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My goal is to introduce the reader to a ‘wonderful’ fantasy world with an underdog main character full of panache…and delve into the constraints and debilitations of living in such a highly stratif...
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#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T07:07:27Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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4chips
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2019-12-08T07:07:27Z (almost 5 years ago)
My goal is to introduce the reader to a ‘wonderful’ fantasy world with an underdog main character full of panache…and delve into the constraints and debilitations of living in such a highly stratified, unmeritorious society. However, I understand the problem this might cause. The beginning of a story is important in laying out the tone of a piece, and I’ve personally read one too many books where the author decides to take an unaccounted for, grim-dark tone shift in the middle of the story that – frankly – kind of ruins the reading experience. My question is, how can I lay out the exposition to create a ‘false sense’ of security and positivity, without making the tonal shift to a darker, more serious plot later on too jarring for the reader?
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2017-10-06T20:45:58Z (about 7 years ago)
Original score: 5