Timeline for Third Person POV: What level of telling is acceptable for character motivation?
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| Jun 25, 2020 at 9:02 | comment | added | DM_with_secrets | "He would not break contact with the blasted thing's green eyes; eyes like emeralds. Say many things about Gron, but Gron had never left an emerald unplucked." I love this. The imagery, the thinly-veiled threat, the thematic-ness (assuming dwarves in this world are miners). That said, I think the last sentence is totally telling, but I have a fondness for beautifully-written tells and a distaste for the "rule" we're discussing, so for me that's a plus. | |
| Jan 13, 2019 at 20:35 | history | edited | Kirk | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 8, 2018 at 14:49 | comment | added | Matthew Dave | Very in-depth, very clear. I liked your examples, and your demonstration of why things do and don't work was honestly a little inspiring. A shame I can't upvote twice, honestly. As for the Amadeus business, it's to do with a previous comment chain; I anticipated pettiness from my previous experiences with him and believed I got it. Your criticism of my posts don't read as a PhD trying to show how much smarter he is than the novices surrounding him, so I respect you by default (and being honest, you seem like a cool enough guy that my respect/disrespect of you means nothing to you) | |
| Aug 8, 2018 at 14:28 | history | edited | Kirk | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 8, 2018 at 14:14 | history | answered | Kirk | CC BY-SA 4.0 |