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If I told you how my week went, you couldn't determine the pace of it, the emotional roller-coaster of it. If I described it all in detail, presented it to you in a showing tale, you'd be able to judge it a bit better and make a decision about the speed of it. I'm not going to do either though. It may not bore you, but still. If you wish to know, follow me and my, as of late - very rare, posts on newsfeed.
However, I will tell you about something entirely different. 
Recently, hubby and I rented the movie Fences. I wanted it for the drama genre, hubby, unaware of the genre, wanted to see it because of Denzel Washington. We both thought it should be a good movie. We were both somewhat disappointed. Him more than I, but I must say it didn't impress me much. Without giving away any details, in case you wish to watch it, I didn't feel much of a connection to the male character, couldn't feel compassion for him, and had trouble understanding the female character as well. Aside from that, the pace of the movie dragged until the end. That may be my opinion only. While there was a point to the whole of it, it did disappoint somewhat because of the pace, the story line, the character development.
It may not have been writing, but it had to be written out before it became a picture on the screen. While we all have different preferences, a drama should not be dragged out. Certain scenes shouldn't appear repetitive. To portray a character, you need to show them from different angles, different perspectives, in different situations. No one is one-dimensional. I cannot repeat this enough, but we are complex creatures. To make a character interesting, you have to show all the sides to them, the good and the bad, just don't make them mediocre. Don't make them average. No one is average.
If you were the character in your own story, how would you describe yourself? Would you embellish a bit to make yourself more interesting, more emotional, more of anything to fill a certain void or would you present your character as you are?
It's debatable, of course. Nothing is simply black or white. Because of that, you know that everyone has their highs and lows, happy days and bad days, different ways of dealing with different things. Make it short but make it powerful. Make your words have a powerful impact rather than simply sliding along down a smooth path. Zigzagging while showing different emotions creates a faster pace rather than a steady yet barely visible change in emotions.
If anything, I always think of what a psychiatrist would say. "How do you feel about that?" That being a certain situation. Then I'd evaluate my own emotions and consider those of my character. They may not feel the same way, but if their reaction is bland, perhaps something more earth shattering is called for.
'Til next time!
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