Re:Why octopuses are building small “cities” off the coast o...
by pschuegr on Tuesday May 30, 2023 @08:01AM
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Nothing turns me off an author who can write prose well faster than switching perspectives every chapter - you're throwing out one of, if not _the_ biggest advantage of long-form narrative : the ability to get deeply into the head of a character.
I had to stop reading Cloud Cuckoo Land because of this. And while I'm shouting into the void, this goes for you too, TV/movie producers:
Just tell the damn story straight. If you can't do that and make it interesting, you need a better story.
Nothing turns me off an author who can write prose well faster than switching perspectives every chapter - you're throwing out one of, if not _the_ biggest advantage of long-form narrative : the ability to get deeply into the head of a character.
I had to stop reading Cloud Cuckoo Land because of this. And while I'm shouting into the void, this goes for you too, TV/movie producers:
Just tell the damn story straight. If you can't do that and make it interesting, you need a better story.