[quote=Vilageidiotx]
Precipice started the same way. I recall we had such meticulous rules for pacing and making sure everything was accounted for that, at once point, each page accounted for a single day. Now, this was in a time when it wasn't as detailed, but it still ran like syrup.I think the switch to vaguer terms happened when the majority of us simply grew comfortable with each other. Comfortable enough to allow for the occasional curve ball so long as it made sense.
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Even after people have grown acquainted with each other, I have seen instances where the focus was retained on the politics and functions - some people just like it better that way. Writing for the functions of a nation does not need to be tedious, as long as the writer goes to the effort to make it both interesting and meaningful.