When watching a show or reading a book I immerse myself in not only the story but the world. I don't sit there and nit pick every detail. I don't complain that dwarves don't exist and and men can't call fireballs down from the sky. I read fantasy because I want a break for my humdrum life. I should be able to do the same when writing a story but for some reason I can't.
When I sit down to write instead I try to explain how zombies can exist. I try to come up with a 100% real reason for dead to walk the earth. I try to explain how they could come into being and how they could stay a tangible threat forever instead of just letting go and living in the world I want to create. So instead of worrying about it forever I am going to talk about what I plan to do and see if it works out.
I think my next blog will be about zombies. How they come into being and what abilities they have. I could go on for hours about his. I have gone on for hours about this much to my sisters chagrin. I might just create a structure for a series of posts about how the zombies should come into being and how powerful of a force they should be.
You may have already noticed I am not very consistent in my postings so don't get your hopes up that I will post something too soon. I do promise that I will post something though. My biggest complaint about the zombie fiction society is all the half assed or given up on stories.
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When obsessing over details, remember that you wont be able to tell all these details to your reader. The mind's eye is a more powerful tool than any phrase on paper.
ReplyDeleteTry looking at generic horror fiction, games, and movies instead of narrowing down to zombies specifically. The best horror situations are the ones where the protagonists are powerless and usually knowledge-less as well. The monster is there because that's what monsters do. When you give a monster a root, you give it a source of power. When the source is identified, a corresponding weakness is identified as well. A person experiencing the work will fill in the gaps in their mind.
You are telling me these things that I already know, but I failed to apply the rule to myself setting the bar too high. Thanks a ton for this comment.
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