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How to approach a text with writer's intent? Let me clarify what I mean by this. How do I read a novel while at the same time paying attention not only to the plot and its theme but to its structure? I want to learn the ins and outs of novels: how a character is introduced, how certain types of scenes are architected, how to show the passage of time, how to pick up the pace and then slow it down etc.
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>>9816676
Read it over and over again. Read it once for feeling, if you still can. You can analyze your way through on a first read but that kills the enjoyment for me.
>inb4 he reads for fun
Take note of when and how characters are introduced. What is their first action? What was their next and so on until they have an effoct on the plot. Did the author mislead you? Or did you mislead yourself? Take note of settings and mood, and which characters are used when. Just read it over and over and keep your brain on senpai.
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>>9816832
Adding: there are books out there that can guide you or offer formulas. Especially aimed at screenwriters. Fuck that. I want you to write something original. Do the above for a few books and you'll pick up your own interpretation of their techniques and (more importantly) get some ideas of your own.
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