tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post1272150996191102466..comments2024-03-10T00:26:33.241-08:00Comments on <strike>Muse Riding Shotgun</strike>: What Won't You Write?Mason T. Matchakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382636658554302699noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-86985720969199429822016-04-26T20:23:56.766-07:002016-04-26T20:23:56.766-07:00With the one exception, I don't think these ar...With the one exception, I don't think these are "will never write" things. More stuff that doesn't interest me or doesn't work with what I write. And I'd love to be able to write the type of villains you're talking about - most if not all of my antagonists fall flat one way or another. >_<Mason T. Matchakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382636658554302699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-19246864222628153702016-04-26T20:22:27.939-07:002016-04-26T20:22:27.939-07:00"Bounce back" might be a bit of a lively..."Bounce back" might be a bit of a lively term if you're putting them through all that. O_o But I think I understand. Part of what's great about stories is seeing the characters overcome so much.Mason T. Matchakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382636658554302699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-31694924822534742872016-04-26T12:26:12.404-07:002016-04-26T12:26:12.404-07:00I'm not sure what's off limits for me. I&#...I'm not sure what's off limits for me. I'm sure if I said "I'd never write ________," my muse would give an evil laugh and give me precisely that type of story. Surprisingly, though, I thought that I would be writing lots of light, humorous fiction, but I now find myself drawn to stories that involve these really horrible people (I guess villains are a lot more fun to write?).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06317095707905133969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-61403665884055069132016-04-25T07:12:21.939-07:002016-04-25T07:12:21.939-07:00I don't think there's anything that I'...I don't think there's anything that I'd say I wouldn't write, but it depends on which story we're talking about. I'd never include heavy subjects like rape and suicide in the Cera Chronicles, because those are supposed to be fun and light-hearted. But I touch on the heavy stuff in my series novels—murder, attempted suicide, bipolar disorder, alcoholism, depression, violent anger, rape, torture, Stockholm syndrome, PTSD, cannibalism, sociopathy, gender discrimination, addiction... you name it and one of my characters has probably dealt with it at some point. Perhaps it's naive and childish of me, but I want to believe any of my characters can bounce back, even if it takes a bit of magic to help them through it. They will fight for themselves and for each other and in the end overcome. (I do write the Cera Chronicles precisely for those people who want adventure without the drama, but cannibalism is implied and violence occurs.)Loni Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126958230703180761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-84090861048215684022016-04-24T21:00:58.125-07:002016-04-24T21:00:58.125-07:00Interesting - I hadn't thought of how the inte...Interesting - I hadn't thought of how the intended audience would affect this sort of thing, but that makes perfect sense. And I don't want to do sex scenes either, though I would write (and have written) the scenes before and after, because I think a lot of good character moments come from that.Mason T. Matchakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382636658554302699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-3533349458046249292016-04-24T20:59:21.833-07:002016-04-24T20:59:21.833-07:00I believe it. I didn't mention it because I d...I believe it. I didn't mention it because I didn't think of it, but I don't think I'd write suicide either. It would have to be the only possible way to have something in the story happen, and I'd like to think I could find another way.Mason T. Matchakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382636658554302699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-4634109340410674202016-04-21T10:41:55.693-07:002016-04-21T10:41:55.693-07:00Hmmm...I usually steer clear of violence and Co. s...Hmmm...I usually steer clear of violence and Co. simply because my intended audience tends to hang around upper MG. I'd never write an erotic scene. Just won't go there. I've done light romance, but that already had me giggling (still does when I read it, and it was published-go figure) because I can't take it seriously and keep picturing the scenes in hysterical overkill. Child molestation is one I'd also never go near, and glorified, bloody killing is off my list. Oh, and zombies. For some reason, I've never been able to warm up to them.Tonja Dreckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07683717853264134466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-68486106255989199652016-04-20T08:08:47.114-07:002016-04-20T08:08:47.114-07:00Suicide is a difficult subject for me. I included ...Suicide is a difficult subject for me. I included it in a story once, and I think it was necessary for the story I was trying to tell, but when I was finished I promised myself I'd never tell a story like that again.James Paillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213113363979079375noreply@blogger.com