tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post4704636326312321009..comments2024-03-12T18:52:31.920-04:00Comments on Write with Fey: Chrys’ Writing Rules: Bad Things Must HappenChrys Feyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-85501724618199560012013-02-26T17:13:50.206-05:002013-02-26T17:13:50.206-05:00I'm glad that I'm not the only cruel write...I'm glad that I'm not the only cruel writer. ;) I wouldn't even be able to guess what my characters would be like in my book if I hadn't written tragedies and hardships that they had to overcome. They wouldn’t be like anyone I know that’s for sure! And absolutely! Everything has to have a purpose and come together in the grand scheme of the plot. That is another rule of mine. ;)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-71215023713404101132013-02-26T15:42:27.874-05:002013-02-26T15:42:27.874-05:00Maybe I'm a cruel author too, but I find that ...Maybe I'm a cruel author too, but I find that my characters are far better able to show who they are when struck by dreadful events. I think it's crucial, however, that the "bad things" of your novel feel organic to the plot, and not merely efforts to randomly spice up the adventure or win sympathy for the character. As a reader, I often "buy in" to bad events in books if the author develops all of the implications and complications of a single situation, rather than creating a laundry list of separate events. Anna Mussmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11631139113615066986noreply@blogger.com