Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Mon, May 14 2018
Every climb is different for every character
The story you tell at the foot of a mountain you're about to climb is very different from the one you tell while climbing the mountain or the one you tell at the crest of the mountain. When you climb down the mountain you will have yet another perspective (and maybe another whole climb).
If you were climbing that same mountain once before and fell back amd broke your leg you'll have other thoughts weaving in and out of your mind the whole time. If you climbed it with a companion who was killed you'll have that memory climbing with you this round. If this is the 10th time you've climbed the mountain you may encounter different challenges on this climb. Do you have a child with you on this climb? Is someone chasing you on this climb? Are you following (or chasing) someone else on this climb? Is it winter with a blizzard this time, when it was summer and warm on the previous ascent? Are you meeting someone at the top? If so, can you see them up there? Will they be glad to see you or are they planning to harm you?
The climb is the universal theme. Your back-story, current conditions, motivation, and companions (or lack thereof), will make it a unique tale.
posted at: 20:40 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
The story you tell at the foot of a mountain you're about to climb is very different from the one you tell while climbing the mountain or the one you tell at the crest of the mountain. When you climb down the mountain you will have yet another perspective (and maybe another whole climb).
If you were climbing that same mountain once before and fell back amd broke your leg you'll have other thoughts weaving in and out of your mind the whole time. If you climbed it with a companion who was killed you'll have that memory climbing with you this round. If this is the 10th time you've climbed the mountain you may encounter different challenges on this climb. Do you have a child with you on this climb? Is someone chasing you on this climb? Are you following (or chasing) someone else on this climb? Is it winter with a blizzard this time, when it was summer and warm on the previous ascent? Are you meeting someone at the top? If so, can you see them up there? Will they be glad to see you or are they planning to harm you?
The climb is the universal theme. Your back-story, current conditions, motivation, and companions (or lack thereof), will make it a unique tale.
posted at: 20:40 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry