Why you need a plate

I think there are many story writers, even successful ones, that see other’s stories where the salient details of the world are left unknown for much of the story ... and assume that means the other authors created those stories before knowing what those salient details were . If you're going to leave the reader in the dark, that doesn't mean the author ever should be. In fact, you're only truly choosing to occlude the reader from the exposition if you've already figured out what that exposition is. Otherwise, you're just making stupid shit up and even those who don't think much about what they read will pick up on it. So in fact , I think its always necessary to set the tone and exposition in your mind as an author firmly before you actualize the later steps of story writing. You know ? The ideas can be original but they're executed in some ways without any of the elegance of an experienced writer, making them play out like a web lit. There are certain small things you can do to enhance the reception your narrative will have ... Even if a work is legitimately original and creative , if it lacks those facets of the literary tradition, its like a meal without a plate . It can be delicious, but its ultimately primitive and ill conceived ... which will damage its reception by stodgier readers ( who will nonetheless be justified in their dissatisfaction with such a work ) ... And its those stodgy readers who we most need to prove the medium of comics and animation to. So its important that writers for these media buckle up and do their due diligence to dignify the fledgling mediums of comics and animation.