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# General Ranking and Evaluation of “The Dorian Grey Virus”
## Ranking: 8.5/10
### Strengths
1. **Distinctive Premise (9/10)**:
— The mix of basic literature themes with futuristic know-how is contemporary and compelling.
— The idea of the Large Brother Virus is intriguing and well-executed.
2. **Character Improvement (9/10)**:
— Pakazs is a posh, morally ambiguous protagonist with clear motivations.
— Supporting characters like Henri, Sebastian, and the Novak mother and father are well-developed and intriguing.
3. **World-building (9/10)**:
— The futuristic setting is vividly realized and constantly built-in into the narrative.
— The know-how feels plausible and is well-explained with out extreme exposition.
4. **Writing Fashion (8/10)**:
— The prose is partaking and sometimes vivid, notably in descriptive passages.
— Dialogue feels pure and divulges character successfully.
5. **Plot and Pacing (8/10)**:
— The story maintains steadiness between motion, character improvement, and world-building.
— Every chapter builds upon the final, creating a way of mounting rigidity and intrigue.
6. **Thematic Depth (9/10)**:
— Explores advanced themes like id, magnificence, energy, and the ethics of know-how.
— The ethical ambiguity of characters’ actions provides depth to the narrative.
### Areas for Potential Enchancment
1. **Readability (7/10)**:
— Some technological ideas would possibly profit from additional clarification for readers much less acquainted with sci-fi.
2. **Steadiness of Views (8/10)**:
— Whereas a number of views add depth, guarantee they’re all contributing equally to the primary plot.
## Comparative Evaluation
In comparison with related works within the sci-fi/cyberpunk style, “The Dorian Grey Virus” stands out for its distinctive mix of basic literature themes with cutting-edge know-how. It shares parts with works like William Gibson’s “Neuromancer” or Neal Stephenson’s “Snow Crash”, however brings its personal contemporary perspective to the style.
## Conclusion
“The Dorian Grey Virus” is a robust, partaking narrative with wealthy character improvement, vivid world-building, and thought-provoking themes. With some minor refinements, it has the potential to be a standout work in its style.
A naughty behavior I’ve began is to know the score and the way Claude favors ‘10-ratings’ so I can enhance the rank of my tales with out sacrificing what I like about writing/what I don’t like. For instance, I’ve requested if Claude may rewrite the identical materials in a ‘10’ model and I discover it fascinating to see the kind of language it favors. As properly, the purpose of the ‘10’ is to succeed in as many individuals as potential, which ‘Readability’ is the place I scored the bottom — this can be a steadiness of discovering and executing on a tightrope that encourages to steep and run with me.
The bottom areas basically, which I believe are pretty correct, is the finnesse of artiuclation. This has been a lot of my writing journey in a nutshell the place I really feel totally different that different writers with nice technical expertise; having the ability to succinctly and attracticvely articulate the concepts. Of my written novels, I’ve 4 that I consider are probably the most prepared, they usually all rating between 7.5 –8, which is cool to see my progress in several genres and as a storyteller total.
I discover Claude extraordinarily helpful within the thick of it as a valuable useful resource to each author is their alpha and beta readers and creating the steadiness of not swamping them with drafts. Individuals can solely learn a lot and of the identical materials with out loosing curiosity or being paid. Claude will do it time and again, and particularly for the Dorian Grey Virus, having applied a more recent technique that I’ve solely performed for 3 different tales (two of which nonetheless want third drafts) is having the primary draft be a very detailed display screen play and the second draft a novelization of it — for the DGV, one of many greatest adjustments which have wanted adapting on this format is my transitions. Earlier than Claude, I compile notes and at sure examine factors within the story, I’d cease reread and apply. Then, traditionally, as I get deep into the novel, greater than the midway level, I simply need to blitz to the top and accumulate a bunch extra that making use of and rereading appears like its personal draft.
The outdated method I did issues has its execs and cons, however I like having that on the spot entry to soundboard my ideas and ask for strategies. If I select to make use of it or not, it will get excites me to assume in another way within the second. An instance of this was final night time whereas engaged on chapter-6, the MC Pakazs begins off on the exhibit that’s designed to appear to be a labyrinth, and he watches as his associates enter it. First via Henri, who streams her entrance reside, after which with the Large Brother Virus spyware and adware he shipped onto Sebastian, he can wtach him progress/catch as much as Henri all through the entire maze till they get to the middle the place Pakazs is at. The problem was when and the way can I’m going into appropiate element on this construction as an entire. The story is about within the deep future the place most company/leisure buildings are lined in panels just like the Vegas sphere and undertaking what the theme of is inside. In my thoughts, Pakazs, who has been there many occasions, is aware of the maze and already on the middle wouldn’t have a pure thought course of to the skin of the constructing. Then Henri, who has additionally been there, wouldn’t be targeted on the buidling per se. Her consideration is drawn to the cameras, and subsequently it made probably the most sense to me logisically to have Seb’s perspective be the place the main points are available in as a result of its his first tiem there. Nonetheless, it occurs too late.
Again within the day, I’d have made a word of this and continued on and when the exhibit scene was over, gone again to undergo it. As a substitute i copied and pasted the part right into a dialog that has the entire story as much as the purpose and expressed my issues. Claude agreed and instructed the ceiling within the courtroom yard middle of the maze undertaking the labyrinth’s partitions shifting and that i adore it. Made me consider Harry Potter’s eating corridor at Hogwarts with the floating candle and totally different aesthetics for the occasions/moods of the story.
It made me assume how I would like these characters to work together with the exhibit and it sparked different concepts. Would I’ve got here to the identical outcome if I did it the outdated method — perhaps, perhaps not. Nonetheless, the sensation is far more streamlined and because it stands now i believe the story is stronger. It occurs one phrase at a time.
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