Receiving Feedback for my novel and short stories

Breaking through the 4th wall with version 5.0 of my manuscript.

Diliny M. De Alwis

21 Jun 2024 — 5 min read

Author Life

Receiving Feedback for my novel and short stories

In this article, I will discuss my experience with agent feedback, my mindset on subjectivity and rejections, and my recent submissions to literary publications.

All agent feedback is subjective. Repeat. All agent feedback is subjective. This is the express opinion of that agent or agency. Remember, we are all human. We are fallible. We are subject to what we know and our perceptions of things.

001 | Audience & Animals?

Happy April Fool's Day! For the pagan holiday, I am dropping a new podcast. No, this is no joke. Read more below.

What do exposition and 'sausage making' have in common?

I've been firing on all cylinders in the last week. My daughter caught a debilitating stomach virus. I ended up self-medicating with YouTube videos and experimented with social media. I rubbed my daughter's belly and sang, "belly ache, belly ache, go away, go away." She's better now.

The Pink Eye Yaksha

Yaksha/demons are significant in Sri Lanka as representations of illness or distress. I felt, as I was writing IOD that this was appropriate to bring a historic norm to the modern era.

Introducing Myths & Samsara

Through Buddhist cosmology, we revive ancient tales and blend folklore with world-building. Discover myths, spiritual lore, and a fantasy saga where time is a labyrinth and the dead do not rest.