- Jan 28, 2021
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Ehhh. It isn't so much about cutting corners but rather keeping the writer on their toes. Having a set deadline in the plot keeps the story progression going. Anyone who has attempted to write fiction will inevitably encounter the issue where the story just sort of drops off at some point. If you don't address the issue properly the reader will get bored quickly. There are many ways of dealing with it: prophetic dream sequences, flash backs, jumping to a B Plot, etc, are popular tools to use when things start to slow down. But alternatively you could apply the aforementioned 7 Days to Save The World strategy and go all gas no breaks on the plot. The story can't slow down otherwise the protagonist fails.You say all that like it's a good thing!! It seems You and I have very different priorities, I don't want to be "rushed" through a story and I definitely don't want the writer to cut corners to get content out fast.
The world is full of porn if all you want is some pretty pictures to fap too, what I'm searching for is a story that draws me in, engages me... The journey is the most important aspect of every Story.
As a side note, I think a good default time setting for your typical 18-19 year old protagonist in a porn game would be that gap between the end of High School and the start of College. Somewhere between 100 and 150 days. The choice of going to college or not puts a clear deadline on the story, will protagonist move away in the fall or will they fall in love and stay? The point is that even from the beginning of the story the end is in sight. You don't know what it will be, but it's there and you can literally count the days to it. Having that kind of clear direction can make writing easier because no matter how many twists you pull along the way the end is there waiting.
This is getting a bit off topic though so if I want to keep ruminating I should probably post in general discussions.