May 27, 2025
To:Han Quixote
I'd call that just good pacing, tbh. Gotta know when to dump your exposition, when to drip-feed, when to drop something and shuffle it aside to be explained later.... Personally, I kind of hate it when there's a cliffhanger and then the cliffhanger is left hanging while we're dumped with the history of the eighth realm of Passava and how in ancient history it was a massive trade hub that has about nothing to do personally with our poor main character bleeding out on its streets, apart from the fact that the trade led to a crime syndicate springing up, one that took on the underworld bounty attached to said character. And is all information that could've been given out a lot more naturally and interestingly, unless you're Terry Pratchett or somebody capable of twisting the narration in ways that make even a dry history lesson pop out.
Not that cliffhangers can't be used well. I'd just personally prefer not to spam them, because they can get a bit tiring after a while. And yes, I have been guilty of spamming them before, so, I suppose that's a critique against my own works as well.
