tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462218981372528777.post654261016851405057..comments2023-10-26T12:26:06.283+01:00Comments on The Unmitigated Audacity of Calum Kerr: Dark in here, isn't it?Calum Kerrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113321681421182739noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462218981372528777.post-74046682924541528372011-12-20T17:35:32.357+00:002011-12-20T17:35:32.357+00:00That's spot on. When reading your work there&#...That's spot on. When reading your work there's no sense of the writer sitting there thinking, "Wow, some blood and intestines would be really, you know, cool!" Instead there's a fidelity to character and idea - if darkness is called for, it's there, and handled brilliantly. If not, it isn't.cathy bryanthttp://cathybryant.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462218981372528777.post-22108130619575880832011-12-20T16:58:04.889+00:002011-12-20T16:58:04.889+00:00Exactly. I suppose I was focussed on darkness beca...Exactly. I suppose I was focussed on darkness because of the contention, but you're right, the same is true of anything within a story. It has to be there for a purpose. <br />Thanks!!<br />CalumNational Flash Fiction Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541379999415231359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462218981372528777.post-66706492662039895042011-12-20T16:54:00.790+00:002011-12-20T16:54:00.790+00:00"If the darkness is there because the author ..."If the darkness is there because the author wants it to be there, and they crowbar it in ......... the dark doesn't arise naturally from the story. However, when the darkness is ..... a driving force of the story, then you forget about the writer." <br />And the same is true of other aspects - darkness, romance, action, dialogue, the list is endless. Something that's forced into the story because the author wants it to be there, or thinks it SHOULD be there, usually disengages the reader from the narrative. Obvious stuff, but we do need reminding, so thanks!<br />@xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com