A rule of writing
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winterPut your characters in situations that rip them apart. And rip them apart some more.
- Sherry Thomas, On fundamental rules of writing
I think this is something that I've internalised over the past year or so. The downside is, I have a lot of traumatised characters.
(On the other hand, I think this is why I adore movies like Equilibrium and Once Upon A Time In Mexico so much. Set up a successful character. Rip them apart utterly. And twist pins in the wounds until the diamond core emerges and smacks you in the face with a pair of pistols.)
- Sherry Thomas, On fundamental rules of writing
I think this is something that I've internalised over the past year or so. The downside is, I have a lot of traumatised characters.
(On the other hand, I think this is why I adore movies like Equilibrium and Once Upon A Time In Mexico so much. Set up a successful character. Rip them apart utterly. And twist pins in the wounds until the diamond core emerges and smacks you in the face with a pair of pistols.)
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Date: 2006-09-02 12:54 am (UTC)