I struggled for a while with Ronon because let's face it...he's stuck in a cave! Creating a map allowed him to make something tactically useful and gave him a release for boredom and creativity. It also became a symbol of their world, so I'm glad you enjoyed its use.
I love how much is going on between Ronon and John, and particularly that it is done with a minimal exchange of words. Seeing John's strain and the mood swings through Ronon's eyes is heartbreaking both in terms of what is happening to John and in terms of its impact on Ronon, especially the line "Ronon never recalled a time when another person’s words meant so much and were divvied out so little.
I complained on my writing updates about the difficulty of writing tow characters who didn't talk very much and I focused a lot on non-communication. I'm so glad it worked and I thought it more powerful to 'show' John's mood swings from Ronon's POV vs some internal monologue of Sheppard's and was pleased when it was effective.--Oh and once again you quoted one of my favorite lines :D
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Date: 2010-06-25 12:41 am (UTC)I love how much is going on between Ronon and John, and particularly that it is done with a minimal exchange of words. Seeing John's strain and the mood swings through Ronon's eyes is heartbreaking both in terms of what is happening to John and in terms of its impact on Ronon, especially the line "Ronon never recalled a time when another person’s words meant so much and were divvied out so little.
I complained on my writing updates about the difficulty of writing tow characters who didn't talk very much and I focused a lot on non-communication. I'm so glad it worked and I thought it more powerful to 'show' John's mood swings from Ronon's POV vs some internal monologue of Sheppard's and was pleased when it was effective.--Oh and once again you quoted one of my favorite lines :D