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Drama: February 24, 2016 Issue [#7492]

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 This week: Avoiding Drama
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About This Newsletter

Hey, everyone! I'm Gaby and I'm your guest editor for this issue of the Drama Newsletter.

I made mistakes in drama. I thought drama was when actors cried. But drama is when the audience cries.
~ Frank Capra




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Can you truly avoid drama in your writing?

While in real life we try to stay away from it as much as possible, our writing requires it. It is a necessity in some cases even. Does the lack of drama in our own life affect our writing? Maybe. If we depends on our own moods to put words on paper/screen, then it's quite possible that we need some kind of conflict in our lives. Truth is, none of us are conflict free. Our lives are in constant motion and bad things, however major or minor, are bound to happen.

What if our focus isn't just conflict? There's so much more to draw life from than just a simple argument.

Illness - Even though no one likes to be sick and we don't wish ill will on anyone, there are all sorts of illnesses surrounding us. People deal with all sorts of things. Incorporating such things into your story can be a major tearjerker. Emotions are set in motion and they're unavoidable. Draw inspiration from them and add them to your writing.

Moving - A move isn't always a welcome choice. Circumstances can be of any kind. They will influence the characters and their lives.

A new job/loosing a job - This can have such an emotional pull; at times a happy one, other times a sad one.

Loss - The one we all try to avoid and ignore. Losing a loved one is never easy and never will be. How we deal with it depends on the person.

Just basic things which can change your writing completely. Imagine if you incorporated all of the above mentioned together in one story. There would be a lot of emotional stress to deal with. The best part of it? Your reader is going to have at least one of those things in common with your character. It could be a heart breaking experience. You've just begun to make them feel the emotions. Never forget that you can always add more to it.

I love the 'What if' game. At times you can't come up with the right ingredients for your story, but most times 'what if this or that' will help you out with the continuation of your story. Never forget that there are so many options to choose from! It's a crying game. If you can't make your reader cry then you haven't reached them on an emotional level - or they don't have any feelings at all.

~ Gaby *Witchhat*


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