Rebecca Ross's Blog, page 81
April 18, 2018
How do you write the “fluff” of a story and further it’s plot while not making it too drawn out or too quick?
Every scene should be moving the story along. And plots can move forward in a myriad of ways: conversations, actions, thoughts. Is your fluff contributing to and/or complimenting these things? Because you’re right: we don’t just want the bare bones of the plot, even if it’s the best plot in the world. We want the meat on the bones, too, because that gives the story its flavor.
I know when I read, I want to taste and savor the world through the characters. But I also don’t want to be bogged down by a particular scene if it is not going anywhere or leading up to anything. So, look at the tension. If there is no tension in your scene, you might have too much fluff. Tension makes a reader keep turning the pages.
What is your favorite word?
Incandescent
Is YA fantasy the only genre you envision yourself writing for in the future? Or do you think you might expand into other types of genres such as dystopian stories, or realistic teen fiction? With your amazing writing style I’m sure any story you wrote wou
You know…I really love fantasy in general. MG, YA, and Adult. I think it would be challenging for me to move outside this genre because it feels like home to me, but I never say never. There’s no way to know what sort of story will grip me a few years from now and I like to keep an open heart when it comes to writing.
Do you imagine yourself to be most similar to Brienna out of all of the book characters?
I think so. Although she’s a Gryffindor, and I’m a Ravenclaw. I’m not nearly as brave as Brienna is (although I like to imagine that I am)!
Hello! TQR is perfection in a book! So somethig that I’ve always wondered is how writers know when their plot/story premise is ENOUGH for a story to work (like if it is enough for the amount of pages an average novel has, to have Rising action, a climax, f
Whenever I start to draft I book, I’m often not sure if I have enough material, either. I think it’s because I typically know three things up front: 1) Where I’m starting 2) Where I’m ending 3) The main character’s desire, which will drive the plot forward. All the stuff in-between the beginning and the ending? I really don’t know, and I discover it as I draft.
I think the best thing is to simply begin writing your story. Let it unfold. Discover subplots and secondary characters as you go. I think you’ll be surprised by how many things you discover. If the story continues to grow and grow, then you might have two stories on your hand. :)
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Who else here is obsessed with the night sky?
Who else here is obsessed with the night sky?
