The elves are already in a dark space. They're not nice creatures. They're partially based on Terry Pratchett's elves and the fey from Gargoyles.
I get where obadiah is coming from, from an editors point of view, in that most want magic to be this bombastic thing in the story, like a special effect in a movie. A big visual for the reader, something that when used in the way they think it should be, will be what keeps them reading for the next part that has magic in it. That, and you know, story, characterization, plot, depth, setting, that stuff too.
I like to think my writing is visual enough...
...also, I think what you were looking for is "critique" not "critic".
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Date: 2009-08-25 08:30 pm (UTC)I get where obadiah is coming from, from an editors point of view, in that most want magic to be this bombastic thing in the story, like a special effect in a movie. A big visual for the reader, something that when used in the way they think it should be, will be what keeps them reading for the next part that has magic in it. That, and you know, story, characterization, plot, depth, setting, that stuff too.
I like to think my writing is visual enough...
...also, I think what you were looking for is "critique" not "critic".
Likely.