Carefully planned to set the pieces for a later plot development
Totally accidental, “whoops haha look at that, I’m a genius.”
Writer types a line, makes a sudden connection to a future thing, starts laughing at the dramatic irony only they recognize and writes a personal in-joke.
As a critiquer, your job is not to “make this piece of writing better” but to understand what the writer wants to achieve and help them to achieve it
Applies beyond writing as well.
Also applies to editing. I was recently talking to another writer whose editor (at a publisher) almost destroyed her desire to keep writing. Writers, know the signs of a shitty editor versus one who actually wants to help you achieve your vision, and don’t be afraid to ask for a different one. (Or fire a bad one if you’re indy.)
@emeralddodge i was honestly so sure one of them would end up dead at the end of Sentinel
One of the main team actually was slated to die, but I’m not telling you which one.
And I’m also not going to tell you what I did instead in Mercury.
Yeah I could have sworn you said one of the main five was going to die and I spent the whole time I was reading Sentinel wondering who it was and then none of them died. I need Mercury… October, right?
For a long time, up until I was about halfway through Sentinel, I’d planned a specific death, but changed my mind. That’s all I’m going to say. It doesn’t mean there won’t be deaths, but that particular character was saved.
Wide Spread Interests 