Thread:RubyTheMaster/@comment-4750363-20130605200748/@comment-5025667-20130611192206

WhyAmIReadingThis wrote: Hey, I remember that story. I had seen it in the Wiki before it being removed. I liked it! Say, do you mind if I add it back?

I tend to avoid gore in my own stories, mainly because I'm not sure how to do gore. How to know what is the right amoun of gore? What would be uncalled for in what situation? Those and other questions are my bane, when I try to write gore-related stories. To this day, I haven't finished a single story with gore-

Also I'll combat shameless self-promotion with some Reading promotion, hahahahaha. It isn't my best, but I feel kinda proud of it. Criticism is more than welcome! If you would like to, I would be more than happy if you did. :)

The way I view it, if you want to use gore in your pasta, than I don't think you should hold back if you're using it to try to shock or unnerve the reader. You can say more than tearing out someone's arm, as an example, than simply saying "x character took off y character's arm."

When you get down to it, there is more than just the act of ripping it out. Breaking bones, severing the muscle and tendrils keeping it together, etc. There's a lot going on.

Also, how long does it take x-character to do this? This is important if you want to either make it a quick act or as slow and agonizing as possible.

That and always add a response from either character as well to add to the effect. They're not robots after all.

You wouldn't even need to mention blood either, as it is implied already.

(H. Phone gets a small snipit of his red and blue gift, btw)

I'll give your pasta a read soon. :)