I have only encountered it twice and was irritated by it both times. However neither authors were particularly skilled so thats not saying it couldn't be done well.
I have read books where a character is isolated for a prolonged period of time and it was made not boring through a series of flashbacks that tell how the character got to where they are, their motivation, and where they are trying to get to. This is especially effective I think if you start out...
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Thanks this does help, now that I have my story world it will be easier to figure out my target audience before proceeding.
Okay I have my character and a problem but it is not very personal to him. He is the protagonist because of the position he is in to solve the problem more...
I am working on writing my first novel. It is set in my own dark fantasy world populated with monsters, lairs, cities, cultures etc... And I have started a storyline inside this world but my problem is that in my many musings and brainstorms on plotlines I have come up with so many! And every...