Author: Ang Mutya ng Salamin
Genre: Historical Fiction
Target readers: 17+ (Depend on one's choice)Random observation
1. Setting
1867. Woops, magbalik-tanaw tayo sa mga ninuno natin ng taon na ito. What is their lifestyle before?
Geez, this is my exact imagination. Pinay is soft, demure, classy and reluctant, NOON. Just like how Sal was portrayed in the story. She had been kept by her father to get away by harm and the real world.
2. Language/Medium
Since, historical fiction ito. I understand that you are in deep tagalog words. But, CARRUAJE is Spanish language not tagalog. Though, sa panahong nabubuhay si Rizal, he'd learned a lot of language. At sa Pinas nang panahong iyon ay maraming lengwahe.
Ano ba ang target readers ng nobelang ito? 21st century na mahilig sa authentic novels? Major struggle ko habang binabasa ang story ay terminology. If you will use Carruaje, stick to that. Don't use, karwahe. Visa Versa.
And if Tagalog medium. Instead of Cuarto ay kuwarto, not kwarto. Dito ko ipapasok iyong terminology, isang halimbawa rito ay iyong paggamit ng NAGKUKULONG, na ang ibig mong sabihin ay hindi masikip. Ang dating kasi sa akin ay pader na hindi magkadikit ang pagkakagawa.