Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Wed, Mar 08 2017
Was that a falling knife you just caught in your laundry basket?
Writing is serious business, but it's also fun. I can be working on some remarkably sad story when I get the urge to insert some giggles. After all, real life is not one long uninterrupted tragedy, unless you happen to be a dedicated pessimist. Life's funniest moments often come sandwiched between lost jobs and orphaned puppies. It's the treatment of events that creates tragedy or comedy. Watch a comedy on TV with the sound off and you'll find that it feels a lot more serious than when it's frilled with sassy dialogue and quirky music. A lot of stand-up comedians will tell you that it's the unfortunate events in life that gives them most of their material. When some scene gets so serious that we can't seem to resolve it or frame it in proper context, maybe a good old-fashioned pratfall will give a scene the grounding it needs in order for the reader to stay engaged.
posted at: 14:21 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
Writing is serious business, but it's also fun. I can be working on some remarkably sad story when I get the urge to insert some giggles. After all, real life is not one long uninterrupted tragedy, unless you happen to be a dedicated pessimist. Life's funniest moments often come sandwiched between lost jobs and orphaned puppies. It's the treatment of events that creates tragedy or comedy. Watch a comedy on TV with the sound off and you'll find that it feels a lot more serious than when it's frilled with sassy dialogue and quirky music. A lot of stand-up comedians will tell you that it's the unfortunate events in life that gives them most of their material. When some scene gets so serious that we can't seem to resolve it or frame it in proper context, maybe a good old-fashioned pratfall will give a scene the grounding it needs in order for the reader to stay engaged.
posted at: 14:21 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry