Chao- Came upon this thought while writing and keeping in mind who are the "main" characters for the fan fic. While reading stories, we see the characters hold reactions to the events around them. We may read a block of text about everyone's reactions, and others we read one specific character.
Example 1:
From one of the drawers of
Yugi’s desk, Yami removed a First-Aid kit. He opened it and took out a large
Band-Aid and a disposable packet of rubbing alcohol. He gently pulled off the
used Band-Aid, careful to not peel too quickly least his harm his friend or
leave remains. Holding the disposable cloth, he leaned closer to Yugi’s
face.
Chao- But whose expressions are we reading about and why?
Example 2: Yugi saw Yami removing the First-Aid kit from one his desk's drawers. As Yami opened it and pulled out a large Band-Aid and a disposable packet of rubbing alcohol, Yugi tightened his grip on his bed sheets. He closed his eyes and felt the old Band-Aid peeling off his face at a safe rate, ensuring that it would not sting his cheek nor leave remains. He knew what would be coming next: The alcohol.
Chao- This idea may overlap narration and point of view. We may come upon something like these two examples in the same story, maybe even in the same chapter. Guess some writers like to have their readers read each viewpoint.
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Chao- The nice thing about FF.net is that you are allowed to make changes to your story as you move along. You may feel other characters should take the slots of what you had originally placed. And, recently, FF.net had allowed more characters to be added in the slots instead of two. Of course you can always select none, but a drawback would be when users select characters in their search.
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