I've decided that I need to read some Bujold, since you and Em both like her work.
More on the topic of the essay, I've found that in my own worldbuilding, generally I'll get two sides of a world - one will be the very general layout, and one will be single-character specific. Usually the latter takes over, which is probably why people end up writing hero narratives, if they're anything like me - the single hero is the person who's loudest in your head.
Well, yes. But what about the times when the loudest one isn't a Hero? (I'm using the word in Le Guin's way, here.) I think a lot of mediocre stories come out of writing a Hero story with a main character who is not a Hero-type.
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Date: 2005-06-27 02:08 am (UTC)More on the topic of the essay, I've found that in my own worldbuilding, generally I'll get two sides of a world - one will be the very general layout, and one will be single-character specific. Usually the latter takes over, which is probably why people end up writing hero narratives, if they're anything like me - the single hero is the person who's loudest in your head.
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Date: 2005-06-27 07:50 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-06-28 03:36 am (UTC)