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evolution_rex
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Everything posted so far has been extremely helpful and thanks to you guys I think I've nailed down my issues:
With both my scene/sequel and MRUs, I've been mixing the character's reactions with the descriptive/disaster/event. For the MRUs this causes confusion and a fast pace even when I'm writing with extra detail, and for the scene/sequel this causes large structural issues that severely hinder the overall story. When I write, I'm not giving enough time for the setting to sink in, the problem to become understood, and the character's actions to become clear.
I've researched but never paid too much attention to story structure formulas when it came to the story as an overall whole because I've read and seen many things in which show that it isn't necessary (though, when it comes down to it, almost everything fits into the three act structure), and I think I can make a pretty decent overall story on the top of my head as long as you don't ask to see the finer details, the individual scenes and paragraphs within those scenes. And that's where my troubles are. But I definitely think the formulas in place for those finer details are convincing, and it beats what I'm doing, so I'm going to adhere to those formulas.
With both my scene/sequel and MRUs, I've been mixing the character's reactions with the descriptive/disaster/event. For the MRUs this causes confusion and a fast pace even when I'm writing with extra detail, and for the scene/sequel this causes large structural issues that severely hinder the overall story. When I write, I'm not giving enough time for the setting to sink in, the problem to become understood, and the character's actions to become clear.
I've researched but never paid too much attention to story structure formulas when it came to the story as an overall whole because I've read and seen many things in which show that it isn't necessary (though, when it comes down to it, almost everything fits into the three act structure), and I think I can make a pretty decent overall story on the top of my head as long as you don't ask to see the finer details, the individual scenes and paragraphs within those scenes. And that's where my troubles are. But I definitely think the formulas in place for those finer details are convincing, and it beats what I'm doing, so I'm going to adhere to those formulas.