SkyiloveHockey

I just finished reading your story and it has given me more inspiration to write my own story about dragons but I am struggling to pick out a way that they appear as that everyone will like.
          
          The oil for their wings was an intruging touch but also unique, but I can't help but notice besides the colours you never mentioned or detailed how they appear. Which was both fun and anoying. Because I could interpret from my understanding what the dragons look like but it also is hard to do that and also the book kind of looses it's uniqueness (is that a word?).
          
          But, anyways the author gets to decide what the lore and or details of their creatures look like. I was wondering if you had any tips about dealing with dragons within stories? 
          
          Because every draft senaro I have made and read is not good. Heh ;)

aretenike

@SkyiloveHockey Hi, thanks for reading my story! :)
            
            My advice is that most people who like to read about dragons already have a pretty solid idea of what a dragon is. So if you make it too weird, people think "this isn't actually a dragon" and get disappointed. Rather than "unique" I think it's better to aim for "a little bit different, but similar" so that people still like it, and can fill in the gaps with the stuff they want to imagine.
            
            Also think about what you want the dragons to do in the story and why they're there! I did the oil thing because I wanted my characters to have a reason to spend a lot of time talking to a bunch of different dragons. It was just an excuse to keep them in proximity. :)
            
            I hope that's helpful!! <3
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AnnabethMarie0304

Hi there! I'm looking for people writing similar stories to me to do read for reads and wondered if you'd like to? I want as much help with my writing as possible but from likeminded writers who have written a similar style to me. I can always do the same for you if you'd like, I'd love to read each of your chapters as they come out and give you some critiques if that is something you'd want

AnnabethMarie0304

@aretenike Yay! Thank you so much, I love hearing feedback from readers and writers so it means a lot. I'll try read yours tommorrow when I have free time x
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aretenike

@AnnabethMarie0304 hi! I had a glance at your story and it looks interesting, when I have the time I'll try to read it :) I'm happy to get critiques as well!
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