tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post2170970225365162920..comments2024-03-28T12:40:14.627+00:00Comments on MOODY WRITING: The Escalation of Complicationsmooderinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-73415675041977492382014-06-08T08:07:59.400+01:002014-06-08T08:07:59.400+01:00@Michael - thanks.
@Rachna - it can be fun if you...@Michael - thanks.<br /><br />@Rachna - it can be fun if you ignore the implausibility but better if it makes sense.mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-4417948340362040372014-06-05T17:25:12.415+01:002014-06-05T17:25:12.415+01:00Hi Mood, this is wonderful advice. I like the idea...Hi Mood, this is wonderful advice. I like the idea of considering or keeping in mind the source of the problems our character encounters. Everything ties up to that. A writer I had read added conflict after conflict, it made no sense to the plot. Infact, as it happened in such an unorganic manner, I was so put off I just could not read the book.Rachna Chhabriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900999965919504282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-67481135054888070302014-06-05T05:05:15.552+01:002014-06-05T05:05:15.552+01:00Hi, Mood.
That is excellent advice. Having scenes...Hi, Mood.<br /><br />That is excellent advice. Having scenes with characters before the main tension is certainly the way to set the stage.....Michael Di Gesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-34678056725445446052014-06-05T02:48:14.331+01:002014-06-05T02:48:14.331+01:00I just finished a book that was one of the happies...I just finished a book that was one of the happiest stories I ever read in my life. I kept reading, expecting something to jump out at any moment and nothing ever did.<br />It was boring.<br />These are great tips even for those writing non-fiction.<br />doreenmcgettigan.comDoreen McGettiganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11691803968607905576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-21857210617680138312014-06-04T22:40:45.591+01:002014-06-04T22:40:45.591+01:00@Mary - helps if you make them wait for something ...@Mary - helps if you make them wait for something good.mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-21064278483394894702014-06-04T22:39:55.422+01:002014-06-04T22:39:55.422+01:00@Misha - the main conflict is usually there from t...@Misha - the main conflict is usually there from the beginning, it's all the other stuff that can take time to figure out.<br /><br />@Diane - a well-liked character can get away with all sorts, but I don't think you can rely on that when writing. Hard to preordain.<br /><br />@Lexa - same here. Lots of time trying to make the pieces fit.<br /><br />@Lilith - Boring is hard to get past.<br /><br />@Donna - you're welcome (I think).<br /><br />mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-48281431450480109822014-06-04T20:15:01.655+01:002014-06-04T20:15:01.655+01:00Make them wait is probably the best advice I'v...Make them wait is probably the best advice I've read from an author. That's what you are saying as well because as you build conflict, the reader has to wait! Thanks for the good tips.<br /><br /> <a href="http://marymontaguesikes.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Mary Montague Sikes</a> Notes Along the Way with Mary Montague Sikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17417679983279135001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-56656016792038972732014-06-03T06:28:25.614+01:002014-06-03T06:28:25.614+01:00In my womens fiction my way of creating some confl...In my womens fiction my way of creating some conflict is by making them seem so perfectly normal, and then adding something out of the ordinary for normies, and having the character react in a dysfunctional manner. I make the reader fall in love, and then see the darker side.<br /><br />Hmm, that didn't explain well.<br /><br />I got the message here though Moody. Thanks.dolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-11342786885794271272014-06-03T05:24:43.009+01:002014-06-03T05:24:43.009+01:00Nice tips. I remember in high school reading a boo...Nice tips. I remember in high school reading a book. I was told it was the best. I could not get passed the first chapter but I forced myself to continue. Finally after reading more then half the book with nothing exciting, I gave up. It was so boring. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10304701332216772385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-62679120352380295352014-06-03T02:14:26.670+01:002014-06-03T02:14:26.670+01:00Awesome article and advice, as usual. I loved the ...Awesome article and advice, as usual. I loved the Mr. Bean comment and the pic. It's really hard to keep the tension up for me. I have to plot, plot, and plot some more! lolAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735576044552810103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-20014313397455763972014-06-03T01:22:47.158+01:002014-06-03T01:22:47.158+01:00If the reader likes the character, then the plausi...If the reader likes the character, then the plausibility over what happens seems to be forgiven. You mention soap operas, so I wanted to bring this point up. <br /><br />During my soap days, if I absolutely loved a character and the show killed them off, I would be devastated and stop watching because OMG what was there left of the story? Then BAM! (they must have had a tremendous reaction from the audience) the character is back as a ghost. WTH?<br /><br />We can go overboard with the things we do to our characters, but I'd try not to push it too much because readers are not stupid. They know you are creating conflict and friction, but they want to know it's for a reason other than keeping their attention.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901684621715980573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-32300082718875764332014-06-02T21:22:34.439+01:002014-06-02T21:22:34.439+01:00I tend to have things come out organically as a me...I tend to have things come out organically as a method. (I know it sounds weird.) <br /><br />For example if I have a guy struggling with something (say trusting people and it's a romance), the obvious thing I'll go for as conflict in my first draft will be to make the lady seem scatter-brained or otherwise untrustworthy. And from there I'll refine things in edits etc until the story works the way I want it to. Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-39968093111776862952014-06-02T20:20:22.678+01:002014-06-02T20:20:22.678+01:00@Ken - often a writer isn't too sure what mood...@Ken - often a writer isn't too sure what mood they want to create and allow the story to guide them, which is great when it works out, but a pain when it doesn't.<br /><br />mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-64887668677043497032014-06-02T19:23:50.486+01:002014-06-02T19:23:50.486+01:00The real trick, at least for me, is being able to ...The real trick, at least for me, is being able to recognize when an event I've added to set up a certain mood turns out to send the reader down a totally unexpected direction. That's when my critique partners become invaluable.Chemist Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09738272332470397248noreply@blogger.com