Ever notice those things in movies or TV shows that just pull you right out of it because they are so unrealistic? I'm not talking about other worlds or sci-fi... I'm talking about things based in our reality that just don't fit. Want examples? I've got them.How about the miracle ultrasound technicians or doctors that can show a pregnant woman a picture of her baby, the heartbeat... even know the sex... without ever actually touching the woman.
Oh really?
Or the woman I saw on a show that had In Vitro, went home and stuck her legs in the air for an hour or two--then took a pregnancy test and it was positive.
Oh really?
How about the people who jump out of airplanes and have entire conversations on the way down. (The air rushing past alone makes this impossible... not to mention the fact that if you open your mouth your cheeks feel like they are going to explode.)
Oh really?
It is for this exact reason that I love an author/screenwriter that I can trust. As soon as we've established the fact that the author isn't going to cut any corners or ask me to make any unnecessary leaps of faith, then I can let myself drown in their story and feel comfortable that they aren't going to suddenly jerk me out for air.
Do your readers a favor... make your characters, faeries, werewolves, aliens, and vampires as believable and real as possible. :) Take the time to pull your reader in and don't let them go. They'll thank you for it later.
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ReplyDeleteSo true, Jenn. Since you're one of my betas you'll have to tell me if I ever do that in the future. :)
ReplyDeleteBTW, you always find the funniest pics. I love the owl. He's a little bit creepy.
ReplyDeleteWow Jenn! I'm so with you on this post! LOL! Like while I found the movie Bedtime Stories entertaining, it was so unbelievable and fantasy like (even the REAL parts! LOL!) that I had a hard time connecting with it. Yeah, I laughed and enjoyed myself and will probably own it, it still wasn't real. Thanks! And I'm off to check out Rachelle's blog! LOL! Jenni
ReplyDeleteGreat post! I agree the owl is a little creepy!:)
ReplyDeleteLOL! I love that owl, he cracks me up. There is another one that is a "Ya Rly" owl that I think is even funnier. Look it up sometime ;)
ReplyDeleteGreat post. Even if you write about supernatural creatures, they still have to be believable.
ReplyDeleteCute owl.
Jenni-I loved Bedtime Stories, and I do own it, and my son watches it every day. But for a movie that is supposed to be a normal guy faced with unbelieavable circumstances, he accepts the presence of a cartoonish creature (Bugsy)in the normal realm of his life with sort of a shrug. That kind of shattered it for me.
ReplyDeleteNice post. I'll never look @ an owl without smiling now! ;)
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