tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922561838307837931.post2475823187275225807..comments2023-10-19T10:08:00.241-04:00Comments on Write First, Blog Later: Five Things NOT to Do in Suspense or Speculative FictionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922561838307837931.post-38277122646427281332012-11-09T10:43:00.118-05:002012-11-09T10:43:00.118-05:00Andrew, backstory is one thing. I agree that takes...Andrew, backstory is one thing. I agree that takes some - no, a lot of! - finesse.<br /><br />What I'm talking about here is plot points that there really is no reason to conceal other than stringing the reader along when the rest of the story is weak.Nighfalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01745824744507928211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922561838307837931.post-3679547958620833242012-11-09T09:53:01.398-05:002012-11-09T09:53:01.398-05:00Pretty good rules.
Of course, rules are always mad...Pretty good rules.<br />Of course, rules are always made to be broken ;)<br />My fave is #1. I used to hide a lot of things. In fact, in my current WIP, my MC is dead and slowly remembering his past. The trick is really figuring how and when to reveal backstory.<br />In previous works, I've hidden things that then become ridiculous (like the fact that 2 girls were identical twins).<br />By revealing it earlier, it made things work better.<br />Andrew Rosenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09215333688753781447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922561838307837931.post-36520097046465541962012-11-09T08:20:02.011-05:002012-11-09T08:20:02.011-05:00Great list. I like it when the protagonist has a g...Great list. I like it when the protagonist has a gruesome backstory. Those are the kinds of books I read and write. But like you said, not everyone should be like that. And you need to find a balance between the dark and hope, or else I won't keep reading. Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.com