tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10937707.post3280263968934019171..comments2023-09-05T03:24:40.988-05:00Comments on Seize the day -- the blog of writer Molly Blaisdell: Rattle Readers: Shocks in Fiction Molly/Cecehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14754996366796005745noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10937707.post-59005508224065824402012-11-07T07:09:41.523-06:002012-11-07T07:09:41.523-06:00Hi, Ruth, I wrote this article called "Phoeni...Hi, Ruth, I wrote this article called "Phoenix Rising: Death and Loss to Create Conflict." This might interest you too:<br /><br />http://www.mollyblaisdell.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/docs/Phoenix_Rising.220132609.pdfMolly/Cecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14754996366796005745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10937707.post-28350763729833609562012-11-06T20:19:33.808-06:002012-11-06T20:19:33.808-06:00As a writer who struggles to add more conflict to ...As a writer who struggles to add more conflict to my stories, I enjoyed your post. <br /><br />Have fun at the retreat!Ruth Schiffmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02625363295823548969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10937707.post-53535303820624619362012-11-04T22:36:49.294-06:002012-11-04T22:36:49.294-06:00Hi, Mirka! I'm easy to shock and will always b...Hi, Mirka! I'm easy to shock and will always be that way. I hope that means I'm young at heart.<br />I'm glad you still get a shock every once in a while. <br /><br />Hi, Vijaya, yes, NF and memoir are precious to me too. I'm not sure what inspires me the most. I think a well-told story is always going to be what quickens me. Molly/Cecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14754996366796005745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10937707.post-15073311022507875252012-11-04T19:45:07.990-06:002012-11-04T19:45:07.990-06:00I take my inspiration from real life, which is oft...I take my inspiration from real life, which is often more shocking, awe-inspiring, and downright nuts than even the best fiction. Perhaps this is why I love NF and memoir so very much.<br /><br />Have a wonderful retreat, Molly.Vijayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876606729146077830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10937707.post-21687494462805515502012-11-04T11:45:18.028-06:002012-11-04T11:45:18.028-06:00Sometimes I think I write for younger readers beca...Sometimes I think I write for younger readers because that was the time when most books “shocked” me, in the sense you write about here. They opened something, and that opening changed me. This experience got to be rare as I got older, and almost never happens anymore.<br />But ALMOST is key. I still long for it. You must have a younger and livelier spirit than I. I applaud you for searching for these doors in your reading.<br />Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.com