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Post by Spectre on Nov 27, 2009 9:18:07 GMT -5
I've come upon this while trying to write stuff. How do you introduce background info for a country or history or something (fantasy, by the way) without just listing flat facts? Any ideas would be great. Thx
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Post by Genesis on Nov 27, 2009 12:10:41 GMT -5
What I like to do, especially for fantasy (yeah I know its been a while) is to just leave the reader in the dark, and add little snippets in here and there as to what's going on.
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Post by sapphiresmoke on Nov 29, 2009 19:13:25 GMT -5
You can't leave them too much in the dark, though, or they'll get confused and stop reading.
It's actually interesting that you bring this issue up, because it's something I'm dealing with as a fantasy writer in a college writing program at the moment. None of my class is familiar with fantasy, so I have to explain what I see as obvious in my writing.
You might try adding as much information as you can into the dialogue, as long as it still sounds natural. You could also give snippets like Genesis mentioned, as long as they're frequent enough and in the right places.
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Post by Spectre on Jan 19, 2010 21:41:18 GMT -5
I have another question, not making a new post due to me being LAZY!
So, if I have an idea to write... not really a story, or a poem...
More like a speech, I guess. An idea?
Sorta like a narrative on a particular subject.
Um, where would I put it? Enny ideas?
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Post by Genesis on Jan 19, 2010 21:42:13 GMT -5
I'd just put in with the short stories. That's what I do.
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Post by sapphiresmoke on Jan 20, 2010 13:15:06 GMT -5
Yeah, short stories is a good place for that. It's kind of the "catch-all" section. Lol.
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Post by Spectre on Apr 3, 2010 17:10:31 GMT -5
Hooray for recycling old posts! Anyway, the story I started in Prologue is bugging me. A lot. Actual events and ideas are coming to me in small bits, with no actual explaining info in between. Like I sorta mentioned to Sapphire, I'm hoping to eventually have a novel-post, but there's still lots of secrets and stuff I haven't quite gotten down yet. So I was wondering, do you guys care if I post another mini-story, that's much later and still doesn't explain a lot, but it's still kinda cool. Cause I can understand if you're frustrated with my anti-knack for not finishing things.  What do you guys think? |
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Post by Genesis on Apr 3, 2010 17:25:29 GMT -5
Well get those scattered parts out of yer head (post 'em if ya want), and if you still need help peicing things together, we can give you suggestions |
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Post by sapphiresmoke on Apr 3, 2010 19:57:52 GMT -5
By all means, post it. Maybe we can help you piece it together.
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Post by Spectre on Apr 3, 2010 21:34:29 GMT -5
To quote the all-powerful Gir: OKEE-DOKIE!
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Post by Genesis on Apr 4, 2010 19:09:29 GMT -5
I miss my cupcake....  |
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