PhalanxSigil
BONK!
So let's talk about something a little different.
Specifically TONE SHIFTS!!!
I'm not just talking about how a story transitions from one tone to another over the course of the plot, although that's an absolutely valid topic. What I want to focus on a little bit, though, is tone shifts within a chapter or set of chapters. How do you as authors seek to execute a tonal shift in your chapters that shift the content to something either lighter or darker than the norm? And frankly, how does it affect the story going forward?
As an example, my most recent chapter has a very stark shift to a much, much darker tone than what was previously displayed. It was meant to be very sudden and abrupt, as it was lined up with a sort of PTSD flashback for the main character. However, even though the tone will switch back to more light-hearted fare, that darkness is going to start to come more often. Tone shifts in Ionization, I think, are going to become a little more frequent.
Specifically TONE SHIFTS!!!
I'm not just talking about how a story transitions from one tone to another over the course of the plot, although that's an absolutely valid topic. What I want to focus on a little bit, though, is tone shifts within a chapter or set of chapters. How do you as authors seek to execute a tonal shift in your chapters that shift the content to something either lighter or darker than the norm? And frankly, how does it affect the story going forward?
As an example, my most recent chapter has a very stark shift to a much, much darker tone than what was previously displayed. It was meant to be very sudden and abrupt, as it was lined up with a sort of PTSD flashback for the main character. However, even though the tone will switch back to more light-hearted fare, that darkness is going to start to come more often. Tone shifts in Ionization, I think, are going to become a little more frequent.