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Nov. 29th, 2007 09:58 amI had an interesting dream last night.
I dreamt that I was teaching writing. I taught that the reason that many of the 1960s and 1970s SF and fantasy novels lacked tension was because they were written that way intentionally. Instead of having plot point laid on top of plot point and firmly glued together with personal development, they had plot point then plot point then plot point. Even quest novels (where the quest provided one type of glue and the quester's growth provided another) had episodes that were often loosely linked. I woke up thinking "This is the Captain James T Kirk School of Plot Development."
I must admit, adventure dreams (with their loose plotting and occasional lack of logic) are a lot more fun than teaching ones.
I dreamt that I was teaching writing. I taught that the reason that many of the 1960s and 1970s SF and fantasy novels lacked tension was because they were written that way intentionally. Instead of having plot point laid on top of plot point and firmly glued together with personal development, they had plot point then plot point then plot point. Even quest novels (where the quest provided one type of glue and the quester's growth provided another) had episodes that were often loosely linked. I woke up thinking "This is the Captain James T Kirk School of Plot Development."
I must admit, adventure dreams (with their loose plotting and occasional lack of logic) are a lot more fun than teaching ones.