tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859940184293909528.post2166938991557954258..comments2023-04-28T04:20:05.766-07:00Comments on WRITER on WRITING: Our Story Begins Ten Years Ago...Virtual Strangerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01040333093180694172noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859940184293909528.post-14073619975202097102018-02-23T16:48:17.664-08:002018-02-23T16:48:17.664-08:00That's basically it, yes, but Star Wars is kin...That's basically it, yes, but <i>Star Wars</i> is kind of a lousy example because... well, we all know it was more of a clumsy set of sequels more than any sort of planned series. At any stage. We all love it, but that's the truth.<br /><br />So, yes, some of them could be considered continuity errors, but within a contained manuscript.Virtual Strangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01040333093180694172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859940184293909528.post-30868276263646927712018-02-23T16:42:23.770-08:002018-02-23T16:42:23.770-08:00Someday is now! Write it! :DSomeday is now! Write it! :DVirtual Strangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01040333093180694172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859940184293909528.post-70270793954799589322018-02-22T20:58:55.916-08:002018-02-22T20:58:55.916-08:00Maybe this is why I've never had the guts/ball...Maybe this is why I've never had the guts/balls (gutterballs?) to take on a time travel story. I have enough trouble with the pre-mixed linear structure, and I've seen (as you have, I know) the wild overuse of flashbacks and "meanwhile at the ranch" digressions used by lazy writers -- not to make the plot compelling, as you do, but because they can't invest their characters or story with enough interesting stuff WITHOUT explanatory addenda and ultimately unnecessary flourishes. So I just break out in hives every time I see a flashback, on paper or on screen, and avoid using them entirely in my own work. So far. Though I do have this one idea for a time travel story that I really am going to write SOMEday ...Bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18091819837370120134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859940184293909528.post-55229645977951195542018-02-22T17:54:04.644-08:002018-02-22T17:54:04.644-08:00So if I'm understanding you, it seems like som...So if I'm understanding you, it seems like some of the linear breakdowns could be described as continuity problems? Like, for example - Obi Wan says he's never owned a droid in SW4ANH, and his ghost says, "That boy is our only hope," in SW5ESB, but he clearly had interacted with R2 in the prequel series, and he was present at the birth of the twins. Is that an example of what you're referring to, or is that something different? (I'm not knocking Star Wars here, really - just using it as an example).GAZZAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15873358868025209180noreply@blogger.com