tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post3085864349448205287..comments2024-03-26T07:33:18.502-04:00Comments on WordWranglers: POV: How Deep Are You Willing To Go?Margiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03843006118151762550noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-75724575949932388052012-05-04T18:14:41.828-04:002012-05-04T18:14:41.828-04:00And that's why it was so good! I know one day ...And that's why it was so good! I know one day I'm going to die, I would just rather not think about it.Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04264060298236728344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-26247403480685608832012-05-04T18:13:28.865-04:002012-05-04T18:13:28.865-04:00And that's what I want more than anything. A m...And that's what I want more than anything. A memorable scene. I understand my I have to be in the moment with my characters to get the right emotional response from readers. Thanks God for the HEA!Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04264060298236728344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-44617782200242849352012-05-04T18:09:46.750-04:002012-05-04T18:09:46.750-04:00If it didn't change the pace of the story, you...If it didn't change the pace of the story, you made a good choice. But I'm wondering why you took that part out.Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04264060298236728344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-3042482636950246252012-05-04T18:08:37.278-04:002012-05-04T18:08:37.278-04:00I try not to step outside my characters while I...I try not to step outside my characters while I'm writing. But when it came to that part, I couldn't identify. It gave me the creeps.Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04264060298236728344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-5410885017269409902012-05-04T18:07:15.691-04:002012-05-04T18:07:15.691-04:00I remember reading "The Lovely Bones." T...I remember reading "The Lovely Bones." The scene where she was murdered was very dark, and hard to get through. I think the fact that it was told in first person is what made it so powerful. The author must have had a really hard time writing it.Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04264060298236728344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-29372817541872678592012-05-04T16:28:42.092-04:002012-05-04T16:28:42.092-04:00Morbidly, I think about my own death a lot. Too m...Morbidly, I think about my own death a lot. Too much, really. The hardest scene I think I've written was the hate crime of two men branding a man's back. I could see it, smell it, taste the fear. I don't know if that came through or not, but I felt that scene.D'Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05333880627045486088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-34931336473057488532012-05-04T15:35:11.056-04:002012-05-04T15:35:11.056-04:00I listened to an author talk about how he was also...I listened to an author talk about how he was also an actor in plays and how in one scene, he had to bring on tears. First time was easy. But subsequent times, it just wouldn't happen. He had to think of a time when he felt great sorrow. Every time that stopped working, he'd think of another time when he felt that gut wrenching sorrow.<br /><br />If I did that as an actor, I'd forget my lines. LOL But for writing, I thought it was a great idea!<br /><br />Like Maeclair, my characters are character-driven. I continually return to a scene to make it as dramatic as possible. What they are feeling, sensing, the 5 senses, how to make it as real as possible. If it's unique enough and powerful enough, readers will remember that scene!!!Terry Spearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788961423817944896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-73820672823173112842012-05-04T15:29:25.859-04:002012-05-04T15:29:25.859-04:00I stepped out of the box and really let my killer ...I stepped out of the box and really let my killer go wild. Then I went back and I took out the part that made me uncomfortable. And I don't regard it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-31691785658891789172012-05-04T09:29:01.749-04:002012-05-04T09:29:01.749-04:00Interesting topic! As a character-driven writer my...Interesting topic! As a character-driven writer my characters are definitely part of me, but I've always been able to step outside of them too. I've written a lot of scenes that were hard to write and few that I scrapped because I felt they were too graphic. Those invovled a character who was abused. To this day, I don't even like that story!<br /><br />It's hard to step out of the comfort zone and stretch ourselves as writers, but we usually benefit from the growth. I'm glad the scene worked out in the end, Shawn. I'm sure it increased the emotional impact of what your character was experiencing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-28247669382840094852012-05-04T07:09:48.456-04:002012-05-04T07:09:48.456-04:00Wow, I never thought of this. I did write about so...Wow, I never thought of this. I did write about someone remembering a rape in One More Summer, and it was like you said: very, very hard. I don't remember how long it took, but I still don't like reading it.Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.com