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For Authors: April 19, 2006 Issue [#993]

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About This Newsletter

"We Are Drama" - TNT TV Network

"TV is more interesting than people. If it were not, we should have people standing in the corners of our rooms." - Alan Coren

"It's not enough to create magic. You have to create a price for magic, too. You have to create rules." Eric A. Burns, Gossamer Commons

Welcome to the For Authors Newsletter! I am guest-editting this month and I'm excited about this issue! Love is a Mommy (no foolin) Author Icon


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What is Drama?


If you can't tell by now, I'm a big TNT fan. They have these commercials where the stars of shows like The Closer and Law & Order ask "What is Drama?" Then they tell you "we are drama" after one or two of the celebs say what they think drama is.

So, what is drama? Is it the life of the nearest teenage girl to you? Is it what occurs at family get togethers? Or is it simply what makes entertainment work.

Think about it for a moment. Think about all the books and TV shows and movies you love. What makes them enjoyable?

It's drama.

I looked up "drama" and "dramatic" on dictionary.com and both definitions referred to each other without really defining what drama is. When I define drama in my mind, it encompasses the events that create suspense, emotion, and growth.

I think this is very important for us, as authors, to grasp what it means to us. Our writing, even if it's non-fiction, must be enjoyable otherwise it won't be read. If it's not read, then how is it a form of communication?

Even the shows on Animal Planet have drama. We're watching the coiled snake watch the bird flittering by, oblivious to the terror on the ground. We lean forward in our seats, half afraid of when it's going to strike and inevitably earn itself a snack. It also earns an emotional reaction from the viewer.

We write to educate, persuade, tell a story, or to entertain but no matter what our purpose is, we must include an essence of drama that will draw our readers in and make them go "what next? What now? I want to learn what is going to happen." We also want them to respond emotionally, whatever that emotion may be. And then - hopefully, they will respond with a review or recommendation.

So, to you - what is drama?

Thanks for reading and use the response area below! Love is a Mommy (no foolin) Author Icon




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