Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Mon, Sep 16 2013
Sticks and stones and story bones
I recently observed someone who was presenting the classic behaviors of a schoolyard bully. It was fascinating and repulsive at the same time. I experienced emotion because I was acquainted with the people who were involved, but I tried to be somewhat forensic about the situation so that I could step away from it all and maintain at least some objectivity, which turned out to be much more difficult than one might think.
I started thinking about how fiction writers have to lose themselves and write "in the moment" in order to keep the reader involved as a story unfolds. But we also have to remember to maintain a bit of distance as narrator, so that we stay true to the process of storytelling. Point of view can change from tale to tale, but a good writer has to find a way to reserve a portion of thought for maintaining a story's architecture and basic skeletal integrity.
posted at: 12:18 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
I recently observed someone who was presenting the classic behaviors of a schoolyard bully. It was fascinating and repulsive at the same time. I experienced emotion because I was acquainted with the people who were involved, but I tried to be somewhat forensic about the situation so that I could step away from it all and maintain at least some objectivity, which turned out to be much more difficult than one might think.
I started thinking about how fiction writers have to lose themselves and write "in the moment" in order to keep the reader involved as a story unfolds. But we also have to remember to maintain a bit of distance as narrator, so that we stay true to the process of storytelling. Point of view can change from tale to tale, but a good writer has to find a way to reserve a portion of thought for maintaining a story's architecture and basic skeletal integrity.
posted at: 12:18 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
