 Drama: January 10, 2007 Issue [#1475] |
  Drama
This week: Edited by: Tammy~Catchin Up~  
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For this issue I did a very short interview with some fellow members.
Below are my interview questions:
(Note # 4 submissions from these member will be listed as my Editor Picks.
QUESTIONS:
 1. What do you think makes an item (story, poem...) dramatic?
2. Briefly tell me how you add drama to your writing.
3. Do you have a pattern when it comes to writing? If so, briefly outline it for me.
(ex: I start with the plot then create characters ...or the characters come first and then the plot....)
4. Submit one or two item(s) that you have that fits in the drama or melodrama category.
For any of you who would like to answer the above questions and email me Tammy~Catchin Up~ with your answers along with one to two submission(s) I will put in my next drama newsletter.
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from pypero7
1. What do you think makes an item dramatic?
 I think any piece is dramatic when it stirs an emotion inside the reader, makes them feel that they are in that experience themselves or perhaps brings a forgotten memory to the surface.
2. Briefly tell me how you add drama to your writing.
Do I? I would like to think so with particular pieces. I write mostly poetry, and I would like to think that my experience is written on the page as if it had just happened and the memory is fresh. Everything I write is straight from the heart, I am but a simple poet, and would hope that my simple style stirs very complex emotions in my readers.
3. Do you have a pattern when it comes to writing? If so, briefly outline it for me.
(ex: I start with the plot then create characters ...or the characters come first and then the plot....)
A pattern...I am very spontaneous in my writing. A phone call, a person's name, a memory, a scent can stir a memory in me and if the muse so desires, it bleeds itself onto the page. I have no rhyme no reason for what I do, no pattern at all, it is all straight from the gut. I have such a hard time writing fiction, all of my writing comes from a place deep within and is written on pure emotion.
From kelly1202
1. What do you think makes an item dramatic?)
 For me personally I think imagery and description along with plot and character development make a up a story.
2. Briefly tell me how you add drama to your writing.
I try to incorporate drama into my writing by bringing in imagery, description and some type of dramatic conflict or resolution.
3. Do you have a pattern when it comes to writing? If so, briefly outline it for me.
(ex: I start with the plot then create characters ...or the characters come first and then the plot....)
I start with a plot and my characters develop from there.
From bymydesigns
1. What do you think makes an item dramatic?
 Hmm, good question. For me, it's the building of emotion...drawing the reader into what the characters are feeling and doing. Making the reader care about the character.
2. Briefly tell me how you add drama to your writing.
I try (notice I said 'try') to write realistic, keep my person real, not 'super heroish' (is that even a word?!) I try to paint the emotions, not just write them...
3. Do you have a pattern when it comes to writing? If so, briefly outline it for me.
(ex: I start with the plot then create characters ...or the characters come first and then the plot....)
usually a song or picture pops something into my head. Very rarely is there a plot.
LOL, I tend to write emotional...not very analytical. And I tend toward humour within my pieces as well.
From kiyasama
1. What do you think makes an item (story,poem...)dramatic?
 Personally, for something to be dramatic it has to have that element of surprise, of keeping me on the edge of my seat, wondering what will happen next and how the characters will react to certain situations thrust at them. Drama should leave me breathless and eager for more.
2. Briefly tell me how you add drama to your writing.
Because there’re so many scenarios already tried out by many authors to produce just the right ‘drama’ and ‘suspense’ in their stories, it becomes tricky for me to pull something new and different. I sometimes decide to go with twists at the end of my story… to give you something that you least expect especially if things had started out in a way that might almost seem predictable.
3. Do you have a pattern when it comes to writing? If so, briefly outline it for me.
(ex: I start with the plot then create characters ...or the characters come first and then the plot....)
I usually begin with a plot. I have a particular story come to mind and then I jot down the basic ideas about it. Where is this story taking place? What’s the timeline? What do I want to happen in the beginning, middle and end? There are times when I have a beginning and then no end *lol* But then again, that seems to be the most popular one. Or there are times when I do have a middle and then I have to scramble to find the beginning (how did things get to that point?) and what’s the resolution to it. Characters come later. How do I put them in this scenario I’ve set up? What names will they have? What will they look like? Their personalities and their ultimate demise(or not)at the end of the story?
From mousiebrowniecho
1. What do you think makes an item (story,poem...)dramatic?
 I think that many different things make a story or poem dramatic. I find that varying the lengths of sentences or phrases makes stories/ poems more dramatic because then you create much more suspense because the reader doesn't know whats going to happen next.
2. Briefly tell me how you add drama to your writing.
I add drama by using lots of imagery, punctuation in a certain way, varying lengths of sentences/phrases.
3. Do you have a pattern when it comes to writing?
If so, briefly outline it for me.
(ex: I start with the plot then create characters ...or the characters come first and then the plot....)
When it comes to stories I normally jot down whatever ideas come into my head, whether it is characters or plots, although normally I think up the plot first. Then I normally think about structuring it and what's going to be in each paragraph. When I've written it, I'll go back and check punctuation/spelling and see if expanding parts of it or rewriting parts of it will improve it.
> With poetry I normally get an idea for the ending first.Then I'll normally work out a beginning and fill in the rest of the poem.
From Lynn McKenzie
1. What do you think makes an item (story, poem...) dramatic?
 Conflict between characters, or between a character and a situation. Unhappiness, basically. If everything's going fine, then it's either boring or comedy.
2. Briefly tell me how you add drama to your writing.
I try to insert conflict between my characters, either in a particular situation or as part of the general background.
3. Do you have a pattern when it comes to writing? If so, briefly outline it for me.
(ex: I start with the plot then create characters ...or the characters come first and then the plot....)
The story comes first, for me. Usually it's based on a "What if?" idea, rather than a complete plot; the plot rises out of the first idea. So do the characters.
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Submitted By: SHERRI GIBSON 
Comment:
A great newsletter, Tammy. The creation of characters is imperative in a writer's work. Without good character and storyline structure, a writer's work is nothing save useless words on paper.
Sherri
THANKS!!
I was also a guest editor for the Romanc/Love Newsletter that came out on the Jan 4th and I wanted to thank all of you who left me comments on the article I had in that edition! |
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