Multiple Characters - Page 2 - Writers Forum

PAGEMASTER · 10-26-2006, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Pluie

I would definitelt choose the first option

Cheers for your advice

Mike C · 10-26-2006, 01:20 PM

It's your writing that will dictate whether or not it's confusing. Many writers have used large casts, telling each viewpoint a little at a time.

Fixed · 10-27-2006, 06:23 AM

Option A for obvious alreayd stated reasons

richie · 10-27-2006, 09:19 AM

Agreed with the chapter break solution. It's easy to understand, and being a 'natural' break, it doesn't stops the flow.
Also, don't give so much importance to the cliffhanger at the end of chapters. It can get very frustrating to see one at every chapter's end.
I'm looking foward to read your story.

PAGEMASTER · 10-27-2006, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by richie

Also, don't give so much importance to the cliffhanger at the end of chapters. It can get very frustrating to see one at every chapter's end.

I know what you mean, I'd have to pick the endings very carefully, I've already thought up a couple of chapter endings, and to me they seem promising, hopefully they will to the readers also.

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Originally Posted by richie

I'm looking foward to read your story.

I appreciate that, thank you.

Thank's to everyone elses advice too.

Vee · 10-27-2006, 09:27 PM

Just wanted to say Tom Clancy does this sort of thing really well and even jumps around inside chapters. I have heard some readers express that he's too complicated though and they have trouble following the story or remembering who character x is but Clancy does tend to have a large number of characters.

PAGEMASTER · 10-28-2006, 06:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Vee

Just wanted to say Tom Clancy does this sort of thing really well and even jumps around inside chapters. I have heard some readers express that he's too complicated though and they have trouble following the story or remembering who character x is but Clancy does tend to have a large number of characters.

I've decided to keep it to a simple five main characters, but I'll be sure to work hard on making their storylines all flow together and read clearly.