HungrySheep
I like yuri
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This is something I've been curious about for a while now. Over the course of my previous at-length work and my current, I've encountered comments from readers detailing similar criticism. They aren't as plentiful on this site as they are on others, but they still exist. The critique is primarily targeted toward chapters/moments where something happens, but it's not fully explained because a character's motives aren't yet revealed as the timing for the reveal needs to be reserved for later or the readers just aren't supposed to know yet.
I've experimented a little in response to this criticism, exposition dumping an explanation for a character's actions in some circumstances while refraining from doing so in others. In both situations, I would've preferred not immediately revealing the character's intentions until the correct timing to create a bigger impact, but it seems the spoonfeeding method is vastly preferred at least from what I've seen.
Have you also experienced something like this? Do you believe it's better to spoonfeed immediately so that readers understand everything that's happening or is it better to hide information to create a more impactful reveal? Of course, a mix of both/hinting at the reveal is also possible, but it seems to get similar responses to hiding it anyway.
I think spoonfeeding is more common in mainstream works like LitRPG/Isekai since readers need to have all the system mechanics and dynamics explained to them or they won't know what's going on. Do you think this trend has bled into other genres?
I've experimented a little in response to this criticism, exposition dumping an explanation for a character's actions in some circumstances while refraining from doing so in others. In both situations, I would've preferred not immediately revealing the character's intentions until the correct timing to create a bigger impact, but it seems the spoonfeeding method is vastly preferred at least from what I've seen.
Have you also experienced something like this? Do you believe it's better to spoonfeed immediately so that readers understand everything that's happening or is it better to hide information to create a more impactful reveal? Of course, a mix of both/hinting at the reveal is also possible, but it seems to get similar responses to hiding it anyway.
I think spoonfeeding is more common in mainstream works like LitRPG/Isekai since readers need to have all the system mechanics and dynamics explained to them or they won't know what's going on. Do you think this trend has bled into other genres?