Xaysai
Inkling
I read a blog by Sam Sykes today which discussed the relationship between "conflict" and "relationships" in storytelling which, maybe because I am new to writing, I thought was profound.
One excerpt I found helpful was:
"In Black Halo, I think I stumbled around the truth a little. I knew that fight scenes were just dialogue with fists, that there should never be a fight scene that didn’t change the conversation in some direction. I knew that relationships were what broke people, not blood or swords."
Fight scenes were just dialogue with fists? Relationships break people, not blood or swords?
How many of us write with this in mind?
Thinking back on books I've read (or movies I've watched) and couldn't quite put my finger on why I've enjoyed, these ideas might exactly be why. It's not about the actions themselves, but about how they effect the characters we've come to care about.
One excerpt I found helpful was:
"In Black Halo, I think I stumbled around the truth a little. I knew that fight scenes were just dialogue with fists, that there should never be a fight scene that didn’t change the conversation in some direction. I knew that relationships were what broke people, not blood or swords."
Fight scenes were just dialogue with fists? Relationships break people, not blood or swords?
How many of us write with this in mind?
Thinking back on books I've read (or movies I've watched) and couldn't quite put my finger on why I've enjoyed, these ideas might exactly be why. It's not about the actions themselves, but about how they effect the characters we've come to care about.