~It was quiet, late in the open battle field of Serinia. The elves were still hiding in the trees ready to fire upon the enemy at any given moment. The orcs were underground waiting for a signal to attack. The barbarions, on the other hand, betrayed the elves before, but they let it slide. Now they were hiding. They knew that if they ran they would die. If they attacked they would die. If they waited, eventually they would die. Nothing to do except to pick out the others one by one. Normally, they would easily defeat their enemy. Now that the enemy was in groups of fifties, maybe sixties or seventies or eighties, the task would not be such an easy one.~
This is only an opening paragraph - it could probably do with a bit more .
I'd say - connect the reader with a character here. Just heaping information on the reader won't keep them interessted. Although, this is only the opening, so maybe you'll introduce your character soon enough.
Anyways, you've given some thought to your world (always good) and have given us a quick glance into the history of it. As your story progresses, you'll want to expand on this (although don't describe it all in one go: that'd put the reader off), to lower us into your world.
This does sound a lot like an opening paragraph. I'd like to see more before I can give you a proper critique.
Oh and you misspelt "barbarians."
-St. Razorblade
"2-4-6-8! I like to delegate!" -Meshugenah "Teague: Stomping on your dreams since 1992." -Sachiko "So I'm looking at FLT and am reminded of a sandwich." -Jabber
Readers choose not to read textbooks instead of stories for a reason; don't relay facts in lists and boring tone. Don't give me balanced agruments and situation, give me someone to care for, someone to cheer for. Mix in a character with all of this, give it from his/her perspectives.
Also, you might want to consider straying from the cliche here. Either read more, or put more thought into what you write. The barabarians are simply barbarians, the elves wait to fire upon their enemy, probably with grace and unearthly skill, from within forests, and orcs sulk about in nasty places.
Think about things. Would you want to pay money to read this?
Please don't post a paragraph again, fantasy fiction critters want meat to get there teeth stuck into which can be a short story or chapters from a working novel. Why do people continuously post a single paragraph. Its simply not enough to go into depth with: We cant get into the characters, analyze the plot or get an overview of the tone or point of view.
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