tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post5988027676838940231..comments2024-02-22T05:37:41.257-05:00Comments on Christine Rains - Writer: Wicked Wednesday - make 'em sufferChristine Rainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-76937860247572097272012-03-27T14:07:50.737-04:002012-03-27T14:07:50.737-04:00Me too. A weak ending can ruin a book for me.Me too. A weak ending can ruin a book for me.Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-23543854064023624062012-03-27T12:46:31.827-04:002012-03-27T12:46:31.827-04:00This is a great reminder of the importance of emot...This is a great reminder of the importance of emotional buy in. I hate weak endings.Author Joshua Hoythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01256754228034053632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-45042953345368759832012-03-23T13:49:14.849-04:002012-03-23T13:49:14.849-04:00I don't like the happy bit until the end. Conf...I don't like the happy bit until the end. Conflict keeps me reading. Have a great weekend!Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-47240100024426803522012-03-23T13:43:35.044-04:002012-03-23T13:43:35.044-04:00I think I'm definitely more hooked by books wh...I think I'm definitely more hooked by books where the author "tortures" the characters (and readers!) rather than there being too many happy scenes. That can get a little boring!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181241692016438730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-83375390697925166702012-03-22T13:47:32.579-04:002012-03-22T13:47:32.579-04:00Oh yes, that's true. Only if the reader is emo...Oh yes, that's true. Only if the reader is emotionally invested in the characters can the story be enjoyed.Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-62436749484312005382012-03-21T22:22:05.922-04:002012-03-21T22:22:05.922-04:00You have to care about the characters. You can see...You have to care about the characters. You can see people hurting but if you don't know much about them or have been invested in their journey it doesn't have the same impact.Donna K. Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763832177263927311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-89452642720637584702012-03-21T22:12:30.608-04:002012-03-21T22:12:30.608-04:00Thank you! I like a lot of conflict in a plot. It ...Thank you! I like a lot of conflict in a plot. It keeps me on the edge of my seat.Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-22747529088078141242012-03-21T22:12:00.413-04:002012-03-21T22:12:00.413-04:00Thanks! And that it does.Thanks! And that it does.Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-36742102090391833312012-03-21T21:56:55.516-04:002012-03-21T21:56:55.516-04:00I think it's more interesting when the charact...I think it's more interesting when the characters experience problems. After all, the world in which we live is not perfect. And of course there needs to be a "journey." Good post!Sherry Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-17069561948108912722012-03-21T20:54:07.487-04:002012-03-21T20:54:07.487-04:00Suffering makes the world go 'round. (^; Good ...Suffering makes the world go 'round. (^; Good post, Christine!Lorelei Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03294047277447613989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-49276702424016084402012-03-21T20:33:22.887-04:002012-03-21T20:33:22.887-04:00Happy scenes are fine if the characters earn them ...Happy scenes are fine if the characters earn them through suffering.Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-25045900812860519972012-03-21T20:32:41.125-04:002012-03-21T20:32:41.125-04:00Triumph only after lots of suffering!Triumph only after lots of suffering!Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-27736229586351523012012-03-21T18:53:03.869-04:002012-03-21T18:53:03.869-04:00The suffering, I guess. I like happy scenes now an...The suffering, I guess. I like happy scenes now and then, but it's more interesting when the characters are experience strife.Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-11467110851840436442012-03-21T16:54:36.227-04:002012-03-21T16:54:36.227-04:00I guess the moments of triumph.I guess the moments of triumph.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-9771631330596631712012-03-21T16:43:33.099-04:002012-03-21T16:43:33.099-04:00Excellent post and so true.Excellent post and so true.Fairviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06130996970916886241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-72243986231812570172012-03-21T15:45:24.559-04:002012-03-21T15:45:24.559-04:00Thanks! I do enjoy making my characters suffer as ...Thanks! I do enjoy making my characters suffer as they do it sometimes to me! Hehehe!Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-62474157985419244192012-03-21T15:44:14.399-04:002012-03-21T15:44:14.399-04:00The higher the stakes, the better!The higher the stakes, the better!Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-21078508879464960352012-03-21T14:45:15.721-04:002012-03-21T14:45:15.721-04:00Great advice, and I do like the suffering. LOL!Great advice, and I do like the suffering. LOL!Cherie Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663147386014122939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-25943739364978400492012-03-21T14:40:03.302-04:002012-03-21T14:40:03.302-04:00Its no fun, if the romantic stakes aren't high...Its no fun, if the romantic stakes aren't high. Need to know why they can't be together and what extend will they go to...else its just sweet mills and boon or spicy harlequin.Rek Seshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13484322426994645221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-35256858170362846732012-03-21T13:50:04.579-04:002012-03-21T13:50:04.579-04:00That's true. Being emotionally invested encour...That's true. Being emotionally invested encourages the reader to keep reading.Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-74045366427243799522012-03-21T13:49:36.222-04:002012-03-21T13:49:36.222-04:00Thanks! I agree with you about endings. I don'...Thanks! I agree with you about endings. I don't like to force a happily ever after if it doesn't fit the story.Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-18835507326990473642012-03-21T13:48:58.808-04:002012-03-21T13:48:58.808-04:00Thanks! I totally agree. Plus, it's fun to wri...Thanks! I totally agree. Plus, it's fun to write all that conflict.Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-16586291852600057902012-03-21T13:48:32.821-04:002012-03-21T13:48:32.821-04:00How true that is!How true that is!Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-19213046095182481332012-03-21T13:48:21.732-04:002012-03-21T13:48:21.732-04:00I love reading about conflict and emotional despai...I love reading about conflict and emotional despair. It's so much fun to write too!Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-72947374006198854322012-03-21T13:47:38.252-04:002012-03-21T13:47:38.252-04:00Thanks! I like torturing my characters too. I don&...Thanks! I like torturing my characters too. I don't know if they like me for it, but I'm the all powerful one in their world. BWUHAHAHAHA!!Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.com