A lot of writer here do tend to use one-worded titles - they’re simple and easy to remember, however, that will only happen if it fits your story like a glove. Unfortunately, right now, I can’t see any relevance your title has with your story. The word itself sounds very dark and negative therefore when you readers see the title, they will most likely think of something along the line of underground gangs, illegal actions, or even fantasy elements. The word itself does draw readers in, only if those readers are looking for something dark or mysterious, but then they may stay and read your story after reading your foreword/description, which I will comment on later. The good thing is, your story is still ongoing and I’m sure you will somehow make the story up to the title’s expectations.
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I really like the beginning of your description, especially since you’ve started it off with a definition of a word. Just by reading the first sentence, your readers will get an idea of what your story is about, and by then they would have made their mind up on whether or not to continue reading the story. Linking back to your title, I can’t really see any relevance so far between your description and story, but then again, you only have three chapters written.
I think your description of the story does draw readers in, unlike your title, as harsh as it may sound. Though, again, I can’t see any link between the story and the description, I hope your story will turn out to the feelings your description gives out.
As for your foreword, you’ve included the main characters and some quotes, possibly said by them. It’s a good idea to briefly introduce your characters and I personally think it’s an excellent idea to include some quotes by those characters. But one thing you do need to remember is that those quotes must appear in the actual chapters, either word for word, or something close to it. There’s no point in putting quotes at the beginning of the story if your characters don’t actually say them - this is a very important point because some readers, like myself, are really picky and they’ll most probably get annoyed if the quotes they’ve been anticipating since the beginning don’t actually come up in the real thing.
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