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Okay, so I'm working on my latest failure of a novel. (Likelihood of completion = 0)
I'm realizing that I've swung to the opposite extreme of my normal plot focused writing, trying to build character, character, character... Which got me thinking about how long running serials seem to have a decent balance of character and story.
I'll use the example of a TV show, since it is the best I have. House started with the medical mystery of the week. With the later seasons, it focused more on the characters, as effected by the medical mystery of the week, finally ending with mainly character, ignoring said mystery. That's fine for on screen.
I wanted to see what other writers considered a "balanced attack" when writing character and plot and how they keep both on an even keel -- or if they do.
I'm realizing that I've swung to the opposite extreme of my normal plot focused writing, trying to build character, character, character... Which got me thinking about how long running serials seem to have a decent balance of character and story.
I'll use the example of a TV show, since it is the best I have. House started with the medical mystery of the week. With the later seasons, it focused more on the characters, as effected by the medical mystery of the week, finally ending with mainly character, ignoring said mystery. That's fine for on screen.
I wanted to see what other writers considered a "balanced attack" when writing character and plot and how they keep both on an even keel -- or if they do.