a thought about Terezi Pyrope; also yet another NBB progress report

[edenfalling]

The more I reread Homestuck, the more I realize how much foreshadowing and how many callbacks there are. For instance, when Terezi is introduced the plot stops for a bit while she roleplays a corruption trial using her scalemates (dragon plushies, basically) as the other characters. This is a useful way to show off aspects of her character, but it seems overly drawn-out... until you realize that the coin flip thing comes back very significantly later on. Twice. Once with Dave and once with Vriska, and both times you will be a LOT less surprised by Terezi's actions if you remember that the result of the coin flip is irrelevant. The situations only ever have one outcome, which Terezi already knows. She just flips the coin because it looks badass.

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In NBB news, I got maybe 100 words per day over the weekend (boo hiss), but tonight I made some genuine progress. I am now at 13,350 words and almost out of Had Ordjah. Finally!!! ...Now it's just a battle and then a bunch of politics. I confess I am looking forward to the politics, if only because I have plans to squeeze one to three female characters in there, who have lives and goals of their own and do things that actually affect the plot. As I think I said before, this story is so relentlessly male-centric that I am extra pleased anytime I can get a girl or a woman on-page with a speaking role, however minor.

Other things about this story: I knew I would have to make up a bunch of poetry to quote, but I was not aware I would be spending quite this much time talking about horses or describing scenery. Not that I spend all that many words on either activity -- my narrative tends to live very tightly in my characters' thoughts and emotional reactions rather than any sensory description -- but the presence of horses and scenery is enough to be noticeable, which is probably the equivalent of some other writers banging on about them for pages at a time. *wry*

Comments

[rthstewart]

GO GO GO. Unhappy with BB now. Feeling the hate. Oh well. I'm very excited for horses! and women and yes the guys doing all the war and politics. I ended up not doing remix btw. the prospect of drawing you was WAY too intimidating!

[askerian]

Terezi is always badass, the end. u.u

I really oughta get started on that reread. Hrrrm. >__>