30DoW: Day 13

[ravenswept]

13. What's your favorite culture to write, fictional or not?

This seems a strange question. I question it.

I don't really have a specific culture that's my favorite, mainly because I don't tend to focus on that aspect in my writing. I like knowing the culture, so I can write for it and have it seem natural, but I try not to have to info dump the culture onto the reader so they'll understand. Rather, it's easier to just insert small facets into the dialogue and let it come in on it's own.

So, I guess I don't really have a favorite.

Comments

[limiinal.livejournal.com]

So do you build a culture entirely through the characters, or do you make additional, non-story related notes for yourself to clarify things?

[ravenswept.livejournal.com]

Yes.

Really, it depends on what's need sometimes, but most of the time is almost a reverse order that what you said; non-story notes, followed by character-culture building. I'll have points that help dictate where things are coming from, but the characters themselves fill in the holes and details. It's just annoying when they change something, but it's better than what I came up with, so I have to do a quick glance back to make sure it doens't counter anything.