tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656035854180770700.post399915668961425580..comments2023-12-31T09:16:20.426-06:00Comments on ADVENTURES IN FICTION: Insane Poetry, and a Quest for Quirky CharactersKeanan Brandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12638962927055276969noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656035854180770700.post-26931127835632768822009-04-17T02:10:00.000-05:002009-04-17T02:10:00.000-05:00Pap - More storms headed our way. Yippee. Spring i...Pap - More storms headed our way. Yippee. Spring in the South.<br /><br />Alex - As a kid, I used books as an escape from the conflict in my real life; when I wrote, I wanted only good things to happen to my characters (who, of course, won every fight, and they always did the right thing, and they were downright insufferable, too). After all this time, I still have a problem injecting enough conflict to keep the story interesting. Dang it!Keanan Brandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12638962927055276969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656035854180770700.post-30022873074835563162009-04-15T20:05:00.000-05:002009-04-15T20:05:00.000-05:00I like that Keanan (both the poem and the tip abou...I like that Keanan (both the poem and the tip about eccentricity). I just heard a writer interviewed talking about a similar concept: And this isn't news but read through your book, story etc. and where there isn't some conflict happening, add in a crazy uncle or a teen pregnancy or whatever - add in MORE conflict, whatever your story. So I really think there's something to this! I may have to try it too!Alexander Fieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09348112043924940744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656035854180770700.post-57417132150754669392009-04-14T13:48:00.000-05:002009-04-14T13:48:00.000-05:00Sounds like a busy weather month near the Fort. H...Sounds like a busy weather month near the Fort. Hope you are managing to avoid the Nadies. Gruesome poetry. Have a great week, PappyPappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13118854996343714131noreply@blogger.com