tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012199486789716389.post9080341744919037999..comments2022-11-03T05:05:02.812-04:00Comments on Soul and Sweet Tea: Nefarious plots, villains & heroes & the suspension of disbelief!Joey Franciscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074430656068999034noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012199486789716389.post-34184076842994749932012-12-29T14:16:18.703-05:002012-12-29T14:16:18.703-05:00@TJ: Love your approach to the gods! Giving them ...@TJ: Love your approach to the gods! Giving them somewhat fallible traits is important so we can relate to the character better.<br /><br />@Kathryn: My inlaws used to do research at the CDC/Emory back in the day. We pass it by many times when we're going down to the VA Highlands. It's such a cool, imposing complex. My hubs also went to Emory, but to him he's used to seeing the complex. But to me? Simply awesome. Mere sight of it can give you wild writing ideas!<br /><br />@Joey Franciscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074430656068999034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012199486789716389.post-78954450698383225872012-12-22T01:23:16.458-05:002012-12-22T01:23:16.458-05:00I must admit, I felt a bit like you did when Bane ...I must admit, I felt a bit like you did when Bane reveals his Grand Scheme. I'm not certain if the government would roll over, but the threat of a giant bomb would make everyone take one step backwards and go, "Okay, let's talk about this." I think that Bane was betting on stalling only until the bomb went off, which no one outside of Gotham knew was going to happen.<br /><br />But I definitely agree that when a story goes beyond the suspend of disbelief, it loses readers or watchers. I think a good story stays on the proper side of the line, because it is just too hard to get someone back.<br /><br />As for what I do... well, I do a lot of research before I write about a subject that I am not extremely familiar with. As a programmer and general geek, I find it annoying when a story contains misinformation about computers, the Internet, technology, or any other subject that a geek knows and loves. So I try to not do that to other people. I read up on the CDC website before I wrote about the CDC arriving on the scene in my novel.<br /><br />Does that make sense?<br /><br />KathrynKatfroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06958891915683675389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012199486789716389.post-18447313994308029232012-12-10T04:07:27.883-05:002012-12-10T04:07:27.883-05:00Great blog! Even better points.
For me it is kee...Great blog! Even better points. <br /><br />For me it is keeping the characters real. Every villain has a reason. While I work with the inflated egos of mythological gods, even in ancient times they were portrayed with human traits. I also let everybody make stupid mistakes. Falling down, losing a fight, surprise endings. Current MC is a klutz. Like me, she literally falls out of bed in the morning. Trips over her own feet. Eats like a frat boy on Sunday morning. Each of the immortals also have their fallacies rooted in something a reader can identify with. <br /><br />Include traveling with several areas of the US described. <br /><br />And while the bad guys do try to take over, even the big scenes are hit with MC/BG mistakes. T.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11719361269817168474noreply@blogger.com