tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post7504664317286238371..comments2024-03-28T10:41:26.999-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Use Fear to Develop Character and ConflictDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-31826808513562434632012-10-24T11:35:19.089-06:002012-10-24T11:35:19.089-06:00Helpful post and discussion, Heidi. Like Alice, I...Helpful post and discussion, Heidi. Like Alice, I can use this "fear factor" in a current WIP. Thanks!<br /><br />JulieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-86034006137400454912012-10-24T09:33:15.662-06:002012-10-24T09:33:15.662-06:00I enjoyed this post, Heidi. Your grandmother certa...I enjoyed this post, Heidi. Your grandmother certainly overcame any fear she had, didn't she? I've so often found the reality is not as scary as the fear in anticipating the event.Mary E. Trimblehttp://www.marytrimblebooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-71841771814640628422012-10-23T16:23:17.545-06:002012-10-23T16:23:17.545-06:00Excellent post, Heidi. The motivation of a fear dr...Excellent post, Heidi. The motivation of a fear driven character can work on many levels. Glad you brought the subject up! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-24894989468882670282012-10-23T15:56:33.779-06:002012-10-23T15:56:33.779-06:00It's a good way to use your own fear and give ...It's a good way to use your own fear and give it to your character--let him or her worry about it!Heidiwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593338979995203659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-91887847002128768102012-10-23T14:38:32.527-06:002012-10-23T14:38:32.527-06:00Great post, Heidi. I know that authors usually tak...Great post, Heidi. I know that authors usually take their experiences and incorporate them to write, but "fear" slipped through the cracks on my end :( <br /><br />Thanks for sharing that we need to consider fear whenever we want to build a layer of suspense in our stories. I'm using this method now as I edit my current WIP!<br /><br />AliceAlice Tregohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07490361561870785904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-24300953572628657212012-10-23T14:15:07.181-06:002012-10-23T14:15:07.181-06:00Good thoughts as I'm editing...
Thanks!Good thoughts as I'm editing...<br /><br />Thanks!Stephscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328839483008086049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-17959877641386221112012-10-23T12:43:44.741-06:002012-10-23T12:43:44.741-06:00Marianne Williamson, in Return to Love, says that ...Marianne Williamson, in Return to Love, says that there are only two root emotions: fear and love. So following your line of thinking, Heidi, we can dig deep into jealousy and envy and anger to ask what our characters are truly afraid of. Great source of conflict, as you mention.Kathryn Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08371458857187160425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-91994233600675338412012-10-23T09:59:11.073-06:002012-10-23T09:59:11.073-06:00Fear is a powerful tool to keep the reader engaged...Fear is a powerful tool to keep the reader engaged. Using it to the full, especially to build suspense in a thriller, can elevate the story to a new level. However, it has its place in every genre from children's stories to romance to fantasy and science fiction. Even nonfiction authors use fear to make a point or otherwise develop their books. For example, cookbooks can instill an element of fear: Be sure not to overcook. Don't let the vegetables brown. Disregarding such admonitions involves a certain fear of unwanted results.<br /><br />But children's stories? Consider Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Fear that she will at any moment be discovered lurks just under the surface as she tries out the rockers, samples the porridge, and checks the beds for comfort. Of course, she ultimately is found by the bears, and the story comes to a close without her becoming the entrée served after the porridge. Fear resolved. <br /><br />Nice post, Heidi.Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06686488133905538811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-74357976677004855862012-10-23T06:37:41.932-06:002012-10-23T06:37:41.932-06:00So, '... the only thing we have to fear is ......So, '... the only thing we have to fear is ...' not fearing enough. I knew it.Christopher Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667548312923348614noreply@blogger.com