Blog 3: Week Sept. 15-19 First story work shopped
There was a lot of confusion about my story, which kinda made me sad… I thought I did a fairly good job explaining things as they came along, and indeed, some members of my group said things started to make sense after page two, when I explain the galaxy collision. However, they did also say that they felt the first two pages were “lost” to them because they didn’t know what the hell was going on. I wonder why it is such a problem to accept the way the story is at first, knowing that, of course, there will be plenty explanations soon enough. I could understand there being an issue if, let’s say, I never explained anything until the very end, and just plowed ahead with the story. I don’t really feel as if I can only understand my story because it’s already in my head, and that I need to explain every little bit for people to be satisfied. Hell I know when I read a story, I just accept the world for what it is, like Angela Knight’s Jane’s Warlord or Johanna Lindsey’s Warrior’s Woman which are very futuristic. Anywho, I don’t mean to rant or defend anything more than just state my confusion. I do know it is a very rough draft, and my group members loved what they read, which is a great start. I just pray I have the time to really sit down and write this story the way I envision.
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Figuring out how to get that info in there is the hardest part of science fiction, hands down. Dribbling it in on a need-to-know basis, bit by bit to avoid the huge blocks of setup . . . As you read your favorite sci-fi authors, look for the seams, look for the mechanisms. How do they do it?
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