I was writing the funeral scene for my story. For those who don't know it's about a girl whose boyfriend dies and after he dies she isn't quite sure what to believe in. There are a bunch of other side plots that play a major part in the story, but I'm not going to diagram them. Maybe later. Anyway...what was I talking about?...oh, right. I was writing the funeral scene for my story. It's the part when Aura (my main character) finally accepts the reality that her boyfriend is dead. I don't like saying "boyfriend." That makes it sound like a shallow relationship, thanks to our culture. He's more like her best friend who also happens to be her boyfriend. Sorry. Back on track. Anyway, it finally dawns on her that he's not coming back. As I'm writing this, I mention a coffin and all the sudden it hits me. Coffin. He's really dead. He's not coming back. I'm totally taking this death seriously. It seriously just hit me that he is really dead. I've been writing this book for, what? Three months? Sorry, I'm feeling distracted today. And kind of uninspired after this scene. What next? I found a couple of good tips on getting past writer's block. Some of these are just strange, but I'm open to anything right now. I'm desperate! ----------------> Stephanie Morrill said this, "Stick two of your characters in a room and get the talking. Lock them away and force them to discuss your plot. How are they feeling about all the stuff you've been putting them through. How do they relate to the character across from them? And goodness, what is that smell? Force them to confront the other character in the room and don't let either of them out until you squeeze your next plot point out of them." And here are a couple...maybe not a couple...of songs that I think are inspiring. :)
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Ruth Anna
11/5/2014 11:14:07 am
It's so hard when you kill off a Character and then don't know what to do with yourself.
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About Me!Hannah writes to satisfy her imagination. She's written six books so far--five of which need to be rewritten--and is working on a seventh. She ranges through a variety of genres, but favors contemporary YA, fixing broken characters. She wants to use her writing to change people and bring hope. She's currently going to college for Nursing and that takes up most of her writing time. She's a rather stereotypical writer, talking to imaginary friends, eavesdropping on people at the store, secretly being nosy, stashing herself away in her room with a paper and pen and chocolate and her teddy bear. She loves Jesus, the way the morning smells, her family of seven (four siblings), old movies, fairy tales, candles at night and helping people. She writes on another blog at nerdywriter.blogspot.com to hopefully build her chances of publication. My Author Site:Archives
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