tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655925037104310209.post4917217226981227954..comments2023-06-08T10:22:04.309-04:00Comments on A writer's journey...: Dealing with DeathCarolyn Arnoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14848484073538930315noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655925037104310209.post-32363120869054535012011-05-10T18:03:14.486-04:002011-05-10T18:03:14.486-04:00Glad that everyone enjoyed the post, and thank you...Glad that everyone enjoyed the post, and thank you for the feedback on how you've handled death in your work (as well as real life).<br /><br />Tara, I don't know all the answers lol I'm thankful to never have faced death personally, and I've never killed anyone, so as far as how they behave...I'd have to use my imagination. And killers are motivated for different reasons. Maybe conduct a character interview them, explore your own feelings, and how you think you'd act, balance that in there (while keeping a distance from yourself..if that makes sense. I'll be putting up a post along those lines either tomorrow or Thursday).<br /><br />Welcome to the newcomers to my blog, and thank you for your comments.Carolyn Arnoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14848484073538930315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655925037104310209.post-69369992824987201632011-05-10T16:55:27.332-04:002011-05-10T16:55:27.332-04:00Hi Carolyn;
My MC deals with her sister's sui...Hi Carolyn;<br /><br />My MC deals with her sister's suicide in my novel. Her reactions were based on my own experience when my father died but I also put in some random things that rang true. I later did research of grief and found what I had written happens quite often. The heart knows what it knows.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655925037104310209.post-35318570985883111832011-05-10T11:50:09.222-04:002011-05-10T11:50:09.222-04:00Very thoughtful post. I think this is an important...Very thoughtful post. I think this is an important area to explore too, because it seems that often the stakes of a book include death of some kind. <br /><br />Angela @ The Bookshelf MuseAngela Ackermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808259088625142389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655925037104310209.post-13550271281097122202011-05-10T09:44:57.505-04:002011-05-10T09:44:57.505-04:00That was great advice. I don't have any deaths...That was great advice. I don't have any deaths of people close to my MC to deal with on that level. But There is death. I think I need help with how a dying person or the killer behaves. Do you have a post about that? I know you'd have something helpful to say =)Tara Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587802105993889515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655925037104310209.post-87663937904694611492011-05-09T23:42:47.342-04:002011-05-09T23:42:47.342-04:00"Keep it realistic."
This is great adv..."Keep it realistic." <br /><br />This is great advice, Carolyn. It seems so simple, but it's one of the biggest problems we can face as writers. Sometimes we create situations for our characters as plot devises, and the characters don't react appropriately to them (I'm guilty of this.) The problem is our readers can recognize contrivance. Keeping in mind realistic emotion and motivation is essential. But perhaps one of the hardest things to learn. <br /><br />A very thoughtful and relevant post. Thank you!Lorenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848249911635132594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655925037104310209.post-13497576620773763362011-05-09T22:45:50.387-04:002011-05-09T22:45:50.387-04:00Carolyn, once again a timely post. Kelli, my MC is...Carolyn, once again a timely post. Kelli, my MC is about to deal with the death of her mother, which will happen at some point in my current WIP. When I write a scene dealing with the death of someone close, I draw from my own experience, having lost many loved ones over the course of my life. <br /><br />From my experience, everyone reacts differently. As for me, I sought out consolation from family, rather than distance myself from them. Yet, my older sister locked herself away after my mother passed and had little contact with the rest of the family for several months.Ken Hoss https://www.blogger.com/profile/16481592194404227061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655925037104310209.post-3980224279273657662011-05-09T21:52:50.288-04:002011-05-09T21:52:50.288-04:00I dealt w/ a death in my book Faith & Trust. F...I dealt w/ a death in my book Faith & Trust. Faith, the MC, lost her sister years earlier. Readers "see" what's going on in her mind as she grieves. Thus, the emphasis is on the psychological ramifications on the living, not on the actual death itself. If you'd like to see what I mean, this all happenes in Ch. 4 titled"God). www.storiesaboutpsychology.com>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655925037104310209.post-61637065780731067812011-05-09T21:04:30.182-04:002011-05-09T21:04:30.182-04:00so true death makes people angry grat post Carolyn...so true death makes people angry grat post Carolyn, Deatha can also amke people act out of character close themselves off from people or act the oppostite way too good to not lose those closest to them that are left. But as you said death amkes all angry sooner or later.Sheilagh Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13741333943021570641noreply@blogger.com