(04-29-2015, 10:55 AM)Warren Castille Wrote: Ooh, I'm also super guilty of using In Media Res for my posts. Openings are boring and I don't write them well. Let's start with the chase scene, then flashback to where the stab wounds came from, then hit a cliffhanger, and then timeskip past it in the next post.
/em holds up hand for a high five.
One of my favorite authors does that, which I've somewhat adopted myself. I enjoy dialogue quite a bit and pride myself on it.
Action is sometimes boring to read for myself unless it's done a certain way, I do love the smash cut to after when both characters are on the ground bleeding, unable to fight but having a deep introspective on just how much they hate each other while complimenting on how good the wounds they got were.
It tends to be far more engaging for RP as well! It's not fun to listen to one person do fight things while everyone stands arounds and waits for them to stop being cool. I guess it's a matter of presentation though.
