Rolling Book Report: to p.86
Apr. 26th, 2021 08:50 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tealinHere's an idea:
If the point of what you're writing is bewilderment on being dropped suddenly into a maelstrom of political intrigue and unfamiliar names and faces ...
... why not start the book in a simple, accessible style, focusing on welcoming the reader in, be it through your protagonist's personality or lived experience or emotions; something relatable that the reader can get their teeth into easily ...
AND THEN slam them with the fantasy names and bewildering formalities of the court at the same time as your protagonist, so even if you're not actually much good at communicating their internal life, you can recreate the same feelings in the reader and they can sympathise that way.
In other news, there was a flash of personality for one line on p.65. Either it was an accident, or I know who the author's favourite character is and have a hunch who won't survive to the end. RIP in advance, appropriated Ponder Stibbons.
If the point of what you're writing is bewilderment on being dropped suddenly into a maelstrom of political intrigue and unfamiliar names and faces ...
... why not start the book in a simple, accessible style, focusing on welcoming the reader in, be it through your protagonist's personality or lived experience or emotions; something relatable that the reader can get their teeth into easily ...
AND THEN slam them with the fantasy names and bewildering formalities of the court at the same time as your protagonist, so even if you're not actually much good at communicating their internal life, you can recreate the same feelings in the reader and they can sympathise that way.
In other news, there was a flash of personality for one line on p.65. Either it was an accident, or I know who the author's favourite character is and have a hunch who won't survive to the end. RIP in advance, appropriated Ponder Stibbons.
