How (Not) to Write Xenofiction: A Literary Autopsy of “One for Sorrow, Two for Joy” by Clive Woodall
The early bird catches the worm... and I kind of wish I’d slept in.
Here, I will discuss a bad bird book in excruciating detail in the hopes of providing lessons on how (not) to write xenofiction. I hope I don’t ruffle too many feathers.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:10 What Makes Good Prose?
17:23 Starting a Story
28:50 Maturely Dark vs. “Edgy”
39:41 Characterization with a Dash of Romance
44:07 Suspension of Disbelief and Verisimilitude
54:10 The Plot (of Part 1)
01:03:36 Structure (and Part 2)
01:05:38 [REDACTED]
01:10:28 Mythic Worldbuilding (Or the Utter Lack Thereof)
01:17:17 The Sequel (Yeah I don’t know how it got one either)
01:23:17 End Credits
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