gacked from several on the flist.

[hope]

field guide to hopeful_fiction/you know you’re reading story by angstslashhope when...

1. more words are used up by description than actual plot progression.

2. run on sentences are more common than Richard Sharpe’s birthplace.

3. the story starts with someone waking up.

4. lines from canon are randomly dropped into places that twist their original meaning.

5. the dialogue is broken up with description of body language.


...and that’s all i can think of right now. feel free to add to the list!

Comments

[baranduin.livejournal.com]

the dialogue is broken up with description of body language.

Lol! I seem to recall that as a beta direction from you to me!

[hope]

;P i didn't say it was a bad thing!!

as long as the flow of the dialogue isn't ruined, that kind of thing works really well for building up the story/tone/characterisation solidly.

hee.

[baranduin.livejournal.com]

i didn't say it was a bad thing!!

You certainly did not! I got quite a few directions to do more of it :-)

[madeitsimple.livejournal.com]

ha, this whole meme made me think of that 21JS story you did based off of the mean streets ep.

lines from canon are randomly dropped into places that twist their original meaning.

it's better that way!

[hope]

snerk. well yeah, that story is somewhat typical of mine :D

and i agree, it is better that way. i want to POKE THE READER'S BRANE, dammit! or, er, that sounds kinda like i'm talking about skullfucking.

hi!