Monday, April 1, 2013

Get a Grip

Read 2 Samuel 19-21

2 Samuel 19:7 "Now therefore arise, go forth, and speak comfortably unto thy servants: for I swear by the Lord, if thou go not forth, there will not tarry one with thee this night: and that will be worse unto thee than all the evil that befell thee from thy youth until now."

We throw everything we can think of at our characters. We’re not trying to torture them, we’re just trying to write a compelling story.

Our characters show they are affected by the events and heartaches that happen to them. We want to make them seem real by showing how deeply they feel their emotions.

But then they have to get a grip on themselves. They can’t wallow forever or we’ll lose the reader’s attention.

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