>>And concerning Star-Crossed and Correspondence, I started reading them
>>as they appeared and just didn't get the settings. I reread them
>>after playing ME 1&2 and suddenly; 'Huh, that not only made much more
>>sense but was much more enjoyable.' Not sure why that happened but...
>>*shrugs*
>
>I suspect it's that you didn't have the background so you weren't
>familiar with the characters and context on first read. Second read
>was better because you had that familiarity and were able to pick up
>on things that made it more enjoyable.

I'm a little sad about this, if only because historically I've generally tried for the opposite effect ("you didn't have to be there") with imported material, and in the past have had (or at least been told I've had) some success with it. If I've fallen down on that lately, that bears acknowledging.

It's always been tricky - there's explication and then there's exposition - but I guess I used to be better at it.

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