tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114381326555172655.post7152566671395756964..comments2024-03-09T00:43:00.462-05:00Comments on So, You're a Writer...: Technique Tuesday!Carrie Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01540590799406170410noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114381326555172655.post-66021615634965805102011-06-02T21:35:23.896-04:002011-06-02T21:35:23.896-04:00I didn't even think about music! You are right...I didn't even think about music! You are right it depends on the tone of the scene. The key is capturing that tone and having it come across in your writing.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14075474177671647770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114381326555172655.post-24110908371055285682011-06-02T21:30:35.349-04:002011-06-02T21:30:35.349-04:00Patrick, thanks for commenting! It really depends ...Patrick, thanks for commenting! It really depends on the tone of the scene and how it's set up. If there's tense music in the background and the character is speaking in a neutral tone, I'm trying to decipher their facial expression. If the scene starts with provoking dialogue, I'm tuning into that. Know what I mean? :)Carrie Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540590799406170410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114381326555172655.post-55961354648174231332011-06-02T20:25:35.146-04:002011-06-02T20:25:35.146-04:00This exercise reminds me of a time I was chatting ...This exercise reminds me of a time I was chatting with a friend. She was able to recreate a whole scene from an anime episode we had seen. It was almost like I was watching it again while reading. This person was able to draw out the critical details in a scene and make them come to live in their writing.<br /><br />This is a great exercise in my opinion because not only is it good practice, but it also teachers the writer about themselves. A thing I learned about my own writing is the details I choice to include and the ones I don't. I tend to ignore colors of objects and the type of clothes people are wearing. This may sound silly, but when I picture a scene I don't really think about those things.<br /><br />I could remember the plot of a story, but couldn't tell you what the actors wore at any point in the story. My brain just doesn't put much importance into those details. So this chain of thought spurred some questions, what kind of details do you focus on first when watching a show? Is it the facial expressions? Is it the reaction of characters interactions? Or is it the emotion in the dialogue? Maybe a combination of all these. <br /><br />You don't really have to answer the questions. It's just that this piece has provoked a lot of thought in me. <br /><br />Thank you!Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14075474177671647770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114381326555172655.post-83150416383688331092011-05-31T19:18:41.219-04:002011-05-31T19:18:41.219-04:00Journaling practice hadn't occurred to me, but...Journaling practice hadn't occurred to me, but that's a great idea! Thanks for commenting! :)Carrie Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540590799406170410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114381326555172655.post-84046832455652897452011-05-31T18:08:10.458-04:002011-05-31T18:08:10.458-04:00Wow...that's a great idea...it's a good pr...Wow...that's a great idea...it's a good practice for scrapbookers too, to help learn to be more descriptive in our journaling and tell the story...Thanks!!!Dee Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04297693852498465450noreply@blogger.com