Too dimensional?

[R M Roxinger]

In a public feedback for this story, someone said, "Woman seemed too dimensional." What might that person have meant? What does "dimensional" mean when said of story characters?

 

[Guest]

In a public feedback for this story, someone said, "Woman seemed too dimensional." What might that person have meant? What does "dimensional" mean when said of story characters?

Well, don't ask me. I have no idea either.

The story was well written though.

It started with a hell of a situation. Some sort of cursed family involving sudden deaths.

The survivers keep life going. Such positive development is great if the reader is a suicidal fuck who thinks everything in negative thought.

As it happenes with Lit-stories, sex is involved. That's the whole point.

And there are some friendly and usuful public feedback at the bottom of the page.

Smashing.

 

[Octavian]

not too dimensional but two-dimensional

Inadvertent double post, see below!

Octavian

 

[Octavian]

not too dimensional but two-dimensional

I haven't read your story but normally referring to a character as being two dimensional means he or she has been portrayed with not much depth to them. This might mean that you show what they do, but not much else.

The converse is that it is likely to be a compliment if someone said your story had characters that were three dimensional.

But there are people out who are only interested in the action, and would regard as wasted any time spent enlarging upon your characters.


Octavian

 

[Lou Nuttick]

Looks like a typo

I agree with Octavian. The “too dimensional” probably was meant to be spelled "two-dimensional."

After reading the story, I’d have to agree with the feedback’s assessment. The story just didn’t tell me enough about the female character to give me a sense of her as a person.

 

[R M Roxinger]

Re: Looks like a typo

Originally posted by Lou Nuttick
I agree with Octavian. The “too dimensional” probably was meant to be spelled "two-dimensional."

Oct & Lou, thank you both. I guess that proves how important spelling & grammar are, that way readers--of feedback as well as stories--don't get confused.

 

[Zanzibar]

In a public feedback for this story, someone said, "Woman seemed too dimensional." What might that person have meant? What does "dimensional" mean when said of story characters?

They might have left out the word "one" between too and dimensional. As in the woman seemed to have no color or personality that the reader could connect with.

Just my 2 cents!

Zan