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Re: Offsite Fic Rec Thread!

Post by Tony_Baritone » Mon Dec 29, 2008 9:53 pm

It's so useful, it's invisible to mere mortals!  ;D
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Re: Offsite Fic Rec Thread!

Post by c_nordlander » Mon Dec 29, 2008 10:52 pm

Hmm. I'm not so sure about his main point: I tend to take the "naturalistic" view of dialogue, rather. (Though granted, I don't use a lot of "ums" and "ers" in my serious stuff. This merits thinking about.) Different strokes for different folks, I guess. And he does have some good points.

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Re: Offsite Fic Rec Thread!

Post by Tony_Baritone » Mon Dec 29, 2008 11:41 pm

Dialogue is always a challenge.  I think all good writers know that real people aren't as routinely snappy and witty as movie characters, and so a sequence composed of one bon mot after another can reach diminishing returns in a hurry.  By the same token, if you want to pull your hair out, watch a program for a week and check the ads that they play three times per hour.  Bad, contrived writing gets exponentially worse with repetition.

The trick to using mundanity as emblematic of "reality" is to either make it revelatory about the character, or to use it alongside your most dramatic moments to underscore the suddenness of it all.  Similarly, I think a sliding scale exists as to when a character should break out the devastating lines, when to play it straight, and all points in between.  As always, YMMV.
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Re: Offsite Fic Rec Thread!

Post by c_nordlander » Tue Dec 30, 2008 10:45 am

I agree with Tony!
Pretty little baby
Pretty little monster
Went to the good school
Left with honours
Brand new tycoon
Sitting with a harpoon


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Re: Offsite Fic Rec Thread!

Post by missy_misery » Sun Apr 04, 2010 1:38 pm

Bumping this for a wonderful new fic I just found!

Five Things Maggie Simpson Never Said, by soundingsea.  Futurefic that examines Maggie's life in various alternate realities.  Beautifully actualized and written.
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Re: Offsite Fic Rec Thread!

Post by missy_misery » Thu Apr 15, 2010 1:45 pm

Like Robin Hood?  Like 'Frama?  Want to combine them in two wild and wacky ways?  This crossover might be for you!
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