Katherine Frances's Blog, page 221
June 19, 2016
lioness-strong:
miss-fiery:
writing tip: if you are planning to kill off someone VERY IMPORTANT to...
writing tip: if you are planning to kill off someone VERY IMPORTANT to a character… PLEASE remember that the period of COPING for death takes a VERY LONG TIME. Think 6 MONTHS to 2 YEARS long…
It is a GRADUAL process of denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. KISSES, LOVE CONFESSIONS AND SEX ARE NOT THE MAGICAL SOLUTIONS. Communication and support along with time is the key for healing that grieving individual.
DO NOT RUSH IT. DO NOT TAKE DEATH AS IF IT’S NOTHING. Remember that this person was very significant for this person and was just taken away from him or her.
This is beautiful and perfect for my novel. Would also like to add:
Killing off a main or important or really any named character is a big deal. It is something that requires build and a very long resolution. This event is something that if it happens close to the beginning or near the middle of the story it is still called back to even at the end of the book. Death is a big deal. It’s not something that you can just throw in and it’s a high maintenance plot point. Before careful and think through your story before deciding to kill a character. That event is a catalyst and will continue to affect everything until the story is over.
ravencharm:
I feel like my story ideas are in a disorganized line, pushing each other over to get...
I feel like my story ideas are in a disorganized line, pushing each other over to get to the front and screaming “PICK ME!”
June 18, 2016
June 17, 2016
rosedewson:
harry potter aesthetic: house gryffindor vol. II...
harry potter aesthetic: house gryffindor vol. II (posters edition)
“By Gryffindor, the bravest were, prized far beyond the rest.”
➴ asked by anonymous
June 16, 2016
hopelesslehane:
ladyeternal178:
saladmander:
ok but like when did self-sacrifice become...
ok but like when did self-sacrifice become synonymous with death? writers seem to have forgotten that people can make personal sacrifices for the greater good without giving their lives. plots about self-sacrifice and selflessness don’t always have to end in death. suffering doesn’t have to be mourning. you can create drama and emotional depth on your show without killing everyone. learn to explore the meaning of living rather than dying
Death. Is. NOT. The. Only. Way. To. Advance. The. Narrative.
Fun things to sacrifice for your loved ones in your free time that don’t include death and actually set up for a whole new season of high level drama:
- humanity (mostly applicable to sci-fi/supernatural genre)
- memories (mostly applicable to sci-fi/supernatural genre)
- love for that special someone (mostly applicable to sci-fi/supernatural genre)
- emotions (mostly applicable to sci-fi/supernatural genre)
- rank/position/
- yourself/your brain/your skills (give yourself over to bad guys and become their brainwashed agent so your loved ones live)
- years of bloody ruthless traditions to make way for peace (hi lexa and fuck jroth tbh)
- freedom (includes that of speech/mind/will)
- your grandpa’s fortune
- hell even material possessions have that girl sacrifice her goddamn house so they can pay off her gf’s student loans or whatever juST STOP KILLING CHARACTERS TO FURTHER YOUR PLOT
sixpenceee:
The Children Who Went Up in SmokeWhere and when:...
The Children Who Went Up in SmokeWhere and when: Fayetteville, West Virginia, in December 1945.
What: The Sodders, a family with 10 children, slept while a fire
erupted at 1 a.m. One of the sons was not home, and four of the children
escaped with their parents and five did not.
Why is it so creepy? When the fire took place, George, the
children’s father, tried to re-enter the house to find his five
children. However, their ladder was missing, his truck wouldn’t turn on,
and the water from their rain barrel was frozen solid. The creepiest
part was that once they re-entered the house there were no remains of
the children. No bones, and no possible way of cremation. They had
disappeared and were never seen again.
Dear Minor Character #2211A,
Why are you in this scene? You weren’t supposed to be in this scene. Wait… WHY ARE YOU SAYING IMPORTANT THINGS?!?
THIS WAS NOT THE PLAN, 2211A!
"she’s a woman
who doesn’t spend
time in spaces that
doesn’t celebrate her.
you can’t choose
when to..."
who doesn’t spend
time in spaces that
doesn’t celebrate her.
you can’t choose
when to love her.
you either do,
or she’s gone.”
- iambrillyant (via wnq-writers)
