Comments on: On revision, and characters ‘taking over’. http://www.attract-mode.net/2006/06/11/on-revision-and-characters-taking-over Mind the bloody-minded individualist. Sat, 11 Dec 2010 04:42:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Alix http://www.attract-mode.net/2006/06/11/on-revision-and-characters-taking-over/comment-page-1#comment-1062 Alix Mon, 12 Jun 2006 20:42:33 +0000 http://www.attract-mode.net/?p=371#comment-1062 <i>’show this third character reacting to news of the other character’s actions’. It felt like if there was no movement in it, it could be cut. What I’ve had to do a couple of times, and boy is it hard, is invent movement to pair with exposition.</i> Commenting, because this struck a cord in me, and verbalized a truism I think I recognized on the unconscious level, but would not have been able to say in such a clear way. And I'm enjoying reading your posts like this, because even with the generalities, I think it's helping me learn more, via your insights, observations, and experimentation. Thank you! :) ’show this third character reacting to news of the other character’s actions’. It felt like if there was no movement in it, it could be cut. What I’ve had to do a couple of times, and boy is it hard, is invent movement to pair with exposition.

Commenting, because this struck a cord in me, and verbalized a truism I think I recognized on the unconscious level, but would not have been able to say in such a clear way.

And I’m enjoying reading your posts like this, because even with the generalities, I think it’s helping me learn more, via your insights, observations, and experimentation. Thank you! :)

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