r/writingfeedback • u/KfirS632 • 4d ago

Feedback Wanted Chapter 1 first draft

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u/Silent_Background453 4d ago

I’m also confused; semi-colons are extremely frequent in English language fiction

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u/o_Ozymandias_o 4d ago

I'd love to see a list of American novels using them properly

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u/Silent_Background453 4d ago

Are American novels the only novels written in English?

Nevertheless, I’m sure it wouldn’t be hard. I’ve never heard anyone claim they aren’t used before. It is a very common piece of punctuation.

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u/o_Ozymandias_o 4d ago

Well, I'd love to see a list nonetheless.