Comments on: no, I don’t drink blood or bathe in it, really… http://alisamlibby.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/no-i-dont-drink-blood-or-bathe-in-it-really/ a ghost queen, a bloody countess, and me Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:04:31 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Frank, http://alisamlibby.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/no-i-dont-drink-blood-or-bathe-in-it-really/#comment-364 Frank, Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:56:42 +0000 http://alisamlibby.wordpress.com/?p=536#comment-364 I've been writting now for quite some time and when i find myslef creating a character for a short story i tend to pull from what i see in the real and world(For exemple one of my shorts called twisted aesthetics is based off this girl on saw on the bus one day; she had elongated canines and everytime she'd open her mouth, I would always try to peek and see if the were real or fake(duh, they were fake...But you never know.) I then asked myself how far would we go? To waht point would our culture allow such physical changes? lets just say that, in my short, it goes far) On the other hand, many of the characters that i create seem to be personifications of characteristics that i would love to have. Brave, Strong, Worthy, Secure, they seem to reflect who i want to be as a whole. Then again, i also like to write about people who take for virtue what we take for vice. Its fun to inverse culture and stipulate about how it would fonction and what kind of people would exist in it. Anyways, i ranted. I dont know if this answers your question. I’ve been writting now for quite some time and when i find myslef creating a character for a short story i tend to pull from what i see in the real and world(For exemple one of my shorts called twisted aesthetics is based off this girl on saw on the bus one day; she had elongated canines and everytime she’d open her mouth, I would always try to peek and see if the were real or fake(duh, they were fake…But you never know.) I then asked myself how far would we go? To waht point would our culture allow such physical changes? lets just say that, in my short, it goes far) On the other hand, many of the characters that i create seem to be personifications of characteristics that i would love to have. Brave, Strong, Worthy, Secure, they seem to reflect who i want to be as a whole. Then again, i also like to write about people who take for virtue what we take for vice. Its fun to inverse culture and stipulate about how it would fonction and what kind of people would exist in it. Anyways, i ranted. I dont know if this answers your question.

]]> By: alisamlibby http://alisamlibby.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/no-i-dont-drink-blood-or-bathe-in-it-really/#comment-259 alisamlibby Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:08:59 +0000 http://alisamlibby.wordpress.com/?p=536#comment-259 I've heard a lot of authors say that they eavesdrop on conversations in order to learn about dialogue. So if the dialogue you write sounds like you and your friends, it probably sounds very genuine! As for me, I've tried the guy perspective and enjoyed the challenge, but I don't know if I really got the voice to "work". It's certainly outside of my comfort zone, which can be good writing practice. :)Alisa I’ve heard a lot of authors say that they eavesdrop on conversations in order to learn about dialogue. So if the dialogue you write sounds like you and your friends, it probably sounds very genuine!

As for me, I’ve tried the guy perspective and enjoyed the challenge, but I don’t know if I really got the voice to “work”. It’s certainly outside of my comfort zone, which can be good writing practice.
:) Alisa

]]> By: Megan http://alisamlibby.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/no-i-dont-drink-blood-or-bathe-in-it-really/#comment-258 Megan Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:45:57 +0000 http://alisamlibby.wordpress.com/?p=536#comment-258 Oh and ps- I love the picture. ^_^ Oh and ps- I love the picture. ^_^

]]> By: Megan http://alisamlibby.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/no-i-dont-drink-blood-or-bathe-in-it-really/#comment-257 Megan Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:45:17 +0000 http://alisamlibby.wordpress.com/?p=536#comment-257 I know for me, I often have moments (mostly with my main characters) where I write a line of dialogue and it almost sounds like something I might say. I also frequently have this kind of funny, flirtatious banter between characters that sometimes resembles conversations I've had with friends when we come up with some of our craziest ideas. Also, I've yet to successfully write a story from a guy's perspective. I've always been more comfortable writing about teenage girls (even before I was a teenager). I know for me, I often have moments (mostly with my main characters) where I write a line of dialogue and it almost sounds like something I might say. I also frequently have this kind of funny, flirtatious banter between characters that sometimes resembles conversations I’ve had with friends when we come up with some of our craziest ideas.
Also, I’ve yet to successfully write a story from a guy’s perspective. I’ve always been more comfortable writing about teenage girls (even before I was a teenager).

]]> By: alisamlibby http://alisamlibby.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/no-i-dont-drink-blood-or-bathe-in-it-really/#comment-256 alisamlibby Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:13:29 +0000 http://alisamlibby.wordpress.com/?p=536#comment-256 Oh, non-horror fans sometimes get pretty ooked-out by this sort of thing, seriously. I've had the same reactions. I did get a nice compliment recently, my sister told me "you write crazy really well." My mother wasn't quite comfortable with this, alas:) But yes, I love writing about people who do bad things - it makes them so interesting! What were they thinking? It's sort of an experiment in psychology, trying to make "sense" of it all. :)Alisa Oh, non-horror fans sometimes get pretty ooked-out by this sort of thing, seriously. I’ve had the same reactions. I did get a nice compliment recently, my sister told me “you write crazy really well.” My mother wasn’t quite comfortable with this, alas:) But yes, I love writing about people who do bad things – it makes them so interesting! What were they thinking? It’s sort of an experiment in psychology, trying to make “sense” of it all.
:) Alisa

]]> By: Marty Thornley http://alisamlibby.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/no-i-dont-drink-blood-or-bathe-in-it-really/#comment-255 Marty Thornley Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:31:43 +0000 http://alisamlibby.wordpress.com/?p=536#comment-255 "I can’t even bother with makeup, never mind opening the veins of a servant every night." Hey Alisa, I love that you make it sound like just might open some servant veins if it weren't such a bother. :) It is interesting to hear your angle on finding the empathy with Erzebet. The extremes of vanity and insecurity are really not all that different, maybe only in the person's reaction to it and how they deal with it externally. With my writing I get asked this a lot too (especially by non horror fans). What would make you write that dark stuff? For me it is a couple things. I like to explore that dark side a little but usually through a 'good' character who is poking their nose where it doesn't belong or getting in over their head. But my biggest interest has always been getting into the head of the person who is the villian, the criminal, the killer, etc. People can be so selfish, so cruel, so violent to each other that it never continues to amaze and sicken me. I guess I want to know why. -Marty “I can’t even bother with makeup, never mind opening the veins of a servant every night.”

Hey Alisa,

I love that you make it sound like just might open some servant veins if it weren’t such a bother. :)

It is interesting to hear your angle on finding the empathy with Erzebet. The extremes of vanity and insecurity are really not all that different, maybe only in the person’s reaction to it and how they deal with it externally.

With my writing I get asked this a lot too (especially by non horror fans). What would make you write that dark stuff? For me it is a couple things. I like to explore that dark side a little but usually through a ‘good’ character who is poking their nose where it doesn’t belong or getting in over their head. But my biggest interest has always been getting into the head of the person who is the villian, the criminal, the killer, etc.

People can be so selfish, so cruel, so violent to each other that it never continues to amaze and sicken me. I guess I want to know why.

-Marty

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