Drama

Posted byChantelle GriffinPosted inWriting TipsTags:,

DSCF4538dDrama and the importance of suspense, these are so faithfully intertwined to bring a piece of writing to life with a vibrant flow of energy. The intrigue is built up from describing the events around the corner as though on the periphery ever slowly creeping in as the disturbance steps closer into view, one fraction at a time. This is where I tend to get so excited that I stop writing because I become carried away in the thrill of the build up to the main event.

I do not see this as a problem from the point of view that if I get excited about my own writing then that energy is likely to flow straight onto the page. However, at times it can be quite annoying since I am the type of person that would rather hide behind the couch than watch a scary part in a movie. Unfortunately I do not have this luxury when writing so I have to find a way to balance my instinctive desire to run away with the joy of writing on the edge of my comfort zone. This is where I have to admit that for me this threshold is rather low but all the same I think it is far more important to bring that wave of emotion into the story.

When I describe conflict I go in with a game plan building up the characters and knowing the situation that has lead the characters there. Then I stop and take a step back, to a certain extent I let go. Why? When I am writing about drama there are some things that are better left unknown I prefer to let the conflict do the talking and there are times when even I cannot predict the outcome.

There is something about conflict that I love to loath, while part of me wants to run away the other part gets so carried away in the excitement that I forget to be afraid.

Published by Chantelle Griffin

Chantelle’s mother remains one of the most famous witnesses in Australian legal history. The first large screen movie the author saw, at the age of nine, had an actress playing her as an infant when she was at Uluru on 17 August 1980 at the same campsite as the Chamberlains. She began publishing poetry later in life with the first release coinciding with the fortieth anniversary of the disappearance of Azaria. While most poems have been released in the volumes for the anthology, more than a thousand were written throughout a twelve year period. Chantelle has a Master of Environmental Planning and enjoys life at half pace with two cats. Her first fantasy book was released too soon, after a near death experience and a second edition was published four years later. She resides in Tasmania and continues to write as a past time in the evening.