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<blockquote data-quote="Jack7" data-source="post: 4676789" data-attributes="member: 54707">If this is supposed to be a professional work then cut out all of this and instead expose the character through actual story action.You're not a bad writer, but really good writers allude to things in fiction rather than expound upon them in excessive detail. If this is only background and not germane to the real story then the reader doesn't need to know it. If it is vital, or is the story itself, then just write it into the story.So my advice, and take it for what it is worth, is this - keep the notes and stuff like that for yourself and for developmental material in background. Write the story you actually need to write and that your audience might want to read, and only that one.If there is a demand for background then the audience will ask for more. If not then it is a waste of your time when you could be writing the real story.I can tell you this about writing, fiction or non-fiction.Practice, practice, and practice. And if you are naturally long winded then edit, edit, and edit. You can never go wrong with a good revision.And, good luck and Godspeed.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jack7, post: 4676789, member: 54707"] If this is supposed to be a professional work then cut out all of this and instead expose the character through actual story action. You're not a bad writer, but really good writers allude to things in fiction rather than expound upon them in excessive detail. If this is only background and not germane to the real story then the reader doesn't need to know it. If it is vital, or is the story itself, then just write it into the story. So my advice, and take it for what it is worth, is this - keep the notes and stuff like that for yourself and for developmental material in background. Write the story you actually need to write and that your audience might want to read, and only that one. If there is a demand for background then the audience will ask for more. If not then it is a waste of your time when you could be writing the real story. I can tell you this about writing, fiction or non-fiction. Practice, practice, and practice. And if you are naturally long winded then edit, edit, and edit. You can never go wrong with a good revision. And, good luck and Godspeed. [/QUOTE]

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