Simple or Complicated Stories?

Valmond

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Just another one who read it until chapter 9 (of 400+) and most likely skipped paragraphs, having issues keeping up with “complex” writing where there are 4 or 5 sentences in one paragraph before a line break. I hate horoscope reviews.
Ah, the usual? Yeah, I know those types. One of them had to hit the brakes hard, when they realized they couldn’t just skim. :blob_evil_two:

It is a combination of factors though. The instant gratification era we are in, plus how reading comprehension has been on the decline.
 

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Just another one who read it until chapter 9 (of 400+) and most likely skipped paragraphs, having issues keeping up with “complex” writing where there are 4 or 5 sentences in one paragraph before a line break. I hate horoscope reviews.
Beszélsz magyarul? Én több évig Budapesten éltem. Egy kicsit értek.

I like using Hungarian words, just like Esperanto, for titles or mystical names. They sound exotic
 

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Beszélsz magyarul? Én több évig Budapesten éltem. Egy kicsit értek.

I like using Hungarian words, just like Esperanto, for titles or mystical names. They sound exotic
Magyar lèvèn, igen, beszèlem a nyelvet :blobtaco: :blob_highfive:

Yeah, some of the words here can be a magic language :blob_sweat:I used it as an alien language in one of my books.
 

JayMark

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I need to have a sense of depth in order to enjoy a fiction. It doesn't have to be overt, it just needs to be there. In order to write, my worlds have to be complex, multiple factions, nations, political systems, histories, powers, races, climates, islands, maps, characters, etc. Though my readers will only ever directly experience about one to five percent of what I've dreamed up.

But this makes it very tiring for me to just write a new fiction quickly and keep it simple because my brain refuses to get inspired if I don't go all in.
 

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I need to have a sense of depth in order to enjoy a fiction. It doesn't have to be overt, it just needs to be there. In order to write, my worlds have to be complex, multiple factions, nations, political systems, histories, powers, races, climates, islands, maps, characters, etc. Though my readers will only ever directly experience about one to five percent of what I've dreamed up.

But this makes it very tiring for me to just write a new fiction quickly and keep it simple because my brain refuses to get inspired if I don't go all in.
And they turn you into beef when you decide to get creative. :meowsip:
 

Valmond

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Green is not a creative color. :blob_teary:
The thing is, I like to get really complicated. I have refined my style a lot over the years, but the concepts remain complex.

And really, that’s how I can write some of the best battles I have done.

It is like taking off the chains, and allowing everything to flow free.

I just finished another sure to be banger battle. :blob_evil_two:
 
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