Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-4830106-20131108040231/@comment-9090085-20131227013638

WC-83 wrote: but somehow, even though I knew Blake was Faunus and she was going to take off her bow, I was still at the edge of my seat. What's a good phrasing for this? "It's not about the destination, it's about the journey"?

When you get right down to it, that is the mark of good writing: when you can hint, imply, and foreshadow events/attributes/things, but still keep "the reveal" interesting and/or dramatic.

I, personally, am someone who likes there to be clues to what is or will be, not have things come out of left field every other chapter/whatever; if I can't be involved in the story, and if the characters are little more then "plot coupons", why should I care?

(not that I can't enjoy those, but there has to be something to keep me in)

(and don't get me wrong, the destination is important too, but much of it has to be "built up" over the journey, if that makes sense.)