DictionaryWrites Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 Do you make a lot of references within your texts? Do you enjoy reading texts with a lot of references? By that, I mean like, quotes from television or books or films, or references to certain events, or historical elements or classics. I really love reading stuff that’s heavy or thick with references, and I enjoy incorporating them, whether it’s very obvious or a direct quote, or if it’s something very veiled and mild, like. Anesor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CloverReef Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 I appreciate a well-placed reference when I catch it, but I prefer them to be well spaced out, you know? Like if it’s obvious there are tons of references and I don’t get them (which isn’t uncommon since I’m not up on a lot of pop culture stuffs), I might feel a little alienated or detached from the story, but if it's like the rare reference I don’t get, then it’s more like something I can look up or pass over and still feel connected to the writing. That’s as a reader. As a writer, my references are pretty rare. And I usually try to make them pretty veiled, with the odd exception. But that might just be because there’s not a whole lot that I’m into that would make sense to a lot of people lol. Anesor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InvidiaRed Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 references I feel should be sparingly used. As popular culture changes so fast as things pop in and out of popular consciousness at a rapid pace. You can inadvertently date your writing. Anesor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desiderius Price Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 Some references, yes, as my stories occur in the future, I do toss in an odd reference or two, but I don’t make it a driving element, because that helps bind it to the present day. (ie, In one story, I mention a certain sitting president.) Anesor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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