“Write
when the book sucks and it isn’t going anywhere. Just keep writing. It doesn’t
suck. Your conscious is having a panic attack because it doesn’t believe your
subconscious knows what it’s doing.” ~ Cory Doctorow
DONALD
MAASS WRITE TIP 77
Find
a point where your protagonist has reactive feelings. Turn them into a physical
action.
Then
he was no longer there. The dust and gravel coating the path had disguised the
extent of the damage. Now, he, the stones and gravel, all rushed away as
smoothly as grating mountains. I stopped. I stared at where he should be. I
reached out as if I could still curl my hands into fists in his shirt. My mouth
was dry. Too late. I could almost feel his arms moving around to pull me in close to
his for shelter. “No!”
Does
your MC tend towards extreme reactions to situations and interactions?
Some do. Some feel like they're complete drama queens whenever the smallest thing happens. LOL.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it exciting to release your calm self and experience letting rip along with an MC. Some things need to be said - even that's only by proxy ;)
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