Weather and terrain "work" in a novel when they become virtual characters in the story. When they're delivered as expository filler, it fais.
Weather and terrain "work" in a novel when they become virtual characters in the story. When they're delivered as expository filler, it fais.
Weather and terrain "work" in a novel when they become virtual characters in the story. When they're delivered as expository filler, it fais.
There are certainly novels where weather and terrain play a major role (hence this thread), but just because their role is more minor (or sporadic) doesn't automatically turn descriptions of them into filler.
There are certainly novels where weather and terrain play a major role (hence this thread), but just because their role is more minor (or sporadic) doesn't automatically turn descriptions of them into filler.
i don't ask myself if something is filler, or if it moves the plot/story forward, of it it's "needed", I just ask whether I like reading the story more with this, or without it.
"The Road" By Cormac Mcarthy. The world is so depressing and bleak you almost want to cry, and Mcarthy's language is absolutely fantastic.