But seriously, I've hit page nine and this story is ABSOLUTELY SHIT. I have, in fact, coughed up better things. A more constructive use of my time would be belching the goddamn alphabet, because this thing is worthless.
Would it hurt the characters to have a goddamn real human reaction to something? Could they try speaking with different vocal patterns or something? How many times can I use the word "dust" before I want to shoot myself in the face? Why do all my stories sound the same?
And the worst thing is that I have to finish writing the thing because I can't leave it all hanging like this!