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lilacfield

With angel songs, with wild imaginings

Jun 01, 2009 06:57

Book 15 of imaginarybeasts is out, theme: Cities. The theme for Book 16 is Rogues and Scoundrels.

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Writing notesAdded 1,000 more words to the wuxia novel yesterday. I discover I enjoy writing emotionally intense scenes ( Read more... )

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februaryfour June 1 2009, 13:27:06 UTC

♥ Nice way to do it. I'd feel pressured (of my own making), but if it works for you, yay!

lilacfield June 1 2009, 13:43:58 UTC

*laughs* At the very least this way I can show everyone, and myself, that I am writing, rather than just composing journal entries angsting about it.

xseiskink June 2 2009, 04:27:19 UTC

Hello, hello!

For me it seems to be the other way around...it seems to be more fun writing expository technical parts, as opposed to character revealing segments. I think it's because for me, I tend to write scenes like that which involves two people, and while I try to reveal their character through dialogue, somehow I feel the speech tags make it all stilted. Do you have an idea on how to remedy this?

And may I friend you too? :)

lilacfield June 2 2009, 10:48:03 UTC

Personally I've always liked writing dialogues, because to me what the characters say, or don't say, reveal quite a lot about their personalities. In order not to make conversations too boring, I usually show what the characters are doing as they speak. For example, if they are in a bookstore, I'd have them pretend to scan the books, browse magazines, move from one shelf to another, physically touch a book or two, maybe flirt with a cute shopkeeper, and so on. In short, I don't just have them talk and do nothing else. Hope that helps.

Why not? :)

xseiskink June 2 2009, 12:15:14 UTC

Hehe, that's an idea! Plus one could use that opportunity to reveal a few character quirks too.

But what do you do about the whole he said, she said matter? =X

lilacfield June 2 2009, 12:34:51 UTC

I don't have to use them all the time? *thinks of an example*

"But you're going home this weekend." It was a statement, not a question.

She shrugged. "You know what family is like."

His laugh was sour. "I guess I do." They were silent for a moment. Then he said, "You're not going to tell them about us, are you?"

"What, and ruin my dad's birthday? What do you think I am, insane? No, I won't tell them until I absolutely have to."

Something like that.

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