Tuesday, 20 December 2016

Scribble #39

Writing Tip they don't teach you in books or school:

No matter your metaphor, context matters. If you sacrifice realism, common sense and consistent characterization in your story for the sake of a moral, especially if it's so obvious and over-the-top in execution, then it's a lose-lose situation: No one is going to take anything about your story seriously. Again, context matters. Metaphor is subtext. Strawmen and stereotypes are lazy devices.

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