Sunday No Snippet

[forestofglory]

I finished a draft of the fic I posted a snippet of last week, but its so short that there's not really a good new snippet to share.

But I like posting on Sunday to muse about writing so here are some things I've been thinking about. I've love to hear any thoughts you might have on these matters.

What makes prose good? Like on the sentence level? I've become more aware of the prose in the fic that I read since I started writing it. I've noticed that I like some of it better, and find some of it easier to read, but I can't really identify what traits make me enjoy prose.

I've been thinking about the difference between writing non-fiction and fiction and they are actually surprisingly similar, which confuses me. One thing that is different though is that I have to think lot harder about how much to say between the words. With non-fiction i have learned that if I haven't said something in so many words people won't know that I thought it. But with fic its harder. For example in fic form close third POV sometimes have very clear ideas exactly what the other characters are thinking but of course I can't just come out and say it.

I guess that's food for thought.

Comments

[vintagewitch]

For me it really matters if it's 1st person or 3rd person POV. I prefer writing in 3rd person, but like to have a "voice" for the character.

Like, in my Drarry fic ideally Draco's POV will have sharper vocabulary, with a side of sneer. Harry's will be more rounded tones. But that's like, IDEAL and it nearly never happens.

Another thing to think of: If there are specific motifs or words. I'm thinking of peppering in some motifs - like collections of related symbols. Like for Harry, the motif is around ravens, keys, etc, whereas for Draco it's more around memory and boxes.

[forestofglory]

Thank you! I love the idea of motifs -- I'm going to have to try that some time.

So far I've only done one POV per fic -- switching around sounds like a challenge.