The topic this week is:
Do you think someone could be a writer if they don’t feel emotions strongly?
None of us are like Mr Spock from Star Trek; we all at some point or another feel anger, joy, fear, sadness, surprise, disgust and contempt to name but a few. It’s part of being human. However, how these emotions are expressed on paper depends on whether or not the person doing the writing has a creative mind or whether they are just merely complying with a request as part of an Open Book Blog test.
Here are a few examples of anger suffered by a victim of car theft, ranging from somebody who has never written stories at all, to an author whose job it is to make readers feel emotions:
‘He was f*****g angry’.
‘He was angry because somebody stole his car’.
‘White hot shards of anger stabbed at his heart as he stared into the empty parking space where only hours before his Porsche had taken pride of place’.
‘A boiling rage bubbled up from his core and threatened to obliterate all reason. Hands balled into fists as he stared at the space on his driveway, where now only tyre marks were left in the snow. He punched the bark of a tree; it gave him little relief.’
So you see it doesn’t boil down to who does or doesn’t feel anger – we all do. How that anger is expressed on paper depends on whether or not the writer has a creative mind. It’s not something that everybody is born with, and those that are fortunate enough to be able to make readers feel emotions, should be very proud of their achievement!
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richarddeescifi said:
What if your emotional reaction as the writer is in conflict with how you want to portray your character?
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Stevie Turner said:
It all comes down to being creative!
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AEM said:
I loved the Spock comment! We are all emotional, I think, but we show it in different ways. Sometimes I clean a lot to deal with emotion.
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Stevie Turner said:
Lol. I go for long walks…
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Phil Huston said:
Well now…those are explicit and/or obvious. The more difficult task is personal
-interpersonal, the emotions that ooze instead of explode. And Inlinkz is being a PITA, even though they know me and send me email. So…
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P.J. MacLayne said:
Phil, were you trying to add an entry to the hop? We’d welcome your input.
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Phil Huston said:
Yes, but for some reason, regardless of being logged in and answering all the questions the submit button remained unlit. (Is that a word? I suppose it could be used to describe my writing!) Any guidance would be appreciated.
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Stevie Turner said:
P.J is the computer expert who adds the InLinkz codes. I’ll have to leave it to her. In the meantime, perhaps just add a link to your blog here?
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Stevie Turner said:
Perhaps you can try just adding a link to your blog in the comments?
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Phil Huston said:
Okay – here goes
https://philh52.wordpress.com/2020/02/18/random-nvdt-writerly-concerns-29/
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Stevie Turner said:
I added you via the blue button on my blog post. The rules are that you comment and share others’ blogs too. What happens when you click on the blue button? Can you see the other blogs that have been added?
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robertawrites235681907 said:
I love how you have responded to this prompt, Stevie. Well done.
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Stevie Turner said:
Thanks Robbie.
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