What’s
the difference between a popular book, video or song?
Not
much.
They
all hit you with strong emotional content, easily identifiable by the reader/watcher/listener.
They
all have amazing voice, tone* and imagery.
In
scene one, we have been taught to introduce the inciting incident, but it’s
more than that. The reader must identify with and feel a strong pull from the character.
*Tone:
I have discovered (listening to NPR) that across the world, in all cultures, we
make similar “nonsense” sounds to our babies. We modulate our voice in pitch,
tone and quickness to either award behavior, say no or stop, offer
encouragement etc. I believe the best singers and writers know how to communicate
with their audiences at a subconscious level and that the sounds of love or the honesty of the written
word will carry the same basic tones as our coos to a baby. You will forever
hear these hit (whether book or song) melodies in word or voice and the sounds mean something deep within
you.
Almost
any song today or yesterday has these so-called human nonsense sounds (especially doo-wop). In good writing,
it’s the emotion of the character on display that creates these resonances
within us.
(Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Natural Born Charmer). There
was something visceral about a girl in a beaver suit and the quarterback in his
hot car screeching to a halt. You feel it, immediately. He was not only tired
of all the perfect girls with nothing interesting to offer him. He wanted more
from life and he hardly knew it.
Her
first paragraph in the novel: It wasn’t every day a guy saw a headless beaver marching down
the side of the road, not even in Dean Robillard’s larger-than-life world. “Son
of a…” Dean slammed on the brakes of his brand-new Aston Martin Vanquish and
pulled over in front of her. [simple words, right? their impact is unforgettable and immediate]
Here's a song I was attracted to when she introduced "nonsense" sounds, especially the ones half-way through. You might not like this character, but it's not a romance. I think her sounds are easily translated. As a father, I see a lost soul and hope for her recovery.
Tove Lo, 2013, Habits
Here's a song I was attracted to when she introduced "nonsense" sounds, especially the ones half-way through. You might not like this character, but it's not a romance. I think her sounds are easily translated. As a father, I see a lost soul and hope for her recovery.
Yeah, she does look like the typical teen. I liked her sound, and the nonsense words are catchy.
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