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[pottersues]

Yesterday was a long day and I didn't have time to post an entry, but today I picked an entry I already had written up a long time ago.

TITLE: Birthmarked
PERPETRATOR: CrazyLove
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Comments

[rodentfanatic]

There's a lot of "for some reason" in the summaries. I wonder if Suethors realize they do indeed need to give reasons in the fic for why things are happening.

[yemi_hikari]

I've discussed this topic with a few Suethors. The answer is not only no, when I try explaining it to them it tends to go over their heads and they bather about how things will be explained later on. There is only one writer I've come across that I actually felt their story needed the mysterious element not to mention pull it off that started off with some problems. The thing i though, she wasn't a Suethor, she was struggling because she wasn't used to the story type she was writing and needed some major tips. She's working on rewriting the fanfic and even took my advice to take her time and maybe start a second, easier piece up.

[beacon80]

The key here is promises. You don't have to explain everything to the reader, as long as there is a promise implicit in the writing, that things will be explained.

Take Harry Potter. A lot happens that doesn't necessarily make sense right away, but Rowling is good enough that we generally assume that, by the end of the book, most things will have fallen in to place.

If something is happening purely for plot convenience, though, it tends to show. We know there is no real explanation behind this, so we don't assume the author is going to go into it.

[beacon80]

'You know he battled he-who-must-not-be-named.' Ron said proudly.
'Should I be impressed?' Kara answered coldly.
Ignoring the text-block-of-doom and the fact that Ron doesn't boast about Harry that way, yes, you should be impressed! Apparently she's not, because she's fought Voldemort, too, but that's no excuse. Harry's battles with Voldemort only reinforced that this was not an enemy to be taken lightly.
She then proceeds to start insulting Ron:
'You're not very smart are you, most Weaslys are but I suppose you're the exception.'
Keep in mind, all Ron has done at this point is introduced himself and Harry, and shown shock at the revelation that she's fought Voldemort. And she's insulting him already. Ron, of course, is quickly reduced to a stumbling caveman before Kara's bowling-ball-sharp wit.

[yemi_hikari]

My question is along the lines of what makes her so special she has to fight Voldemort as well as well as how she ended up fighting him from a place that amounts to half-way around the world from Great Britain. Why is it Suethors actually think that Voldemort is interested in America, Australia and even France? Well, France is more likely, but not until he was sure he conquered Great Britain. But no, that just goes over their heads.

[darth_gojira]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx-97uRkzRg