As expected, Crystal Structures part 2 proved to be a lot more work than the previously addressed part 1. I'm currently on page 6 of (now) 41 pages and about every other scene I've addressed so far can be considered "rewritten".
Rewritten as in adding background, description, removing unnecessary repetitions, going for snarkier tag lines, adding a more professional work atmosphere (hey, when I initially wrote CS, I was a student! I didn't know zilch about that!), and leaving more of the interaction analysis to the reader (show, don't tell)!
At least, I like the result a lot better now!
Quote of the day: "Their mission report is one of Goose's finest I-won't-tell-you-shit texts and Niko doesn't say anything, either."
And the stories on the Archive of Our Own are up to "Droidal Affairs", now.
Rewritten as in adding background, description, removing unnecessary repetitions, going for snarkier tag lines, adding a more professional work atmosphere (hey, when I initially wrote CS, I was a student! I didn't know zilch about that!), and leaving more of the interaction analysis to the reader (show, don't tell)!
At least, I like the result a lot better now!
Quote of the day: "Their mission report is one of Goose's finest I-won't-tell-you-shit texts and Niko doesn't say anything, either."
And the stories on the Archive of Our Own are up to "Droidal Affairs", now.