The Art of Sims Storytelling

"CathyTea;14335519" wrote:


What if you skip anything that's not "the good stuff?" (This is actually not a goofy idea, but a serious one.) A lot of my favorite stories--those that really grab me as a reader, including work by several writers who contribute to this thread ( @CitizenErased14 , @InfraGreen , @MedleyMisty , @ra3rei ), leave out large chunks in their story. Sometimes, this is filled in later through flashback, sometimes, not--and what happens for the reader is that we're able to really engage to figure out what we need to know to fill in the gaps. As a reader, I love the gaps almost as much as I do the story itself! :)

I totally have done this before. I did this between the ending of Part 1 and Part 2 of my story - The Krazy Crazy Life of Kassiopeia Fullbright. I filled in some of the gaps in my Prologue (2.0 Resolutions) bringing any new readers up to speed, but leaving out some details that I may or may not fill in later. I like making my reader guess and keeping them wondering.