Dreadbeard by Richard Yu

Word Count: 4600 words | Critique type preference: Online

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Author Notes:

Did you enjoy reading it?
How did the prose flow?
Did you care about the characters?
Did the story have enough narrative propulsion?
Did you want to know what would happen?
Were the stakes high enough?
Was there enough tension & drama?
Was there urgency in the story?
Did the tone work?
Are the characters interesting?
Did any parts drag? Which ones?
Did anything negative stick out to you? What?
What’s needed to make this story feel more— WHOA COOL?

This is the first in a triptych. (part 2 ‘Dreadbeard in Space’ exists, but part 3 ‘Dreadbeard on Olympus’ does not).

Submitted: 21 March 2025

Last updated: 10 June 2026 at 18:34

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