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linaewenIt's Thursday and time for another check-in! How has your day been going today thus far?
Did you write?
For Discussion: Tolkien liked to keep his readers in the dark. While being very detailed in many of his descriptions, he was also very careful not to tell the reader everything that was happening to his heroes, particularly if it might hold up the movement of the plot or spoil the surprise of something that was coming later and was key to the action. As a reader who loves detail, I want to know everything about the heroes, but I also see the value in not including that if it damages the story. As a writer who loves detail, I have a problem with this, because I feel I may include too much detail of what is happening, and thus contribute to a dragging story.
Where do you stand on this matter? Are you detailed oriented? How do you decide how much information to include when you are writing about your heroes and what they are doing? Is this even a problem for you?
Did you write?
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For Discussion: Tolkien liked to keep his readers in the dark. While being very detailed in many of his descriptions, he was also very careful not to tell the reader everything that was happening to his heroes, particularly if it might hold up the movement of the plot or spoil the surprise of something that was coming later and was key to the action. As a reader who loves detail, I want to know everything about the heroes, but I also see the value in not including that if it damages the story. As a writer who loves detail, I have a problem with this, because I feel I may include too much detail of what is happening, and thus contribute to a dragging story.
Where do you stand on this matter? Are you detailed oriented? How do you decide how much information to include when you are writing about your heroes and what they are doing? Is this even a problem for you?
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