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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2015-03-14 03:39 pm

[ SECRET POST #2992 ]


⌈ Secret Post #2992 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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02.
[Grand Theft Auto 5]


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03.
[Zipang]


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04.
[Ricky Gervais]


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05.
[Tokyo Babylon/X1999]


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06.
[Dexter]


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07.
[The Mentalist]


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08.
[The Truth - Terry Pratchett]


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09.
[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia]


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10.
[Douglas Adams]


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11.
[Black Books]


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12.
[Lucky Star]


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13.
[Edward Petherbridge as Lord Peter Wimsey]


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14.
[Ga-In, Brown Eyed Girls]


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15.
[Oz the Great and Powerful]


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16.
[Colin Baker]


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17.
[9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors]


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18.
[Yatterman Night]


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19.
[Johnny the Homicidal Maniac]


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20.
[Blake's 7]


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21.
[Game Grumps]


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22.
[Alexis Denisof]







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Re: Writing Question

[personal profile] cenobitic_anchorite 2015-03-14 09:28 pm (UTC)(link)
I try to make the characters interact with the environment as much as they do each other. Instead of just dialogue full of only 'he said, she said,' the dialogue tags become activities instead that rely on or show bits of detail around the scene.

There's no problem with the occasional prose portions, although what I notice can sometimes happen if you don't want for it is it becomes like a sort of scriptwriting - a few paragraphs of place-setting and then the characters just float in it without actually interacting with anything. Are they in an office? Outline the office, then have them play with pens or folders, describe the couch just a little as they lay in it. Let the characters notice and toy with things.

Beyond that, I don't know that I have good answers, either. I just embrace the prose and try to blend character shit in there, too.