inalasahl (![[info]](https://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} inalasahl) wrote in ![[info]](https://www.insanejournal.com/img/community.gif){kind=small} metafandom,@ 2008-03-22 20:44:00 |
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Saturday, March 22, 2008
- cluegirl: A meta for meta-day - So, rule 1; many of your character's decisions may seem abstract to the reader, but you should really know why your characters are doing what you're having them do. For you, the plot outline is your stage direction; You, the author/director, need them to -
- alisanne: Meta: Drabbling
I've seen people say that they 'can't' drabble, that their muse is too long winded, and that may be true, but I suspect it's one of those things that, like everything else, comes with practice.
So here's how I drabble: - swtalmnd: Meta: Is Size All That Matters? - how is it that some truly awful fics that break nearly every 'rule' for good writing get to be "classics" of the genre? Is length all it takes to be popular? -