Originally Posted by
apenman
Yuri,
You raise an interesting topic here. I like that questions like this get asked every so often in this forum. A while back, Rivals_rapture began asking questions like this. I believe her motives were to get us to consider various aspects of story writing. Perhaps she was asking in order to get an idea of each individual writer’s approach. Now you’re asking them, and I believe that your motives are similar. Anyway…
DRAMA:
I hadn’t given this matter much or any consideration until now, but I guess I look at drama as a writers tool. My primary tool, just in case it wasn’t obvious, is humor or satire. But I do like to inject a dose of emotion when I think the situation warrants its use. Emotional moments, in my humble opinion, help to round out the personality of the character. But I don’t like when drama is so thick that it becomes melodrama.
What we write here will not likely be given serious consideration in more traditional literary circles. Let’s face it, sexfight writing is pure niche. But that doesn’t mean we can’t, or don’t need to strive for good writing. I often wonder if any of us use this milieu as a skill sharpening exercise for other writing that they do.
Anyway, I’m not a fan of one dimensional characters. The range of human emotions is vast. I like smart/intelligent wisecracking women who aren’t afraid to cry, as much as I like wisecracking women who aren’t afraid to talk smack while they bump and grind. An interesting story helps too.
So, drama use is always up to the author. My only piece of advice would be “use it wisely.” I hope I’m not starting to sound like the “old sage” here. Just my 99 cents for anyone who wants it, and I am open for discussion about this. I find threads like this interesting.
AP
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