novelistASH

New poem.
          	
          	https://www.wattpad.com/1643382977-under-50-my-fragment-of-the-infinite

TAHurd

I’ve enjoyed a lot of your work in Road to Malthena but to see how you’ve progressed since then is such an influence on my continued writing. Viewing evolution and progression in real time has been priceless when you can’t always see it in your own work. Thank you for that!

novelistASH

@TAHurd Thank you so much! Have you actually purchased *Road to Malthena and Other Poems*? I'd be thrilled if you have. I put so much effort into publishing that and I don't think it has any reviews.
            
            The compliments are sweet and welcome. I'm still new at poetry so I've really been pushing myself to make my work more coherent with stronger impact while trying to retain my voice. Having a voice in writing is nice. I've been trying to develop a voice in my fiction for over twenty years and it feels like every new project is a new expression. But I am still working and I think that exercises helps a lot with developing my talents. Though by this point I'm starting to write novellas as studies which is beyond silly, but that's where I'm at.
            
            Your voice is really strong! I can see that you have the creative drive to make something truly powerful. I love to see you experimenting as well. Do be wary of revelry, the overwhelming creative drive that consumes the mind. It can destroy artists and not a lot of people talk about how real that danger is. Your output is absurdly high and I hope you're taking care of yourself as you create.
            
            Best of luck and feel free to reach out to me if you'd like me to look at something particular that you're experimenting with. I know how frustrating it can be to tinker with an element of writing that never gets any feedback.
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Melwrith

Thank you NovelistASH for taking the time to read and comment on my poetry. I appreciate it. I have a busy week, but will definitely come back to read more of your work as soon as I can.  :)

Melwrith

Oh no, I enjoyed your feedback. I was just saying that the poetry might sound different to people with different accents to me.  :)
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novelistASH

@Melwrith I mean flow can always be a bit subjective, especially if readers have inconsistent meter with vowel sounds, or they calculate dipthongs and long vowels with the same read as short ones. Like, my opinions are always going to be my opinions so I'm interested to know if I'm totally off base about something; helps me get a more accurate read on things. Just reply with to my comments with honesty and we can work from there.
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Melwrith

@novelistASH I appreciate your insight. I'm from NZ, so I'm not sure whether the different accents impact the writing/reading at all.
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