tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524216043125745761.post8302334772598313516..comments2023-10-05T05:42:39.584-04:00Comments on Notes from the Jovian frontier: Subtle Things #4: Thank you, Captain Obviousblankenship.louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05541461775158369620noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524216043125745761.post-230480790848953292012-12-16T20:09:53.029-05:002012-12-16T20:09:53.029-05:00That sounds like a good technique, I like it. That...That sounds like a good technique, I like it. That would add layers of meaning to the element -- what different characters think of it, different levels of importance. Thanks for mentioning it!blankenship.louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05541461775158369620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524216043125745761.post-15342678816805132612012-12-16T19:44:24.305-05:002012-12-16T19:44:24.305-05:00To me the best way to foreground things subtly is ...To me the best way to foreground things subtly is a variation on your last strategy. You draw the reader's attention to a story-element which has perhaps some limited significance to a given character, without that character being aware of just how important it will prove to the plot as a whole. If it's done well, he doesn't see it, but the reader can anticipate that the element will have great importance down the line. It's preferable to the "prophecy" angle, though I've certainly made use of that myself.Gene Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11495562795211277146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524216043125745761.post-52807293285664436812012-12-13T16:30:45.064-05:002012-12-13T16:30:45.064-05:00I'm not so good at the subtle. Blatant and obv...I'm not so good at the subtle. Blatant and obvious, those I've got down.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.com