Review: Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle and Creating Character Arcs by K. M. Weiland
This one was pretty engaging. I didn't realize that it was written in first person. That was a surprise.
The story had several twists and turns that were both surprising and intruiging. The long explanations and reveals to bring it all together and tidy up the conclusion felt like a bit of a pause in the story because it was pretty long block of words. It was still interesting, even if it appeared to arrest the story.
The descriptions were great and painted the scenes well. The reader was much better than the one for "Father Goriot." Very engaging and well-read.
The story is less about how the characters develop and more about the circumstances in which they find themselves.
Audiobooks definitely get me through stories a whole lot faster than I would read them otherwise.
"Creating Character Arcs: The Masterful Author's Guide to Uniting Story Structure, Plot, and Character Development" was reccommended to be by Muss. I picked up a physical copy and have been workign through it the last few months.
The book is divided into our parts: The Positive Change Arc, The Flat Arc, The Negative Change Arc, and FAQs about Character Arcs.
The first part was the most detailed and informative, the other parts built upon it so she didn't have to be as thorough. She used both literary and film works in her examples. I wonder if she assumes people are more likely to know the same films than the same books? Either way, the examples were informative and helped illustrate her points well.
I don't think this book will make me outline everything I write now with careful planning and exacting detail, but I think it has helped make some things clearer as I get near the end of FFK and figure out how to properly wrap things up in a pleasing way.
I am not a naturally linear writer. I am also not a natural planner with my stories. I write rather organically, what feels right in accordance to what I know and feel of the characters. Maybe I let my stories dictate to me too much, I don't know.
I would recommend it to other writers, especially those struggling with how to cohesively structure their stories. The advise can be pared down to short story length or expanded out to a series.
Anyway, I do think it was very informative and I'm sure I'll be referring back to it now and again and it feels useful especially as I try to close out Fire Forged Key this year.
The story had several twists and turns that were both surprising and intruiging. The long explanations and reveals to bring it all together and tidy up the conclusion felt like a bit of a pause in the story because it was pretty long block of words. It was still interesting, even if it appeared to arrest the story.
The descriptions were great and painted the scenes well. The reader was much better than the one for "Father Goriot." Very engaging and well-read.
The story is less about how the characters develop and more about the circumstances in which they find themselves.
Audiobooks definitely get me through stories a whole lot faster than I would read them otherwise.
"Creating Character Arcs: The Masterful Author's Guide to Uniting Story Structure, Plot, and Character Development" was reccommended to be by Muss. I picked up a physical copy and have been workign through it the last few months.
The book is divided into our parts: The Positive Change Arc, The Flat Arc, The Negative Change Arc, and FAQs about Character Arcs.
The first part was the most detailed and informative, the other parts built upon it so she didn't have to be as thorough. She used both literary and film works in her examples. I wonder if she assumes people are more likely to know the same films than the same books? Either way, the examples were informative and helped illustrate her points well.
I don't think this book will make me outline everything I write now with careful planning and exacting detail, but I think it has helped make some things clearer as I get near the end of FFK and figure out how to properly wrap things up in a pleasing way.
I am not a naturally linear writer. I am also not a natural planner with my stories. I write rather organically, what feels right in accordance to what I know and feel of the characters. Maybe I let my stories dictate to me too much, I don't know.
I would recommend it to other writers, especially those struggling with how to cohesively structure their stories. The advise can be pared down to short story length or expanded out to a series.
Anyway, I do think it was very informative and I'm sure I'll be referring back to it now and again and it feels useful especially as I try to close out Fire Forged Key this year.