Sometimes, Character A says something, you add an adverb after the quote, Character B says something snarky in reply, you add an adjective after the quote, and then they're kissing. Wham, bam, thank you, ma'am.
Exactly! *claps* I've read a publihed novel or two in which every word seems a stroke of brilliance, but most novels/novellas I really like, it's not a word or turn of phrase I remember. It's what happened and what characters said. And brilliance every word can be exhausting to a reader. They might be taking in their breath at every word--but then they haven't breathed for an hour and you've killed them.
I doubt anyone who reads this big long fic of mine will have a single moment where they think, "wow, nice turn of phrase" or "new and exciting metaphor!" Which isn't a good thing; there should be some finesse. But the hardest part of longer writing is integrating the "wham bam" aspect with fancier/impresive/poetic/whatever part; I sometimes find my style clashing. In a story like the one I'm writing, I don't even know where to begin sprucing it up a little, calling attention to the writing rather than the story once in a while--but in the end, I'm not sure I want to. The story holds up for me, it should for maybe two other people as well :o)
Er, heh. Don't get too excited. It is, believe it or not, a Xander/Connor pleasureslave fic. I know, I know. How I have 10,000 words to say on the subject is a mystery to me, too.
LOL! On the contrary, I'm even more excited! I've been reading lots of crack lately, and it makes me want to try my hand at it myself because some of the stuff out there could be really quality entertainment if the writing was decent and the characterization consistent. I've been having bunnies I despaired of losing all respect with everyone I admired on lj if I actually wrote them. Including slave fic. But when it gets down to it, any concept can be a work of genius in the hands of someone great. So anyway, I'd trust you to make something like that really really good, and, and Xander/Connor! Cool! I'm still excited!
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I do too. I'm worried about your eyebrows.
Sometimes, Character A says something, you add an adverb after the quote, Character B says something snarky in reply, you add an adjective after the quote, and then they're kissing. Wham, bam, thank you, ma'am.
Exactly! *claps* I've read a publihed novel or two in which every word seems a stroke of brilliance, but most novels/novellas I really like, it's not a word or turn of phrase I remember. It's what happened and what characters said. And brilliance every word can be exhausting to a reader. They might be taking in their breath at every word--but then they haven't breathed for an hour and you've killed them.
I doubt anyone who reads this big long fic of mine will have a single moment where they think, "wow, nice turn of phrase" or "new and exciting metaphor!" Which isn't a good thing; there should be some finesse. But the hardest part of longer writing is integrating the "wham bam" aspect with fancier/impresive/poetic/whatever part; I sometimes find my style clashing. In a story like the one I'm writing, I don't even know where to begin sprucing it up a little, calling attention to the writing rather than the story once in a while--but in the end, I'm not sure I want to. The story holds up for me, it should for maybe two other people as well :o)
Er, heh. Don't get too excited. It is, believe it or not, a Xander/Connor pleasureslave fic. I know, I know. How I have 10,000 words to say on the subject is a mystery to me, too.
LOL! On the contrary, I'm even more excited! I've been reading lots of crack lately, and it makes me want to try my hand at it myself because some of the stuff out there could be really quality entertainment if the writing was decent and the characterization consistent. I've been having bunnies I despaired of losing all respect with everyone I admired on lj if I actually wrote them. Including slave fic. But when it gets down to it, any concept can be a work of genius in the hands of someone great. So anyway, I'd trust you to make something like that really really good, and, and Xander/Connor! Cool! I'm still excited!