Normally, I tend to write in the 100,000-word range, but I want Neeta Lyffe to be shorter and punchier, so I'm playing with ways to impart information that are quick and fun. Since I'm parodying reality TV, I'm adding in a lot of different communication tools: video blogs, documentaries, and forums. Over the next couple of entries, I'll share what I've learned about each. Today, we'll start with video blogs.
Like a diary entry, a video blog can give quick insights into someone's thoughts. However, since the characters are blogging for reality TV, they can also snipe, complain and backstab at a distance without having to deal with the immediate reactions of others.
Advantages: I can focus on the person without worrying about the group.
Disadvantages: Introducing that this is a video blog gets monotonous. There are only so many ways to say it.
Here's a clip from Roscoe, one of the contestants on Zombie Death Extreme:
Back in his trailer, Roscoe leaned back in his computer chair and turned on the webcam. After checking his hair in the image projected on his screen and mashing his lips to give them more color, he set it to record. "Okay, so LaCenta said it first, and she was a totally out of line for saying it when she did, but honestly..."
He leaned in close, sharing a secret. "...we were all thinking it."
He checked the file, saved it and uploaded it to his Zombie Death Extreme blog.
"And then there were five!" He wove his fingers together and moved into a yoga stretch.
Oh, gawd, was there any high better than surviving another episode?
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