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writercisesOriginal Posting Feb. 23, 2017
Over here,
https://madgeniusclub.com/2017/02/22/fractured-mirrors-and-the-point-of-pain/
Sarah Hoyt contemplates what makes a good book. Historically, we have seen classical references, advancing change, and so forth. Ludic? Oh, that means are they fun! So...
Sarah suggests that there's popcorn books, the ones that are just a short escape (pulp fiction? Who said that?). Then there are the ones that make your voice heard. The ones that have something in them that's unforgettable! But, suppose that's what you want to write. How do you do that?
Well, Sarah suggests looking towards mirrors and the point of pain.
What? Yes, that point where the world shatters, and it's never the same again? That's what she likes to write.
That doesn't mean the popcorn books aren't good. If people enjoy them, great. But… If you want to go for the gold, try a shattered mirror and pain.
Mirrors? What does that remind me of? Oh, now that reminds me of James Scott Bell’s book, Write Your Novel From the Middle. Over here, he talks about it
http://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/plotters-and-pantsers/#
Where the key is the mirror moment, where “The character is forced to look at himself. As if in a mirror, only it’s a reflection of who he is at that moment in time. Who am I? What have I become? What do I have to do to regain my humanity? Sometimes, it’s the character looking at the odds. How can I possibly win? It looks like I’m going to die—physically or spiritually. Now what am I supposed to do?”
And the mirror cracked….
So, there.
WRITE!
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Over here,
https://madgeniusclub.com/2017/02/22/fractured-mirrors-and-the-point-of-pain/
Sarah Hoyt contemplates what makes a good book. Historically, we have seen classical references, advancing change, and so forth. Ludic? Oh, that means are they fun! So...
Sarah suggests that there's popcorn books, the ones that are just a short escape (pulp fiction? Who said that?). Then there are the ones that make your voice heard. The ones that have something in them that's unforgettable! But, suppose that's what you want to write. How do you do that?
Well, Sarah suggests looking towards mirrors and the point of pain.
What? Yes, that point where the world shatters, and it's never the same again? That's what she likes to write.
That doesn't mean the popcorn books aren't good. If people enjoy them, great. But… If you want to go for the gold, try a shattered mirror and pain.
Mirrors? What does that remind me of? Oh, now that reminds me of James Scott Bell’s book, Write Your Novel From the Middle. Over here, he talks about it
http://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/plotters-and-pantsers/#
Where the key is the mirror moment, where “The character is forced to look at himself. As if in a mirror, only it’s a reflection of who he is at that moment in time. Who am I? What have I become? What do I have to do to regain my humanity? Sometimes, it’s the character looking at the odds. How can I possibly win? It looks like I’m going to die—physically or spiritually. Now what am I supposed to do?”
And the mirror cracked….
So, there.
WRITE!
tink