tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post7340570287594156413..comments2024-03-29T02:19:42.154-05:00Comments on Operation Awesome: Emotional Overload is a Beautiful ThingDena Pawlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14444683810125395220noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-26329427673504597982010-12-06T13:42:03.158-06:002010-12-06T13:42:03.158-06:00Negative emotions definitely fuel my writing - may...Negative emotions definitely fuel my writing - maybe that's why I favor dark fantasy! It provides a great outlet.<br /><br />I find I can bring more emotion to a scene during the editing phase. The initial draft is the bones of the emotion - editing fleshes it out. My favorite method when I know I'm going to be editing an emotional scene? Play music that expresses the specific emotion. That does it every time.<br /><br />In fact, my MCs all have 'songs' that are their song. I also have playlists for each of my WIPs with songs grouped by 'genre.' And the playlists don't mix - once I've attached a song or an artist to a WIP, I can't hear that music without being drawn back into that specific world.roh morgonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06823641709307631626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-61401174547518181152010-12-05T22:27:19.452-06:002010-12-05T22:27:19.452-06:00Emotion is what it's all about. There is no o...Emotion is what it's all about. There is no other way to write. If we aren't feeling any emotion, then how could we ever convey emotion to our readers. Great post!Susan R. Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09578747592345750650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-45077146438678817972010-12-05T18:44:47.603-06:002010-12-05T18:44:47.603-06:00I really do think you're on to something with ...I really do think you're on to something with this concept. At least, I know that a creative outlet is the only positive outlet for some of us. Nothing else will do. And you cannot write, sing, play, paint an emotion effectively that you've never experienced. That is a given. Good article!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13459679966972124250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-12834805811627324662010-12-05T17:33:32.928-06:002010-12-05T17:33:32.928-06:00I thought this was a great post!
I wish I could j...I thought this was a great post!<br /><br />I wish I could just jump right into it but I cant. I'm too flighty :( If I'm in a good mood, I can write a normal/happy scene or a sad scene if I turn on the right music. However, if I'm in a bad mood, I can't make myself write something happy or funny no matter what I listen to or watch. BUT this is when I write the best heart wrenching scenes I think. That's why I never get too mad when the BF annoys me. It all turns out well in the end! lolJennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16796597536718545426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-5831485827694646722010-12-05T17:29:40.509-06:002010-12-05T17:29:40.509-06:00Interesting question, and I'd have to say it&#...Interesting question, and I'd have to say it's the happy, comforting, secure emotions that make me want to write. But as I write, happy stuff doesn't always come out!Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-16501043450060638652010-12-05T11:39:26.684-06:002010-12-05T11:39:26.684-06:00I think one has to experience a wide spectrum of e...I think one has to experience a wide spectrum of emotions to write anything. When I write, I have to pull myself out of the situation, but without the emotions I've experienced I wouldn't know what to put into a story.<br /><br />Great post with some super food for thought.Kittie Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07756250649095903317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-23343392451270718022010-12-05T10:44:46.096-06:002010-12-05T10:44:46.096-06:00When I have written particularly sad scenes, I hav...When I have written particularly sad scenes, I have a good little cry after.<br /><br />And I have been known to crack myself up on a regular basis while writing.<br /><br />Shelleystoryqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07039684494823420722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-65711775717936876592010-12-05T10:39:16.556-06:002010-12-05T10:39:16.556-06:00Loved this. The more negative emotions are easier...Loved this. The more negative emotions are easier to tap into. I think that's why writing is such a good outlet for me. All the stress I have built up I can put into my writing. Great post!Renaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08190361875174742351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-35078387406850847202010-12-05T08:57:17.978-06:002010-12-05T08:57:17.978-06:00A lot of the time the darker emotions are the ones...A lot of the time the darker emotions are the ones I find the easiest to tap into when I'm writing; odd, because I'm usually a pretty cheerful person. :)<br /><br />Sometimes writing about an emotion does make me feel the way the characters I was writing about were feeling, but other times the two are separate.Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-80280874584679434132010-12-05T08:25:07.983-06:002010-12-05T08:25:07.983-06:00Writing funny scenes will tend to put me in a bett...Writing funny scenes will tend to put me in a better mood but the opposite doesn't happen. When I'm writing something sad or my character is upset, I try to put myself in their head and evoke those emotions, even going so far as to act out the scene sometimes. A special challenge is remembering and describing creatively the physical reactions to emotion.Elizabeth Penneyhttp://www.2penney.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-66755967761852230992010-12-05T07:38:30.520-06:002010-12-05T07:38:30.520-06:00Strangely, I usually have to be in a neutral to ha...Strangely, I usually have to be in a neutral to happy place emotionally before I can write. <br /><br />It's as if I have to be the blank canvass. If I'm sad or upset too deeply, I find it very difficult to write. <br /><br />I do, however find that writing anything makes me feel better. Writing happy things make me happy, while writing angry/sad things channel my thoughts into something productive. <br /><br />I draw on past emotional experiences to describe current scenes in the story, though...<br /><br />:-)Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.com