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Incanus replied to the thread Advice for writing themes into the story without hitting the reader over the head with them.You seem to have a decent handle on this, Jack. I tend not to do so well with the more abstract aspects of fiction (I find it rather... -
Incanus replied to the thread Advice for writing themes into the story without hitting the reader over the head with them.I'm trying to recall a time that I thought a book hit its theme too hard, or too obviously. I can't think of any off hand. Of course...
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Exactly what I'm working on fleshing out in my WIP! 1. Something I want to say (Theme), 2. How I want to prove it is true (Plot), 3...
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Incanus replied to the thread Colorful "normal" characters?.You folks keep saying interesting things that I just can't ignore. It's one thing to see this laid out like you have it, it is another...
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Incanus replied to the thread Colorful "normal" characters?.This process sure looks mighty familiar. My cast has been something of a moving target for awhile, but I think I'm pretty close now...
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Incanus replied to the thread Colorful "normal" characters?.I think this is the way forward for me as well. I have a once-a-week phone meeting with my best writer friend. I used to tell her that...
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I think this is the truth of it here. You have to write them for a while and let them kind of organically form, then make they clearer...
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Incanus replied to the thread Colorful "normal" characters?.Hey Jackarandajam--sounds like we start our story ideas from a similar place. Far more often than not, I start with a story concept, or...
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This. My personal opinion is not high of reader avatar characters. It may be something like a new genre, a response to adult cultures...
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Incanus replied to the thread Colorful "normal" characters?.Thanks for the prompts, Super--- On the one hand, my main characters have something like what you have suggested here: some specific...
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Incanus replied to the thread The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever.I've read all 10 books, and everything else published by Donaldson (except his books published under another name; there are three of...
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Incanus replied to the thread Colorful "normal" characters?.Thanks, Jack--that sounds like a pretty good working definition to go on. I'd say my three POV characters currently display roughly...
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It's a little difficult to pinpoint. The idea is to make the main character vague enough that a reader can easily substitute themselves...
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CTRL ALT DELETE is really like more of a peak behind the curtain, like it would be a God or an Emperor or something
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Incanus replied to the thread The RETURN of NUMLOCK.Or like the mulit-verse concept, each time C-A-D is activated, a new universe starts. Or like Brahma opening and closing his eyes...
