Faith Kindred

Hmm, that’s a good point. And no, I don’t have any interrogation scenes; well, I have one where a bad guy is running the interrogation, but the scene doesn’t go into details.

As to mental manipulation I’m thinking along the lines of keeping a prisoner on bread and water with the promise of food and riches if they give information (though that’s…[Read more]

Hmm, that’s a good point. And no, I don’t have any interrogation scenes; well, I have one where a bad guy is running the interrogation, but the scene doesn’t go into details.

As to mental manipulation I’m thinking along the lines of keeping a prisoner on bread and water with the promise of food and riches if they give information (that’s not…[Read more]

The Ezra Wilkinson System instead.
Write.
It’s highly simple, but it works wonders.

I think I’ll stick with this method…with the addition of self-imposed deadlines that keep me working even when I hate every word. 😉

Really great discussion ya’ll!

One thing I was thinking on as I read through this topic is that we shouldn’t forget the “big picture”. By that I mean, say you’re writing a book that you’re considering if you’d like to add a torture scene. We could stop at that scene and discuss for hours whether it would be right or wrong for the characters to…[Read more]

Are you saying this exercise isn’t working for you? If so, don’t worry about it. Different systems work for different people.

No, I’m not saying that doesn’t work for me. I’m saying it worked for me and that’s why I’m offering it.
Though, different systems work for different people, I agree. So take a pick. Ezra has presented another option. 😛

Are you saying this exercise isn’t working for you? If so, don’t worry about it. Different systems work for different people.

https://imaginaryworldscentral.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/super-scene-writing-formula-siwc.pdf

This.

What is this about?

Ahem. *Pushes reading-glasses up bridge of nose, presses lips together primly.* How may I be of service?

You could also show how she deals with the pain; she might have developed some interesting quirks…things she’ll do or not do that health people wouldn’t think twice about. Maybe she doesn’t like leaving home or going more than a certain distance outside. Maybe she has an imaginary friend she talks to and plays with since she can’t always play…[Read more]

@writefury Billions…yes, I do believe you’re right. 😉

My pleasure! Glad I could help!

How cool that you are including adoption in your story! Four of my six siblings are adopted. I love including adoption in my books in hopes that it will ‘normalize’ the idea for other people. 🙂

Okay. Good plan.

Are we outlining a full fledged story, or just as far as it pertains to Walter’s development? I’m cool with either one.

Good question! I would think that a person with the condition you’ve described would get tired and fatigued easily. Anytime a person experiences pain, it is tiring. You could keep her 3-D by describing the pain, showing how she hated to stop playing/teasing because the pain either momentarily or for several minutes made it difficult to think…[Read more]

Very nice excerpt! Just reading this little bit has me wanting to read more. 🙂

As David said, you are POV hopping a bit. Personally, I like it when there is POV hopping in a book, but it’s best when it is distinct. You made it clear by putting an extra, empty line between Rowan’s and Stephen’s the first time. Also, if you could eliminate that…[Read more]

The more impossible the better, though packing an elephant in a suitcase is probably a stretch. I carrying things in almost impossible places would be a good one though. Also disappearing and escape tricks. Also making things look different then they really are or totally faking a scenario using magic to confuse Walter.

To illustrate, let’s say…[Read more]

You never know until you research it thoroughly. Are you prepared to do that?

Oooh— what kind of magic tricks?

Amen!
Everybody.

There are a lot of ideas on this topic, some of which may or may not be correct. I’m glad that we can all work together, even with our minorly opposing viewpoints, and try to find a solution for all this. It’s so refreshing that even though a lot of us disagree, we can still carry on a polite conversation.

And I agree that the…[Read more]