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In lugnet.castle, Kevin Wilson writes:
> Matt Hein wrote in message ...
> Nope, nothing to do with Riven. DE wrote two series of 6 books (double
> trilogies), the first 6 being "The Belgrariad": the central character was
> Belgarion, King of Riva. Hence the Rivan Codex - there's a lot of behind-teh
> scenes and early-versions of stuff related to teh Belgariad in there, plus a
> long essay at the beginning about how he (DE, not Belgarion! :-) ) goes
> about creating fantasy worlds.
Hmm...I'll probably take a look at it...so many
fantasy novels out there, though.
(that's why I'm trying to incorporate
some sci-fi elements into it. The beginning
sections anyway.)
> I read about three screens worth.
Tells you something...did you get bored easily
while reading it?
> OK, what does this mean? I understand all the words individually, but the
> combination doesn't make sense to me. Do you mean on a spectrum between
> extremity and vagueness? If so, how is extremity an opposite of vagueness?
> If there was going to be a spectrum, I'd put it between clarity and
> vagueness. Or are there two spectra involved?
Okay, when I use too many words, it seems a
rather extreme way to describe something. Otherwise,
not using enough words, it's rather vague in
description. So, how do I write a passage with just
enough explanation, yet not too little or too much
description? How do I know when the reader has
had enough, or not enough? (that's why I'm
having people like you sort of give it a test
read.)
I would place clarity in the center between
extreme description and vagueness.
Of course, I was vague when I said extremity
due to the fact I did not mention the type of
extremity. :)
My apologies.
<<_Matt Hein_>>
Fellow lego enthusiast
O s p r e y
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| (...) This is precisely why writing is an artform and not a science. There is no real way to measure exactly when something is too detailed or not enough, and there is always variation in your readers. My advice is to provide only what detail is (...) (22 years ago, 22-Dec-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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| (...) No, I didn't get bored, to be honest I got really really irritated with all the big words thrown in without apparently knowing what they mean. It gets in the way of the communication. I just went back and took another look, and I see you've (...) (22 years ago, 23-Dec-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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| Matt Hein wrote in message ... (...) Nope, nothing to do with Riven. DE wrote two series of 6 books (double trilogies), the first 6 being "The Belgrariad": the central character was Belgarion, King of Riva. Hence the Rivan Codex - there's a lot of (...) (22 years ago, 22-Dec-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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