Springboarding off the previous post, the one where the need for conflict and mistakes in a story is mentioned, let's discuss the holiday episode. Be it a book series, a children's cartoon, or a gritty investigative procedural nearly every writer has to write something holiday themed. Why is this? While I am sure that there are a plethora of reasons, one of the biggest is the wonderful opportunities the holidays offer for conflict.
Families gather together for the first time in months if not years and old problems are dredged up even as new ones form.
Heart attacks and other stress related illness spike in frequency.
In the northern climes the weather itself becomes dangerous just as everyone is traveling.
Yes indeed any holiday is a cornucopia of conflict factors that make any author giddy with anticipation. It might seems a little mercenary to capitalize on that for writing ideas but if any one asks about the note taking you can just say you are making a list.
#ItsNotAHolidayUntil someone is crying in the gravy.
Families gather together for the first time in months if not years and old problems are dredged up even as new ones form.
Heart attacks and other stress related illness spike in frequency.
In the northern climes the weather itself becomes dangerous just as everyone is traveling.
Yes indeed any holiday is a cornucopia of conflict factors that make any author giddy with anticipation. It might seems a little mercenary to capitalize on that for writing ideas but if any one asks about the note taking you can just say you are making a list.
#ItsNotAHolidayUntil someone is crying in the gravy.
RSS Feed
