tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32085591.post4202278779240105016..comments2023-11-07T21:12:19.852-06:00Comments on Wyrdsmiths: In Service to Plottate hallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06631759014508937940noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32085591.post-54368752930849058012007-07-17T16:09:00.000-05:002007-07-17T16:09:00.000-05:00Tate, you're right on both counts. That was a goo...Tate, you're right on both counts. That was a good scene with a nice character building dynamic... and it was in the wrong spot. I was invested in Garnet acquiring the shop, but kept wondering why she didn't try to postpone the meeting under the circumstances. It did slow the pacing down.<BR/><BR/>I hate cutting, but I'm almost always happier with the story afterwards. I suppose pruning is an accurate analogy. Sure, you're killing a few bits here and there, but done properly, the whole tree looks better and is healthier afterward.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32085591.post-40145196515482434812007-07-17T09:41:00.000-05:002007-07-17T09:41:00.000-05:00Oh, I definitely agree on that one, if it doesn't ...Oh, I definitely agree on that one, if it doesn't serve the plot it goes. Very painful at times. <BR/><BR/>I will note that sometimes what might look like a character moment to the reader also advances the plot, either by showing the reader something important about the way the character is thinking about things that involve the plot and will impact important decisions, or by giving the reader important plot information that is disguised to look like something else--perhaps by having something happen in the background of the scene.<BR/><BR/>But that's not a point of disagreement, just an expansion of the point that I think Tate will also agree with.Kelly McCulloughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06399122960869198042noreply@blogger.com