I missed posting it yesterday, but I have some FrankOpinions™ on endings, particularly as regards the adaptation of a series that I started on back when it first appeared, in the halcyon days of 1996, before the internet was a fucking dumpster fire... https://twitter.com/DeanBradleySFF/status/1130823122658254849 …
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I agree with the pantser/plotter distinction overall, but I don't think it's quite as stark as it's been phrased. (Pardon the pun.) And I don't think that it quite captures everything that goes on. Rather, I think that there are two axes, not one. It's not just pantser/plotter.
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It's also plot/character (and also, each of these are spectra, not binary variables). So you could be plotting your plot, but pantsing your character development, or vice versa. But just like Myers-Briggs, overall, one variable will predominate. Here's a rough go at a chart:pic.twitter.com/WFn95VAY9X
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The vertical axis is what makes the story go -- i.e., whether the characters are there to serve the plot, or whether the plot is there to showcase the character development. Romance novels typically are about the people involved, it's wish fulfillment. The plot is secondary.
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@MorlockP's award-winning Aristillus series is about the plot. The characters, while great and authentic, are there to showcase the themes. (This can get taken to an extreme where the characters become talking heads, archetypes, or egregore hosts, as in Rand's weaker moments.)2 replies 0 retweets 7 likesShow this thread
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