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RE: [Original Fiction] The Memoirs of a Forgotten Man - part six
I'm glad to hear you say it doesn't drag. I was conscious of that, as I try to lay out enough explanation of the current scene and links to earlier episodes, but without stifling the natural flow of the story. I think writing style can play a part in that.
Slowly some back story starts to emerge, as the current case becomes our protagonist's fixation. Like a puzzle, each new piece gets us closer, but we still don't know exactly what we are looking at.
I appreciate the comment, and reading - means a lot.
It's nice to read about this internal look at your process. I find it so fascinating that different writing styles have such different processes behind them. The way you execute it doesn't feel like a slow burn, which is something that's not easy to do. It's really something a lot of other writers can learn from.
Oh, hey, who's gonna have our backs but each other, right? I enjoy supporting fellow writers who return that support :D
Learning more about the art of writing, and how others go about it is important. It becomes more important for me the more writing I do. I find myself reading, not just to enjoy the writing - although this is important - but also to try to comprehend the writers perspective, and his thinking, and just how he constructed what I am reading.
The more writing I do, the more I have appreciation for just how important reading is. And reading consciously.
Very well put! My sentiments exactly.