I've always preferred all killer no filler stories that only do worldbuilding as part of moving the plot forward. It's kept me off from writing fiction, but this article just might convince me to give it another shot.
Fight scenes have always been my favorites because they don't need a lot of set-up. :)
I've been so hung up on worldbuilding, it completely paralyzed my ability to do any actual writing. Now, thanks to the guidance of some of the fine folks here on Substack, I'm learning to not get hung up on that "dork shit" and I've done more fiction writing in the last 4 months than in the last 4 years.
I once bought a self-published novel from a guy at a community history festival about his many-times-great grandfather's capture by and escape from Native Americans during the French and Indian War. That's how I learned it's also possible to nerd out too much on this when your story is set in the real world. Page after page existed just to allow the author to show off his research, e.g., "John raised his Pennsylvania long rifle to his shoulder and took aim. The 42-inch barrel, hand-crafted in a Philadelphia armory from a special alloy of iron and nickel, had 36 rifled grooves spun down its half-inch diameter..."
I've always preferred all killer no filler stories that only do worldbuilding as part of moving the plot forward. It's kept me off from writing fiction, but this article just might convince me to give it another shot.
Fight scenes have always been my favorites because they don't need a lot of set-up. :)
I've been so hung up on worldbuilding, it completely paralyzed my ability to do any actual writing. Now, thanks to the guidance of some of the fine folks here on Substack, I'm learning to not get hung up on that "dork shit" and I've done more fiction writing in the last 4 months than in the last 4 years.
This is fantastic. 🔥
Terrific Post - Diana Hochman
Whoah.
You and me gonna have words tonight, sir.
I once bought a self-published novel from a guy at a community history festival about his many-times-great grandfather's capture by and escape from Native Americans during the French and Indian War. That's how I learned it's also possible to nerd out too much on this when your story is set in the real world. Page after page existed just to allow the author to show off his research, e.g., "John raised his Pennsylvania long rifle to his shoulder and took aim. The 42-inch barrel, hand-crafted in a Philadelphia armory from a special alloy of iron and nickel, had 36 rifled grooves spun down its half-inch diameter..."