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Post by Morreion on Jan 22, 2009 23:11:42 GMT -5
I'm exploring this concept right now, particularly in Reynald's tale from WAR. The idea is that you flesh out a character as you go along- a character that started out as a simple prop becomes gradually revealed; they take on a life of their own, become deep and complex as you find out more about them as you write. This changes the story and it ultimately ends up writing itself as you discover more and more. It's a feedback situation- simple occurrences make for complex results, if that makes any sense.
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Post by Oatik on Jan 23, 2009 9:45:53 GMT -5
I think a lot of it goes back to how much you plan to write. If you take your main character though multiple situations and bounce him/her off a few other characters I think you'll come up with a gradual reveal.
This changes the story and it ultimately ends up writing itself as you discover more and more. It's a feedback situation- simple occurrences make for complex results, if that makes any sense.
Each chapter I write opens up new branches of the story, I agree completely with what you've said. Trying to figure out how far out to go with the story and when to bring it back to the main events might be tricky.
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