See I'm just the opposite. It's easy for many talented writers to unload fancy imagery and colorful language, but it takes a very good one to find out only what's necessary to move the story along, and keep the reader wanting more. I have a particular aversion to reading more than is necessary, hence why I'm not as mad about penumbra as the rest of fandom is. Hence why Revolutionary Road is one of my favorite books. That's not to say I like writing where the writer clearly views the characters as subjects of examination though. Actually, that turns me off for different reasons.
Back to the fic, I don't think this is the strongest writing I've read, but it captures the characters well, it fills in the gaps and gets Mulder and Scully in a lovely moment, so I'm happy.
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Date: 2009-09-05 03:52 am (UTC)That's not to say I like writing where the writer clearly views the characters as subjects of examination though. Actually, that turns me off for different reasons.
Back to the fic, I don't think this is the strongest writing I've read, but it captures the characters well, it fills in the gaps and gets Mulder and Scully in a lovely moment, so I'm happy.