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Question of the day part 9 (even though days go by lol)
mare:
Is there anything that is 'off limits' to you as a writer? Something you would NEVER do in one of your stories?
RokofAges75:
--- Quote from: mare on July 09, 2013, 08:40:37 PM ---I know, right? That's why I hate it when people say they don't leave feedback because they feel dumb or don't know what to say. I'm happy with a "I like this!" LOL
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Exactly! I don't think people necessarily realize this until they start writing themselves, though. At that point, there's no excuse, but having been there myself, I do get when people say they feel dumb or don't know what to say. That's why a "Great story!" or "Update!" review is better than nothing - at least they said something, and for that person, that might be all they feel comfortable saying. That's another reason I always reply to reviews, though, so let them know I appreciate it and hopefully encourage them to review more!
RokofAges75:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on July 09, 2013, 08:19:27 PM ---Here's a morbid question for my fellow medical drama lovers. Which do you prefer, injury or disease?
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I love a good grievous injury, but I think I gotta go with disease on this one. I've written more stories centering around illness, whereas injuries tend to make better subplots.
mare:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on July 09, 2013, 09:38:08 PM ---Exactly! I don't think people necessarily realize this until they start writing themselves, though. At that point, there's no excuse, but having been there myself, I do get when people say they feel dumb or don't know what to say. That's why a "Great story!" or "Update!" review is better than nothing - at least they said something, and for that person, that might be all they feel comfortable saying. That's another reason I always reply to reviews, though, so let them know I appreciate it and hopefully encourage them to review more!
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Yup, responding to all reviews is important! Even the "YAY" or "Update!" It lets people know you read what they said and appreciated it.
RokofAges75:
--- Quote from: mare on July 09, 2013, 09:26:13 PM ---Is there anything that is 'off limits' to you as a writer? Something you would NEVER do in one of your stories?
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The only thing I can think of that I would shy away from is killing/hurting one of the real Backstreet kids. I will kill off the wives if necessary, but I've never killed one of the real kids, only fictional ones. That's not to say that I would NEVER cross that line... I might, if it was an integral part of the plot (Sarah's story "Fracture" that she never finished is a good example of this), but I would feel weird about it.
I also don't like to write about their real life drama until after it's over. Stuff like AJ going to rehab, Nick's cardiomyopathy, Leslie's death, Howie's dad's or sister's death, even Brian's heart surgery... while all of those issues could have (and, in some cases, HAVE) made for a good, dramatic story, I wouldn't have touched them with a ten-foot pole while they were happening. I feel that things like that are too fresh, too raw, too REAL to write about until enough time has gone by. It's like there's a grace period with any real life drama or tragedy, and once some time has passed and all seems well again, then I feel like it's okay to include it in a story. I rarely base whole stories around real drama like that, anyway - I'd rather mess up their lives with fictional drama LOL.
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