The life-artifice spectrum made me think about how dialogue in a novel is not really how people speak- that would be boring with so much filler. Also how in fiction people say the thing that in real life they only think of after the moment has passed. In both cases you’re pushing something chaotic and real a bit towards artifice, but if you go even a hint too far the illusion is gone and it is like using artificial rose flavoring or something - so obviously contrived that it destroys the moment. Thank you!!
I loved the whole 'life-artifice' spectrum idea. Adding emotion gets the story closer to the 'life' side and keeps the readers reading.
Yes, I did too!
The life-artifice spectrum made me think about how dialogue in a novel is not really how people speak- that would be boring with so much filler. Also how in fiction people say the thing that in real life they only think of after the moment has passed. In both cases you’re pushing something chaotic and real a bit towards artifice, but if you go even a hint too far the illusion is gone and it is like using artificial rose flavoring or something - so obviously contrived that it destroys the moment. Thank you!!
Absolutely! Dialogue is especially tricky this way. Thanks for this, Lakshman. And nice to "see" you on Thursday.