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Tag Archives: sadness
7 Tips to Handling Grief and Mourning in Fiction
As I said, grief and mourning is a subplot in War of Nytefall: Ravenous. It was very difficult to touch on this while the majority of the book dealt with action, humor, and Desirae’s seductiveness. I kept having to remind myself … Continue reading
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Tagged 7 tips, anguish, Dawn Fangs, fantasy, fiction, grief, loved ones, mourning, pain, sadness, sword & sorcery, vampires, War of Nytefall, writing
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Tears were Shed and Pain was Sustained
This was a really long and tough week. Without going into any details, a friend passed away early on and that messed with my head a lot. It was only a few days earlier that I stumbled onto a letter … Continue reading
Keeping Your Emotions in Check When Writing
One of the things I had to learn way back in high school when I started writing was how to control my own emotions. Not block them off completely, but temper them and access the ones I needed for certain … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts
Tagged anger, author, balance, emotions, fitting the scene, happiness, sadness, writing
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Tears of a Battered Hero
Symbol of courage Expected to bend Yet never break Ignoring the human side That all heroes should possess * A limit has been reached Tears flow Down cheeks marred with dirt And blood friend and foe A heroic spirit crumbles … Continue reading
2017 Top 5: #1- Fading Colors
The top post of 2017 originally went live on February 2. What was once vivid Has faded into the bleak Bright colors of youth Have lost their luster And continue draining As the days go by Is it the world … Continue reading
Posted in Poems
Tagged colors, growing old, growing up, happiness, life, living, poem, poet, poetry, sadness, vividness
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Creating Emotions in Fiction
For many authors, one of the most important goals of writing a story is creating an emotional response in the reader. It covers the entire range from anger to relief to happiness. I’m sure most avid readers have had a … Continue reading
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Tagged anger, characters, emotions, happiness, hate, love, relating to a story, sadness, writing
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Fading Colors
What was once vivid Has faded into the bleak Bright colors of youth Have lost their luster And continue draining As the days go by Is it the world around me Or my own eyes have glazed? Cataracts of pessimism … Continue reading
Posted in Poems
Tagged colors, growing old, growing up, happiness, life, living, poem, poet, poetry, sadness, vividness
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Top of 2016 #6: Questions 3: Stuck in the Emotions
(Originally posted HERE.) First, I’m pretty sure this guy runs the show in my head most of the time. Occasionally, Sadness knocks him out of the way and you can tell what movie my son watches about once a week. … Continue reading
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Tagged anger, answer, author, despair, disgust, emotions, emotive writing, empathy, fear, happiness, hate, joy, q&a, questions, questions 3, sadness, writing
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At the Whim of Weather
One of the most difficult things about being an author is factoring in the weather. At least for me, this can determine my energy, mood, drive, and all the other internal requirements for getting any work done. If it’s too … Continue reading
Rushing to the Reaper
We move too fast In everything we do Planning every minute To ensure all gets done As if death is at our door You see it on the road People weaving into harm As if the reaper Is racing up … Continue reading
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Tagged Grim Reaper, happiness, life, living fast, poem, poetry, Reaper, rushing, sadness, time, wasting life
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