Replies to spots, page 13
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@spots I think anyone would criticise their old work if they revisited it, since people improve all the time, and also we just intrinsically hate everything we've ever done after a while. Just by writing lots and pointing out what you didn't do quite so well, you'll improve exponentionally in a short amount of time
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@spots Yeah, you'll see 3rd person in a lot of world driven works where characters act as disparate forces against one another (Phillip K. Dick's The Man in the High Castle immediately comes to mind when I think of books like this)
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@spots I'd start by compromising setting detail for stuff that will really grab the reader's attention from the start; those two things may or may not coincide. Once they're into the bulk of the story, then it's safer to include the nitty-gritty as and when it becomes relevant
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@spots Well, structurally whether it would be an effective choice would likely depend on where you're planning to go from there. Above all else your opening should grab your readers attention, but it should also provide requisite context. What kind of story are you trying to write? Is it in a modern, familiar setting that can be explained through extraneous details as opposed to exposition, or are there idiosyncrasies that make your world unique that need to be told to the reader? And if so, if there a way to show them those details? Your perspective is also important when it comes to relaying details about your characters to an audience. First and third person perspectives don't just change the pronouns, but also have a crucial effect on how the story itself is told (an omniscient narrator will generally be a lot more unbiased whereas seeing the story through a specific character's viewpoint will fundamentally change how the world is seen by the audience.
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@spots it's hard to say without an actual example. most of the books I have generally start with a place and a year, and describe the initial setting the story begins with, then delves into the specifics when appropriate
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@spots Papyrus is the true unproblematic fave
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@spots It's funny because you say that while having an avatar who's a skeleton that's also a dynamic and complex character
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@spots Yeah, questions of motivation and identity are the cornerstones of what set actual characters apart as people as opposed to narrative surrogates
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@spots Yeah, understanding your characters is a great way to understand your story. I remember when I did my creative writing class in high school we had to do pretty detailed character bios before we could even start any actual plotting. I don't think that's always the route to take, but character building is undeniably a very important tool in writing.
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@spots Best thing you can do is just write a bunch of them out into rough drafts while the ideas are still fresh then edit/revise and add to them later
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@spots also it's not about the destination, it's about the journey :^)
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@spots well tbf it was true
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@spots Don't forget that the image link was in ROT47 which decoded was in Morse Code which decoded was in ROT13 (or that the image included a ROT47 message which translated to morse which translated to ROT13)
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@spots WHAT KIND OF PUZZLE
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@spots for what reason exactly
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@spots Festive grass mask! It's the reason for the season!
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@spots >most festive avatar ever over here
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@spots memes is my middle name you filthy degenerate
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@spots I'm trying, I promise!
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@spots no thank you
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@spots sureeeeeeeeee
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@spots lbhjl does that answer your question
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@spots thirsty for my speech kek :^)
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@spots "Quinn pls"
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@spots - IGQuinn
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@spots 10/10 "it's fine i guess"
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@spots accurate
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@spots yeah i guess
