tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post8627028725466851672..comments2023-09-05T12:51:25.656-05:00Comments on edittorrent: Emotional arcEdittorrenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-59465086076869988582009-08-20T19:52:53.892-05:002009-08-20T19:52:53.892-05:00Okay, I'm coming in a little late on this one,...Okay, I'm coming in a little late on this one, sorry, but here goes...<br /><br />Does anyone - in regards to creating an arc in a scene - write it backwards? Maybe I'm totally off the wall here - but that's what I do when I want something to peak. I start at the tip and fall away from it. I don't work back per se, I just sort of tumble and you'd be amazed at what you discover from unlikely sources. Sometimes you get things out of a characters that you never would have - otherwise. <br />I think, if you want to avoid meandering to the point of the scene - that's where I think zigzagging comes in - this is a good way to stay away from that. It keeps you focused and on point.<br />Great post Alicia.<br />MurphyRiley Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15817930302085699222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-52652642680414513182009-08-19T12:08:37.772-05:002009-08-19T12:08:37.772-05:00Alicia, this is fantastic. Really made me think of...Alicia, this is fantastic. Really made me think of what's going on in my story and with my character's journey in a different light. And I love the idea to make sure it's an emotional arc, not a zigzag. I've read (and have probably written) those zigzag scenes and as Wes says they are quite painful to absorb!<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your insight, Alicia.Lisa Katzenbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03541571187216239983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-63148030521083233182009-08-19T11:39:17.033-05:002009-08-19T11:39:17.033-05:00Great post, Alicia. I've read some things lik...Great post, Alicia. I've read some things like you described (zig-zagging, up and down, then up and down again) mostly in critique group, and it is very difficult and unpleasant to read. Not having an emotional arc gives the impression that the characters don't know what they want and that the author doesn't know what he/she wants to achieve.Weshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03077791761104576436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-63492890199771841162009-08-19T07:31:34.756-05:002009-08-19T07:31:34.756-05:00Awesome tip, Alicia. We are all going to write gr...Awesome tip, Alicia. We are all going to write gripping, brilliant books, thanks to you :)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14565683058021299230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-25893443586280118132009-08-18T20:56:02.114-05:002009-08-18T20:56:02.114-05:00Great and timely tips. Thank you!Great and timely tips. Thank you!MG Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03584010470283038023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-11656989478549692682009-08-18T19:48:52.066-05:002009-08-18T19:48:52.066-05:00I've been careful to show emotions, but it had...I've been careful to show emotions, but it hadn't occured to me to track the emotional arc. I'm heading out for another reread.<br /><br />Thank you for the tips!Deb Salisbury, Magic Seeker and Mantua-Makerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01513482264195697450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-18545424142744127362009-08-18T16:06:27.603-05:002009-08-18T16:06:27.603-05:00Thank you, Alicia - got some great tips here.
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G...Thank you, Alicia - got some great tips here.<br />:)<br />G.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com