tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post6861167509528848043..comments2024-03-29T05:53:38.691-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: Blurred LinesJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-56778022938125496132015-07-18T17:12:41.256-04:002015-07-18T17:12:41.256-04:00This may sound horrible but I think continual viol...This may sound horrible but I think continual violence in a book or movie can actually be boring. What I like is tension and suspense. The threat of what can happen is what keeps me reading. Kara Cerisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484336785514235707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-88706759006717444922015-07-18T12:29:46.040-04:002015-07-18T12:29:46.040-04:00When I write, I like to "stop at the bedroom ...When I write, I like to "stop at the bedroom door" for sex. Everybody knows what's going on.<br /><br />I've written a few things with somewhat graphic violence, but I'm not really into that. I do understand the "watching a train wreck" mentality--sometimes I suffer from it--but I usually skirt around it myself.<br /><br />When I think about it, maybe that's why my fight scenes are so difficult to write reasonably. I don't write them often, but maybe I do need more blood & guts.<br /><br />The area of sex trafficing is a hot button. In Maryland right now, there has been an arrest in a 30 year old cold case where two young sisters were abducted for the purpose of sexual exploitation. I don't know that money was the motive, but the whole thing is very scarey.KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-53918449247840256252015-07-18T10:09:00.017-04:002015-07-18T10:09:00.017-04:00Sometimes a good storyteller can be more effective...Sometimes a good storyteller can be more effective without graphic scenes. Alfred Hitchcock's famous shower scene in Psycho feels terrifying but the knife never touches the victim. Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-56297620804010206662015-07-18T10:01:12.915-04:002015-07-18T10:01:12.915-04:00Good article, Sam. I'm the first one to admit ...Good article, Sam. I'm the first one to admit that I can't read or view content that is violent or abusive.Grace Toppinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10291304815273486038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-24556614144463238422015-07-18T05:10:54.850-04:002015-07-18T05:10:54.850-04:00I prefer relying on the reader's imagination t...I prefer relying on the reader's imagination to fill in blanks in violent or sexual (or both) contexts. But I do not personally enjoy horror stories or movies, so that preference may say more about my reading choices than how any writer should engage with readers.<br /><br />~ JimJim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.com