orchestrating the talk

[marycatelli]

Ah those scenes. Half a dozen things have to be done, by people whose intentions include none of them. Particularly not info-dumping.

But things like the heroine's dropping some knowledge in the middle so that they revise their plans to shove off the problem customer on the newbie.

Or the heroine's brother is talking with the king when she arrives with the prince, thus letting it be known what plans the king is making, when no detail is needed.

And they require careful and subtle orchestrating of what is said when, so as to give everyone motives.

sigh