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The critique last week was mostly helpful. I think the hardest thing for me right now is creating a narrator. I hate telling my readers what to do... I like showing them and creating characters and situations that are likable and at the same time easy to hate or disagree with. I am trying to figure out where to add a bit of factual information about heaven and the reason why angel are unable to do certain things in heaven but able to in Cecity. I've got all the suggestions, but this weekend I spent more time adding on than editing just because I didn't want to lose anything that was in my head.

I have a feeling all of tuesday night will be me testing the suggestions out on my completed draft. I have to say I felt that there were a decent amount of comments that were a bit unnerving for me (mainly the nit-picky ones or religion based ones), but I guess everyone has their opinion and I'm glad I'm in a class where everyone feels comfortable speaking up about things. Because whether I agreed with them or liked them all the comments I got were helpful in one way or another in that they told me what was and wasn't working for everyone...let me know what to clear up for some readers or take into account for others.

I have to say I'm a bit discouraged with the narrator edition to my piece only because it almost means rewriting the whole piece, it's such a new aspect for me, but I know I can do it if I think of it in a better more positive light. New is just unknown for me, but never bad. I love trying different things and different approaches on my work. Thanks class for all the hidden help ;) As much as I complain I appreciate it bunched.