BookwormA

I'm writing a fanfiction, and it's somewhat dramatic. Is it possible to over do the drama so much you get bored with characters, and lose track of the real plot line?

Thanks!

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Talia_Brie

Short answer: yes, anything's possible.

It'd be hard to say whether you have done that without seeing some of what you've written.

But surface advice would be that balance is important, between plot, character and setting. Plot is the drama, and character is, well, the characters, and setting is where everything happens (that just sounded a little pompous didn't it ).

Just try for a nice balance. If you've got a concern, post the relevant sections and get some solid crit.

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Queasy Dillo

I believe overdone drama becomes 'melodrama', and is the scourge of the modern world. So yes, it can be overdone. Having a super-dramatic moment every page is waaaaaay overdoing it, and will cost you readers once they grasp what's happening.

But that's just my take.

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Farror

Just make sure it's realistic. It's not like suddenly, out of the blue the characters parents will die, girlfriend will leave him, failed a grade, broke a leg. Make it something possible, and logical.

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River1034

dawsons creek, yes, its possible. I watched ten minutes of that show one time and it bored me to death, they could make eating dinner dramatic. I've read stories even worse, so yes, its possible. (No offense to dawsons creek fans).

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Emma LB

This is not going to be a Dawsons Creek fan fic is it?

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Ralizah

Man: OH MY GOD, LINDSAY, YOU WERE SHOT!!!

*Fur Elise plays in the background*

Woman: Oh, but the pain grows and grows and radiates within the wound -- is this death? Is this truly the end?

Man: I'm so, so very sorry. I asked you to meet me there... I SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE ONE TO GET IT!!!

Woman: No... no... I love you... *keels over dead*

Man: *Holding her crumpled body to his chest* NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

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lisajane

It can definitely be overdone. Soap operas are a very strong form of it. Some people in my Scriptwriting class tried to write soap operas, which ended up being so overdone they were comedic.

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