Assignment 7: The Midterm Critique

The midterm critique went...marginally smoother than I expected. It's true that most of the nerves came from seeing what the professors had to say about other projects.

Most of what they had to say were things I was already thinking myself. A Murder Mystery should start with a murder, to get the story going and to capture the reader's attention if nothing else. I plan to keep the work I've completed so far and include the scene where the original murder happened as the beginning of the story.

They also told me that my story's Magic System is a bit too confusing for what I want to get across. I need to come up with a way to express how my story's magic works in a concise way that the readers can understand from the beginning. The protagonist, while living in this world all his life, still only has a basic understanding of how it works, considering he himself has no capacity to use it (or so he thinks ;) ), so he acts as a bit of a strait-man for the viewer as it is explained to him and the audience.

Finally, I need to finish my storyboards, to map out the story as it is now, and come up with an estimate of length for my story. After the stress of the critique, it feels like what I want out of my project is within reach, but only if I can get the work done in a manner that balances my sanity and the work I'm willing to release.