tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post4126168953261844937..comments2024-01-04T03:21:53.195-05:00Comments on Fear in Writing: Rain in WritingJournoMichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11170364981958685438noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-17130048011583212152011-02-04T19:08:45.291-05:002011-02-04T19:08:45.291-05:00For me I think it depends on the rain. There are s...For me I think it depends on the rain. There are so many different moods of rain - and each has different expectations :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-15141260754819005552011-02-04T13:56:38.894-05:002011-02-04T13:56:38.894-05:00So true "It was a dark stormy night" We&...So true "It was a dark stormy night" We're having snow today here in Texas after four days of ice and we're all going stir crazy. Ice storms here don't usually last more than a couple of days.<br />AnnAnn Summervillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300190648788509096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-85903454436542130102011-02-04T13:30:43.089-05:002011-02-04T13:30:43.089-05:00It certainly adds mood.It certainly adds mood.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-92115446526640086742011-02-04T12:18:33.374-05:002011-02-04T12:18:33.374-05:00A dark, rainy night in mystery writing sounds like...A dark, rainy night in mystery writing sounds like heaven to me! :)Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-61605364957742624532011-02-04T11:20:12.817-05:002011-02-04T11:20:12.817-05:00It's hard to use rain without being cliche, bu...It's hard to use rain without being cliche, but weather is such a part of our lives that it's pretty nessessary to give a book color and dimension. It can work well as an antagonist, as in storms or drought.Will Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10158149526658590324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-68482353422639563562011-02-04T11:07:46.080-05:002011-02-04T11:07:46.080-05:00I like the use of weather conditions as a sort of ...I like the use of weather conditions as a sort of 'support character' in a novel. And inclement weather can provide extra drama to a plot. I used a severe thunderstorm to increase the drama and tension in my last novel's conclusion (Beware the Devil's Hug), and it worked well to spice things up, and providing as you (very aptly, I must say) put it: "cloaks for antagonists and slippery slopes for the MC."The Old Sillyhttp://theoldsilly.comnoreply@blogger.com