Comments on: Black Moments

By: Lacey Devlin

Lacey Devlin — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 04:13:18 +0000

LOL! Of course!

By: Jackie Ashenden

Jackie Ashenden — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:09:24 +0000

Yeah, that’s why I love beginnings too, Lorraine. And that’s why I need to stop writing beginnings and start writing endings! Sigh.

By: Jackie Ashenden

Jackie Ashenden — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:08:00 +0000

Oh, thanks Lacey! It's a line from an ee cummings poem. I thought it was apt.

Now, you're assuming the heroine is crying and the hero is drinking. Couldn't we have it vice versa?? ;-)

By: Lorraine

Lorraine — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:07:19 +0000

I like writing beginnings and that ‘will they won’t they’ vibe. I mean of course they will, but it’s still fun.

By: Lacey Devlin

Lacey Devlin — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 05:12:11 +0000

Firstly, LOVE your new banner heading Jackie!

Secondly, I love books with very emotional black moments. I like to see the plot drive the hero to drink and heroine to tears too. I keep my all time favourites separate from other books and have read them such a disgusting amount of times that I could probably recite the moment word for word!

By: Jackie Ashenden

Jackie Ashenden — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 01:33:27 +0000

Yay Janette – they’re great aren’t they? I try not to skip ahead ’cause I like to have something to look forward to. Mind you, if I make important discoveries conflict-wise during that moment, maybe I should try skipping ahead. Would mean less re-writing!

Becca, I too find the ending difficult. I suppose it’s due to not liking the whole explanations and ‘I love you too’ thing. My endings tend to be somewhat abrupt as a consequence – which is not what I like as a reader! Must work on that. 🙂

By: Becca J. Heath

Becca J. Heath — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:44:20 +0000

I love the black moment too, the words pour out - yay. I do sometimes struggle with the resolution. Once i figure it out and know what's going to happen it's hard to get to the very end.
For me anyway.
Beginnings are fun but i find i need to simmer on an idea for a bit cos i want to get it started right. Makes me put lots of pressure on the opening.
=)

By: Janette Radevski

Janette Radevski — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:03:38 +0000

Well as you saw from my post, the DLS is definately not on the top of my list.
I’m with you, the black moment is my fave too because all the pent up emotion and conflict come to a head. In fact, I often skip ahead, write the black moment, maybe the resolution, then work backward. Funny enough for me, it gives my ms a clearer direction.

By: Jackie Ashenden

Jackie Ashenden — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:45:07 +0000

I love beginnings too, Felicity. If it were up to me, that’s all I would write: beginnings, love scenes and black moments – all the bits of the story where the emotion is high. Middles and endings, not so much.

As to all your mss – get Ris to crack that whip! 😉

By: Felicity Roger

Felicity Roger — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:22:01 +0000

You make the black moment sound so much more inviting, and I am with Suzanne, I wish they would hurry up with that call.

I love beginnings. Love them, love them, love them. That moment when they first clap eyes on each other and feel that shot of adrenalin, whether they admit to it or not. Where anything is possible...for both the heroine and for me as a writer. Maybe that is why I currently have three unfinished manuscripts sitting on my desktop.