The voices are telling me that Miriam said on Friday, November 17, 2000:
- The user could be tugged gently toward the viewpoint where the
important event is to happen.
[snip]
- The user could be attracted to the important pice of action by
capitalising on psychology.
If the plot
Niclas wrote:
Maybe transitions is the poor author's
tool to tightening up a discontinous story? Maybe it's just storytelling
make-up?
'fraid I disagree pretty vehemently. Unless your story takes
place all in one room, it requires transitions.
I would define a transition as any method
I am forwarding this for Niclas.
Cheers,
- Miriam
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2000 18:20:55 +0100
From: Niclas Olofsson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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To: Miriam English [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: Re: storytelling
[Miriam hits herself in the forehead with the heel of her hand]
Why didn't I think of that?!
This is a lovely idea -- they do it in noir detective stories too, in a
different way.
[voice-over]
"I got a call from an excitable dame down on West 54th Street. She wanted
to meet me at a speakeasy