I ask myself this question almost every time I sit down to write.
If you’re a Marvel fan, you’ll know what I’m talking about.
I don’t know how they manage to weave their characters backstories and the movie plots together so seamlessly, but I want them to teach me. I have a few different series’ in the works at the moment, but I find it so hard to make the different characters and different stories link. Marvel manages to do it so beautifully. I love it when you’re watching one of their movies and you get that ‘oooh’ moment, when something clicks into place.
*Spoilers* If you haven’t watched Civil War, don’t read this next part.
Those moments are – to me – what make those movies so amazing. Well, it’s one of the reasons. Like when they find out Bucky was the one who killed Tony’s parents. That fact just slid into the plot so perfectly, like this:
It just seemed so perfect and it made sense.
That’s how I want my books to be. I want readers to have that ‘oooh’ moment that I love so much. That’s always my goal, but it’s a lot harder than it seems. I always find it hard to drop hints or keep things hidden from the reader. I always just want to give them all the information at once. But I’ve found it’s more satisfying to drop hints and just gives small pieces of information before a big reveal. Then things start to make sense and the reader just wants to keep reading more.
That’s my theory anyway.
Tell me if you guys get what I mean? I hope I’m not the only one…
My book recommendation: Life in Color, Life in Search and Life in Love
Here’s the link to the first book: https://www.wattpad.com/story/142077764-life-in-color-%E2%9C%94%EF%B8%8F
Again, this one’s from Wattpad. But this series is honestly amazing. I don’t even have the words to describe how well written these books are. Two of the three are completed while the other is ongoing, but the author uploads once a week. Honestly, this series is incredible.
The first draft is just you telling yourself the story.
Terry Pratchett
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