MAY IS HOSTED BY WRITING
TIPS BY WRITERS, DONALD MAASS' TWEETS
ON CREATING THE PERFECT NOVEL ;) & SECTIONS INSPIRED BY THESE:
“Write
even when the world is chaotic. You don’t need a cigarette, silence, music, a
comfortable chair, or inner peace to write. You just need ten minutes and a
writing implement.” ~
Cory Doctorow
DONALD
MASS WRITE TIP 79
Pick
a point when your MC is suffering or stuck.
Tape her mouth shut. She has to
act it out. What does she do.
I squirm and turn my head. Shieldless, stripped of my
gold cloak, I lie under the high sun. My cracked lips
are melded and each movement hurts, unbearably. I shiver. Fever? My body
shudders again. I still think Cold but I must be burning. I feel heavy. I want
to turn: it will do until I can find the strength to crawl away. Too weak, I
relax my head into the dust: an offering to the sun. How long would it take to crumble into dust? Too long. First, I
roll my eyes and my head follows. If I focus on my arm, I can find the will to
turn.
When
could it be an advantage for your MC to not be able to speak?
Well. One of my favorite characters is really quiet. So although he can technically able to speak, he doesn't. Which means I have the lovely challenge of showing his reactions in expressions and body language.
ReplyDeleteHi Misha
DeleteWow, that sounds like a challenge. The shallow end of lective/selective mutism? My son went to a school for children with a variety of communication disorders - some of the pupils there had no physical impairments but did not speak.