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Q&A How to introduce a world that's alien to the reader

Unlike @what, I often enjoy the extra material, particularly if you have it set up as a chapter interstitial or a page or two of introductory material before a chapter gets underway. It allows the ...

posted 10y ago by Lauren Ipsum‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-13T12:00:22Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T03:30:06Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T03:30:06Z (almost 5 years ago)
Unlike @what, I often enjoy the extra material, particularly if you have it set up as a chapter interstitial or a page or two of introductory material before a chapter gets underway. It allows the reader to get another view of the world which could not be presented through the eyes of the characters — what's being discussed on TV, how people in other countries are viewing the events, newspaper editorials, email interchanges, etc. I think in particular the government propaganda could be really fascinating as an interstitial. It's not something you want to stop the actual story for in medias res, but as a "here's what Jack and Sally were talking about earlier" reference, it can be useful.

Write it and ask your betas for feedback. You can't edit a blank page.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2014-04-30T16:39:00Z (over 10 years ago)
Original score: 2