attendum:
Cohesion and Coherence:
When you write a story, decide beforehand what sort of story it is. What you shouldn't do is hop between genres without any rhyme or reason, and without anything resembling an actual point. The perfect example that actually got published (how, I have no idea) is John Ringo's 'Ghost' - which can't decide if its an military adventure novel, a political rant, or just plain smut (and not even very _good_ smut), and hasn't got much of a plot, not to mention plot _points_. Ugh.
And while we're on the subject of rants.
Don't. Not even through your characters.
And if you have your characters rant, at least make it short and believable in the situation they're in. Again, this means _you_, Ringo.
-Griever
When tact is required, use brute force. When force is required, use greater force.
When the greatest force is required, use your head. Surprise is everything. - The Book of Cataclysm
Cohesion and Coherence:
When you write a story, decide beforehand what sort of story it is. What you shouldn't do is hop between genres without any rhyme or reason, and without anything resembling an actual point. The perfect example that actually got published (how, I have no idea) is John Ringo's 'Ghost' - which can't decide if its an military adventure novel, a political rant, or just plain smut (and not even very _good_ smut), and hasn't got much of a plot, not to mention plot _points_. Ugh.
And while we're on the subject of rants.
Don't. Not even through your characters.
And if you have your characters rant, at least make it short and believable in the situation they're in. Again, this means _you_, Ringo.
-Griever
When tact is required, use brute force. When force is required, use greater force.
When the greatest force is required, use your head. Surprise is everything. - The Book of Cataclysm