tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post23796026341993446..comments2023-08-01T05:26:06.539-05:00Comments on Unicorn Bell: You Can Dress em UpHuntresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08155372788872245758noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-73181353089477261462012-09-27T16:50:15.793-05:002012-09-27T16:50:15.793-05:00And I try to remember that essentially I'm onl...And I try to remember that essentially I'm only in one person's head (at a time anyway...). So I'm only gonna know what THAT person knows, or sees/smells/tastes...etc. Makes it a BIT more manageable.Alicia Willette-Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02174871217832164495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-83828455303414464442012-09-27T16:48:17.877-05:002012-09-27T16:48:17.877-05:00Hmm. Interesting. So you have to figure out which ...Hmm. Interesting. So you have to figure out which elements of what type of world you want to share with the reader. Is this multi-dimensional? Sounds like a pretty intense undertaking!Alicia Willette-Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02174871217832164495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-49234347742477616902012-09-27T16:45:49.524-05:002012-09-27T16:45:49.524-05:00See now, this is a good point. Just how MUCH detai...See now, this is a good point. Just how MUCH detail do we need? I think maybe it's just assumed they pee? I think Rothfuss was trying to make the point that EVERYONE always ate JUST stew. Nothing else. (maybe I didn't do a very good job paraphrasing). No Venison. No Sandwiches. Just stew. He found it kinda odd. Alicia Willette-Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02174871217832164495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-62740979723263097572012-09-27T16:42:20.960-05:002012-09-27T16:42:20.960-05:00I can be forgiving about exposition IF...IFIFIFIF!...I can be forgiving about exposition IF...IFIFIFIF! it's well done. And not just the author spewing information on the page so you have it. Yawn. <br /><br />Yes. Made up words, foreign words...all that works well. Though I will say...it plays havoc with my scrabble skills. I think I have a GREAT word..and I realize it's a 'fake' word from a book I just read. Sucks.Alicia Willette-Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02174871217832164495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-46596052245166953752012-09-27T16:39:49.326-05:002012-09-27T16:39:49.326-05:00That is a good way to handle things. Makes descrip...That is a good way to handle things. Makes descriptions pretty concise. Alicia Willette-Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02174871217832164495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-11698310527042716722012-09-26T19:58:59.267-05:002012-09-26T19:58:59.267-05:00There are so many things. Besides the ones you men...There are so many things. Besides the ones you mentioned, climate, and culture, and language...Lydia Kanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484415427764822386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-27805237962172470572012-09-26T19:28:22.457-05:002012-09-26T19:28:22.457-05:00I write medieval fantasy and I cringe when I reali...I write medieval fantasy and I cringe when I realize how much me and other authors talk about the sanitation issues. I try to not completely avoid it but let's face it, there were no hot showers and flushing toilets to take care of needs. And you need tiolets after having a lot of that stew.Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-43207265365998234112012-09-26T18:36:55.767-05:002012-09-26T18:36:55.767-05:00Are there restaurants? Do people eat out? How does...Are there restaurants? Do people eat out? How does that work? I got so tripped up in one novel over this.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-3184176904998459282012-09-26T17:49:22.251-05:002012-09-26T17:49:22.251-05:00The thing about building your world is: You want t...The thing about building your world is: You want to give readers a good idea what it's like without boring them. So you don't need to give them every detail. Think more about the senses - the sight, smell, feel of things. Those will give you the greatest impact. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17973242728265092842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-36469206059023502562012-09-26T14:34:14.612-05:002012-09-26T14:34:14.612-05:00My MC is so steampunk, but my novel is not steampu...My MC is so steampunk, but my novel is not steampunk. Not really anyway. The world all my MC's live in is steampunk. The human world is, well, human. So my steampunk guys are in a historical fantasy world. <br /><br />Now, this is my WIP and I haven't gotten tot he human world yet. So I'm still working on the details of "that" world. Trying to decide if it will be a modern world or in a different era.Ink in the Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03117718811407968345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-90116228981465944952012-09-26T13:45:31.448-05:002012-09-26T13:45:31.448-05:00You know, that stew comment got me thinking... I h...You know, that stew comment got me thinking... I have my characters sitting around a fire and eating dinner, but I never mention what dinner is exactly. Heh, something I'll have to fix. But the other thing that used to irritate me in a lot of books was characters hopping up out of bed first thing in the morning and off they go to do whatever. Um. Don't they have to pee? lol! Trivial, disgusting detail, but at least mention them popping into the loo or something. Just once... lol!Mel Chesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200734886454147170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-43408491738522178422012-09-26T10:22:28.694-05:002012-09-26T10:22:28.694-05:00I like to use unknown words for simple things that...I like to use unknown words for simple things that can easily be made obvious to the reader. For example, when one of my characters puts on her 'chiton' it is obviously referring to a light weight piece of clothing women wear. I use both made up words, foreign words, and real words everyone has forgotten. It helps give flavor to the world. And I'm still pretty forgiving of long exposition as long as it's interesting. I'm old school that way. mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-63511444771020769792012-09-26T09:29:38.433-05:002012-09-26T09:29:38.433-05:00The trick is in the details and I find comparisons...The trick is in the details and I find comparisons to work really well for descriptions. Such as: "her ____ stood out because everyone else was wearing ___." In the case of the stew in my novel, I mention my MC missed the savory flavors of his home planet, the food he tried elsewhere was too sweet. But I never thought about mentioning what was in the stew... thanks for the heads up. Patchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09097638657085263738noreply@blogger.com