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Subj: Re: PV writing is hard to predict
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 at 05:18:02 pm EST (Viewed 4 times)
Reply Subj: PV writing is hard to predict *edited now*
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 at 11:05:46 am EST (Viewed 353 times)



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    It's an experience writing for the PV isn't it? I'm always aware of the fact that your much more organized than I am when it comes to where a story is heading, and so I always feel like Im derailing things when we collaborate (intentionally or unintentionally). Of course we've both written with Dancer and lord knows Im always baffled as to where any plotline will end up once some yellow text appears within it... Which, of course, is a substantial part of the fun.


I tend to be a plotter first and a scripter second, and I like to know where my twists are going to lead if I can. But long before I regularly wrote fiction I used to run role-playing games, which are all about having a plot that adapts to other people's input; the PVB isn't really that different.

One of the pleasures of working with other writers - and particularly you and Shep - is how they bring things into the mix that I wouldn't have thought of. That makes the whole experience more dynamic and alive.


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    There are probably a lot of stories I'd take back with the benefit of hindsight... But luckily I think the PV is fluid enough to adapt when someone decides they've gone down the wrong narrative path, and so I try to focus on where Id like my characters to be rather than focus too much on what they've come through. There's an unholy mess of tangled continuity behind Vizh at this point, but I like him and his family. So I'm glad the caphans spun out of control, since at the time they were introduced I had no plans for kids, but now am quite fond of Maggie and Griff.


I don't think Vizh has fared too badly continuity-wise. He's has as long and varied a career as any PV character but he's managed to keep his essential Vizh-ness intact.


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    For me, Pv writing is like running down a sand dune... Sure, you're going to face-plant a few times due to the shifting footing, but as long as you can keep gettng up and moving forward, you're not doing too badly regardless of the erractic path you leave behind.


For me it's like dentistry: you want to have it, you're pleased when it's finished, but the process can be a bit painful.


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    Okay, I'm going to wait until later today when I have a real keyboard to respond to the rest.


Proceed.






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