tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523176879771875815.post1321000027792103286..comments2023-04-27T04:30:40.440-05:00Comments on Digging Out of Distraction: The Dark Night of the Soul: All is LostChristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05383099148014297450noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523176879771875815.post-18319974993545055442011-04-06T16:04:10.413-05:002011-04-06T16:04:10.413-05:00Hi Red Peril: Yes, the blackest moments we go thro...Hi Red Peril: Yes, the blackest moments we go through serve to make us better, stronger, and more empathetic individuals. That is why is so important not to hold back when we write them for our characters. They must endure emotional pain at the deepest level. It's hard to translate to the page, but it can be done.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and saying Hi! :-)Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05383099148014297450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523176879771875815.post-3969733739214563962011-04-06T14:59:19.292-05:002011-04-06T14:59:19.292-05:00Thank you, Christine. I admire your boldness in wi...Thank you, Christine. I admire your boldness in willing to be so vulnerable for the sake of dredging up a teachable moment. <br /><br />It's funny, I'd just finished reading C.S. Lewis' The Problem of Pain, and had been giving a lot of thought to the varying intensities and forms that pain takes on. While it's such an unpleasant and undesired foe, it somehow posesses such character-shaping merit - and as you've pointed out, critical turning points in plotlines...be they fictional or real-life. <br /><br />Looking back, I've had a number of black moments in my life that have all contributed immensely to who I am, and what I'm now capable of. At the time, every time, I thought I might not survive them intact. But now, I know I wouldn't take them back.Angela N. Blount (RedPeril)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06701198374117476532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523176879771875815.post-67698297244538130132011-04-06T13:50:18.322-05:002011-04-06T13:50:18.322-05:00I was thinking about you today, Gwen. Wondering ho...I was thinking about you today, Gwen. Wondering how you were doing. I would imagine even the greatest highs are somewhat tinged with a hint of sorrow because your mother isn't here to share the joy. <br /><br />But I believe she is watching you and celebrating your big successes just the same.<br /><br />Hugs!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05383099148014297450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523176879771875815.post-16873337492123419122011-04-06T11:55:27.233-05:002011-04-06T11:55:27.233-05:00Powerful post, Christine. And very well explained....Powerful post, Christine. And very well explained. I think the hardest part is translating those feelings onto the page.<br /><br />After my mother died, I wrote down all of my thoughts and feelings (before I was a writer), but now that we've moved three times, I can't seem to find it. I was hoping for a glimpse into what was going through my mind that maybe I don't recall now.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing.Gwen Hernandezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01394401588845644494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523176879771875815.post-28238786229124521302011-04-06T10:03:08.552-05:002011-04-06T10:03:08.552-05:00Hi Pam: Whenever you are deep in the emotional mom...Hi Pam: Whenever you are deep in the emotional moment, try to grab onto how your body is behaving, too. This is something I am trying to perfect in my own writing. Translating the physical reaction to the emotion in a unique, compelling way is tough, but worth effort when you nail it. <br /><br />Writing--for me--is an ongoing learning process. I don't think I'll ever "figure it out," but I am having fun trying!<br /><br />:-)Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05383099148014297450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523176879771875815.post-79201326977701006902011-04-06T10:01:24.360-05:002011-04-06T10:01:24.360-05:00Hi Ellen: I'm so glad my post resonated with y...Hi Ellen: I'm so glad my post resonated with you and helped clarify what you needed to do with your WIP. Writing is not easy. So much of it is laying in the story, then going back and making sure the emotional depth is there. <br /><br />I know you can do this!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05383099148014297450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523176879771875815.post-80605424773125690632011-04-06T09:51:56.716-05:002011-04-06T09:51:56.716-05:00Beautiful post, Christine. Sharing your personal ...Beautiful post, Christine. Sharing your personal stories really helps me understand the meaning of the "dark moment" in fiction. I have had a few of them in my own life. For me, it's the feelings about the events, as opposed to the events themselves, that I need to mine in order to make my fiction more compelling, as I have a hard time "feeling my feelings" in those moments. But as you said, as long as we can find a thread of hope to hang onto - however thin and tenuous it might be - all is not lost. Thank you.Pam Asberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00700210661754783889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523176879771875815.post-56774648794882136762011-04-06T09:39:18.108-05:002011-04-06T09:39:18.108-05:00Thanks for this post, Christine. You've lived ...Thanks for this post, Christine. You've lived an interesting life and it'll carry you a long way in fiction.<br /><br />Those moments are important, and this was *exactly* what I needed to read at this point in my work-in-progress. Thanks :DEllen Brickleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184391430927483100noreply@blogger.com