There is a problem with the way I tell stories, I've realized.
Posted by
Beryllium (aka grayman)
Mar 29 '23, 22:50
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There's no edge. There's no failure or pain or tragic character flaw. It's just Thing A happens, then Thing B happens, then Thing C happens.
I just want the characters to have a good time and not face any hardships.
Today I tried writing a story, and it turned into two lonely people having a nice polite chat. No misunderstandings. A very bland meet-cute, as well, to kick it off.
He was a million-year-old intelligent spaceship, she was an image processing expert working from home. Both galactically lonely.
I like the premise. I hate what my attempt to flesh it out has currently become.
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