tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7814771751990061325.post7456028206322684873..comments2023-11-26T01:21:35.860-07:00Comments on Mormon Mommy Writers and Friends: Get that scream!Marianne (Mare) Baker Ballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663143060069193124noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7814771751990061325.post-63294034853697363612009-11-10T19:54:31.390-07:002009-11-10T19:54:31.390-07:00I loved this post! Tension is one of my new disco...I loved this post! Tension is one of my new discoveries - it can be so much fun! I used to be a very nice author and would never let anything bad happen to my dear characters, but then only my very best friends could get through my books.<br /><br />How do I build tension? I think of what the character is most worried about, and then I have that pop up in the internal monologue at least as often as it would in real life, maybe more. And, I don't let my characters talk themselves out of being worried.Rebecca J. Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13266492065285468391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7814771751990061325.post-67324246718726344772009-11-10T17:54:04.805-07:002009-11-10T17:54:04.805-07:00It really gives us hope for life, though, right? ...It really gives us hope for life, though, right? I mean it's like the scriptures say, as great as my suffering, even as great was my joy...or something like that. :)Kristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15228662085549417098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7814771751990061325.post-9927342400877997062009-11-10T17:46:41.638-07:002009-11-10T17:46:41.638-07:00Kristy! This is wonderful! And I completely agre...Kristy! This is wonderful! And I completely agree with you--I think that's why i love Persuaded (my remake of Jane Austen's Persuasion) so much. Because the second there looks like there's hope on the scene--then WHAM! Jane drags us back through the mud again, wishing and hoping Anne and wentworth will really get together.Jenni Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14340454147439103595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7814771751990061325.post-87678533696884226762009-11-10T15:42:22.414-07:002009-11-10T15:42:22.414-07:00I am still learning about tension myself. I'm...I am still learning about tension myself. I'm much better at noticing when someone else's story is lacking tension, than being able to write it. LOL! I have used that tip about taking a situation and thinking about the worse thing that could happen then doing it. It's hard to do that though because we feel so bad for our characters, alot of times I find myself softening the blow, or only making it ALMOST the worse thing that could happen. But that cheats our readers of feeling the tension. So...I solemnly swear to do my duty, to do my worse to character and plot at any given opportunity!! There! I hope that helps!Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16328973674012805812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7814771751990061325.post-41923880910461856222009-11-10T14:44:03.367-07:002009-11-10T14:44:03.367-07:00Great post, Kristy. Isn't it funny that we ar...Great post, Kristy. Isn't it funny that we are so mean to our characters. We have to think, hmm, how can I make my MC's life even more miserable so the end is even more joyous. LOL It's awesome.Kasie Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14169629001145903361noreply@blogger.com