tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post743541328256941980..comments2024-03-28T12:40:14.627+00:00Comments on MOODY WRITING: Two Sides To Every Story. At Least.mooderinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-90941372783292436722012-07-23T13:00:35.625+01:002012-07-23T13:00:35.625+01:00@clee-cheers.
@David-thanks!@clee-cheers.<br /><br />@David-thanks!mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-79717573974701817222012-07-23T11:34:35.726+01:002012-07-23T11:34:35.726+01:00Great post! I couldn't have summed up the topi...Great post! I couldn't have summed up the topic of tension better myself. :)David P. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259276981865439853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-39163321788892824872012-07-23T03:33:17.136+01:002012-07-23T03:33:17.136+01:00What I really love is tension by implication or in...What I really love is tension by implication or innuendo. My second best is reading how desire is thwarted in some kind of action scene. You are so right. Those scenes built around conflict--subtle or overt--are essential to a story.<br /><br />Great post.cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-49219442326555349922012-07-21T12:24:02.246+01:002012-07-21T12:24:02.246+01:00@Lydia-cheers.
@LD-I think you can have those tho...@Lydia-cheers.<br /><br />@LD-I think you can have those thoughts in addition, but on their own they tend to go nowhere.mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-43676987560235124662012-07-20T17:21:40.238+01:002012-07-20T17:21:40.238+01:00Very good point about keeping tension immediate. ...Very good point about keeping tension immediate. Internal debates about the future go flat pretty quick.LD Mastersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202135756299574972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-53281172707223842512012-07-20T17:15:40.293+01:002012-07-20T17:15:40.293+01:00I love a good scene/chapter/book with tension. It ...I love a good scene/chapter/book with tension. It really is the thing that puts you on the edge of your seat. Great thoughts here, as usual!Lydia Kanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484415427764822386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-34931446893653088112012-07-20T11:39:57.294+01:002012-07-20T11:39:57.294+01:00@Denise-I think there's always room for a litt...@Denise-I think there's always room for a little more tension.<br /><br />@Rachna-definitely much easier to see it in other people's work.mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-73879960711515266902012-07-20T10:43:07.889+01:002012-07-20T10:43:07.889+01:00I don't know whether I am good at creating ten...I don't know whether I am good at creating tension. I am trying to learn as much as I can about it. My CP's are a great help. They let me know the low tension scenes and I work at them.Rachna Chhabriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900999965919504282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-32412868990821409242012-07-20T09:46:32.903+01:002012-07-20T09:46:32.903+01:00Very helpful Mooderino. Great examples of the diff...Very helpful Mooderino. Great examples of the different ways to create tension. I agree about the two characters. I like to create tension through dialogue as much as possible.Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-65412517974021437152012-07-20T00:22:35.821+01:002012-07-20T00:22:35.821+01:00@Madeline-you can have more than two, if you'v...@Madeline-you can have more than two, if you've got a long enough piece of string.<br /><br />@Alex-it's always amazing what some writers can do with one character. Not me either though.<br /><br />@Michael-Books Make Writersmooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-26447993703014484892012-07-19T20:54:03.284+01:002012-07-19T20:54:03.284+01:00Damn...that's a sexy car. I think I do well wi...Damn...that's a sexy car. I think I do well with tension. I'll have to ask my editor to verify it.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-89504115741771476402012-07-19T19:31:10.121+01:002012-07-19T19:31:10.121+01:00One character tension lasts for about one paragrap...One character tension lasts for about one paragraph unless you're really good at it. I'm not!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-87530838018855777132012-07-19T18:44:19.756+01:002012-07-19T18:44:19.756+01:00Love that image of needing two people pulling on t...Love that image of needing two people pulling on the string in order for there to be tension. It's definitely something I'm going to keep in mind as I continue with my Camp NaNo ms.Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.com