1) I have a fair number of supporting characters. Description-wise- am I doing 'less is more', for those characters, or does that end up like Ensign #2 on Star Trek? (Meaning- the less you know about a character- the more likely it is that he's going to be killed sometime in the book, so why get attached.)
I really don't want to go the Stephen King route, where the first 300 pages or so is all description, setting, and backstory; then all of a sudden (page 301), the story picks you up and takes you along for a high-speed thrill ride.
Is it okay to only give the basics for some, because (thanks to my friend Tory) this novel is fast become the first of a trilogy, and I can flesh some of them better in subsequent novels.
2) I tend to ramble. It's the way I think, and to some extent- its the way I write. (At least I keep the randomness to a minimum.) I know they always say, don't write 'the sky is blue', but show that the sky is blue through the character. Fine. But how do you draw the line between too much dialog, and not enough narration? When do I go up to my Writer's Loft and sit down with my character of choice and tell him that he talks too much, so we're going to edit his soliloquy on page 155?
3)I had a three, but I can't remember it now. I'll get back to you...
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Date: 2006-03-31 01:18 pm (UTC)I really don't want to go the Stephen King route, where the first 300 pages or so is all description, setting, and backstory; then all of a sudden (page 301), the story picks you up and takes you along for a high-speed thrill ride.
Is it okay to only give the basics for some, because (thanks to my friend Tory) this novel is fast become the first of a trilogy, and I can flesh some of them better in subsequent novels.
2) I tend to ramble. It's the way I think, and to some extent- its the way I write. (At least I keep the randomness to a minimum.) I know they always say, don't write 'the sky is blue', but show that the sky is blue through the character. Fine. But how do you draw the line between too much dialog, and not enough narration? When do I go up to my Writer's Loft and sit down with my character of choice and tell him that he talks too much, so we're going to edit his soliloquy on page 155?
3)I had a three, but I can't remember it now. I'll get back to you...