serial there is some Indian culture in them but I hope that if someone who is not Indian reads the story they will still be able to connect with the characters.
Yeah, I do play with different characters to add something new to the story to make it more original. Even the characters from the show have been changed to add more authenticity to the story. I try to make the characters in the show and my characters as different as possible though they are similar in some ways but also different in others. The only reason I am writing this story is because I love mystery fiction. I'm a voracious reader of mystery fiction and love writing it. Which is why I always end up writing more in each part than I should.
Thank you so much for all the encouragement. My novel just went through the first edit and is now on the final and last edit. So I plan to see it published sometime in January and will send you copies for your use. Do let me know what you think. And yes scriptwriting is something I plan on focusing on when the novel is published. I want to turn the novel into a script which shouldn't be that hard as you say it isn't that big of a jump.
I hope you had a wonderful Christmas with your family Josh.
Take care,
Armin
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