tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post3683496785055889351..comments2024-03-28T09:13:07.455+00:00Comments on MOODY WRITING: Better Storytelling Part Twomooderinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-66265765606682951142013-07-04T15:46:24.533+01:002013-07-04T15:46:24.533+01:00@Damyanti - thanks.
@Kimberly - and the not so ba...@Damyanti - thanks.<br /><br />@Kimberly - and the not so bad guys too.<br /><br />@Rachna - cheers.<br /><br />@Donna - nothing like someone else's plans to put a wrench in yours.mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-28145636884310666472013-07-04T09:36:38.429+01:002013-07-04T09:36:38.429+01:00LOL; I saw this movie! It starred Sylvester Stallo...LOL; I saw this movie! It starred Sylvester Stallone, and was titled Cliff Hanger. Yeah, I love it when the bad guy is as deviously intelligent as the good guy, and the outcome - though you know it has to be in the good guy favor - is not just cut and dried good vs evil.<br /><br />Bad guys are not always just evil, and good guys have flaws and demons to fight.<br /><br />.........dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-89449833293139114402013-07-03T17:22:26.094+01:002013-07-03T17:22:26.094+01:00In my last book I gave a few supporting characters...In my last book I gave a few supporting characters enough reason to make the MC fail. <br />Great advice, Moody.Rachna Chhabriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900999965919504282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-65105187403843597372013-07-03T16:47:38.572+01:002013-07-03T16:47:38.572+01:00Fantastic post and it really makes you think about...Fantastic post and it really makes you think about how the bad guys do affect your characters. Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17323788304469008867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-76597915388742254882013-07-03T15:21:35.144+01:002013-07-03T15:21:35.144+01:00Sound advice, as usual.Sound advice, as usual.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04283371140346602856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-76031740009732641522013-07-03T09:54:14.568+01:002013-07-03T09:54:14.568+01:00@Lexa - I think a lot of writers assume it will be...@Lexa - I think a lot of writers assume it will be as obvious to readers as it is in their heads.<br /><br />@Al Diaz - I never knew dragons ate bananas. <br /><br />@Sarah - nothing wrong with a likeable villain. Certainly better than a goody two shoes hero.mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-63350040220681139862013-07-03T00:47:29.173+01:002013-07-03T00:47:29.173+01:00I have such a hard time with villains because I ju...I have such a hard time with villains because I just end up liking them so much more than my heroes, so they don't really end up as villains. I just have to hope that the scenarios I throw my characters into are chaotic enough to make the story interesting.<br /><br /><a href="http://fromsarahwithjoy.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Sarah Allen<br />(From Sarah, With Joy)</a>Sarah Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01185278849400551014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-88383223800228020712013-07-02T01:32:29.879+01:002013-07-02T01:32:29.879+01:00I've already got a whole sack of banana peels ...I've already got a whole sack of banana peels for my villain. Point for the dragon. :)Al Diazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08107619009321980764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-1976654887659034602013-07-02T01:24:20.995+01:002013-07-02T01:24:20.995+01:00I love the idea of the mc having a rival. I have t...I love the idea of the mc having a rival. I have two rival sisters in my new WIP. But knowing they're rivals and showing that rivalry are two different things. :PAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735576044552810103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-67247186521644482502013-07-01T21:15:00.279+01:002013-07-01T21:15:00.279+01:00@C. Lee - Good guys aren't all good either, I...@C. Lee - Good guys aren't all good either, I think. <br /><br />@Mike - It's also the satisfaction of someone getting what they deserve, which we get far too little of in real life.mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-63718514920460483362013-07-01T20:26:42.085+01:002013-07-01T20:26:42.085+01:00This reminds me of a discussion I had with my brot...This reminds me of a discussion I had with my brother regarding the German word "schadenfreude."Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-7053128961932720082013-07-01T20:13:59.568+01:002013-07-01T20:13:59.568+01:00Good versus evil is always a grabber, but when yo...Good versus evil is always a grabber, but when you kind of want to hug the bad guy then things become complicated. Great post as always.cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-26767773188457196092013-07-01T18:29:50.028+01:002013-07-01T18:29:50.028+01:00@Alex - when it comes out sideways (not directly) ...@Alex - when it comes out sideways (not directly) it can be more satisfying to see it emerge, i think.<br /><br />@Sarah - I think there's a lot of scope for layers of relationship rather than good guy vs bad guy. mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-48059240176698023472013-07-01T18:18:52.747+01:002013-07-01T18:18:52.747+01:00I love how it just takes that one dastardly deed t...I love how it just takes that one dastardly deed to turn an antagonist into a villain. It's also fun to have the protagonist descend into wrongdoing, then have to deal with the aftermath. Are they evil? Maybe, or they may just have to learn from the experience.Sarah Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09481750127533816819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-47138378380996661562013-07-01T18:16:53.742+01:002013-07-01T18:16:53.742+01:00Personal demons can be revealed in the main charac...Personal demons can be revealed in the main character's interaction and competition with other characters.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com