The Writer's Comfort Levels ~ PART 18 ~ "Shock"

The Writer's Comfort Levels

PART 18

"Shock"

BLOG SESSION

February 15th, 2018

Good Evening Blog Readers, Writers, Followers & Visitors.  Welcome back for tonight's interesting Blog Session.

We are back here together with all Writers, Poets, Authors, Novelists, Film Writers, Journalists, and Creative Writers who are interested in learning more about The Writer's Comfort Levels and the twenty-one (21) emotions we have been covering in our Blog Sessions.  Tonight's emotion is "Shock".

For all Writers following along, our Sessions are currently about learning how to be comfortable as you write about your characters and the various emotions and feelings associated with each character.  Your readers should be able to identify with and "feel" the emotions that you are writing about in your stories.

You'll need to grab your Journal so that you can take notes on tonight's writing material . . .

Journal Notes

Shock is commonly identified as a sudden upsetting or surprising event or experience.

Shock is also recognized in the medical field as an acute medical condition associated with a fall in blood pressure, caused by such events as loss of blood, severe burns, bacterial infection, allergic reaction, or sudden emotional stress, and marked by cold, pallid skin, irregular breathing, rapid pulse, and dilated pupils.

There are also earth related incidents associated with "shock", such as a violent shaking movement caused by an impact, explosion, or tremor ~ "earthquake shocks".  [Such events in connection with the earth involve vibrations, shaking, earth movement, reverberation, jolt(s), jarring, jerking, bump(s), bumping, impacts, blows, collision, crash, and/or  clashes].

Believe it or not, there are various types of "Shock".

When it comes to writing descriptions of characters in your stories who exhibit the emotion of "shock", take a moment to look at the baby above.  Looks a little like the emotion of "shock" being displayed doesn't it?

Now what could this baby possibly be shocked about?  Think about that for a second, then write a paragraph in your Journal describing what this baby is shocked about.  Name the baby, describe the event or thing that is causing this baby to exhibit this look.

In the process of writing about the "shocked" look on this baby's face, you'll also have to describe how the baby "feels".  This practice will give all of our television writers and Film Writers something to focus on that is out of the ordinary.  How do you describe the emotions of a baby?

What about this baby?

Would you describe the emotion of this baby as "shock"?

Can you find any other emotion that would be descriptive of the expression on this baby's face?  If so, make a note of it in your Journal.

Take a moment to write a short paragraph about this baby and the emotion this baby is expressing, and also describe what it is that is causing this baby to have this particular "look" on its face.

Writing about the emotions of babies is not always easy.  Especially if the babies are not able to speak yet.  Expressions on the faces of adults are sometimes very easy to identify, especially if you know the person.  But what about little infants? . . .

Can you describe the emotion

exhibited on this baby's face?

In your Journal, as an exercise for tonight's Blog Session, write a paragraph about the three babies pictured.  Think on these three things:

1)  What emotion are they feeling?

2)  What emotion does their facial expression exhibit?

3)  What could have possibly caused the reaction?

Out of all of the Genres that are available to you as a Writer, think on which genre you are focused on.  Are you interested in writing fiction, detective novels, biographies, poetry, a memoir, a film, a television series, a sitcom, a play, or a comedy?

Comedies are not for everyone, but if you have never written a comedy, you may want to read a few, and then try your hand at it.  To help you out a bit, try your hand at writing a paragraph about the cat you see below . . .

Is this shock or what?

We'd love to hear what you come up with about this cat and the babies.

Have a good evening, and we'll see you tomorrow here on the Blog for our next Session!

OUR NEXT BLOG SESSION:

The Writer's Comfort Levels

PART 19

"Kindness"

Peace, Love & Light

By René Allen

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EYE ON ~ TWISTED SHORTIES II ~ A.F. Stewart and Pam Brittain by René Allen

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EYE ON…

TWISTED SHORTIES II ~ An Anthology

A.F.Stewart, Formatting Editor and Publisher

Pam Brittain, Chief Compiler

An Anthology is a collaborative work that involves putting together short stories and/or poetic works for publication.  Bringing together a collection of creative Authors and Poets to create a published work requires the hand of a very talented Editor, and a gifted Chief Compiler.  We all know what the job of an Editor is.  There were three additional conscientious Editors, Len Maxwell, John Beck and Greg Schiller, who all assisted with the editing of TWISTED SHORTIES II, in addition to A.F. Stewart.

What is a Chief Compiler? -- you may ask.  A Chief Compiler is a person who with the cooperation of the Authors involved and at the direction of the Editor involved, collects, reviews, assists with edits, and compiles the literary works ensuring that they are made ready for publication.

One such Anthology that I was asked to participate in, along with many other very talented Authors and Poets from the Gather Community, is entitled TWISTED SHORTIES II . . .

The Formatting Editor, and Publisher for TWISTED SHORTIES II, A. F. Stewart has an impressive collection of published books.  She is a very inspiring Author, whose books are well worth the read.  You can find out more about her by visiting her BLOG:  http://afstewartblog.blogspot.ca/  and you can also take a look at her BIO PAGE:  http://about.me/AFStewart

A. F. Stewart BIO:  A. F. Stewart was born and raised in Nova Scotia, Canada, and still calls it home.  The youngest in a family of seven children, she has always had an overly creative mind and an active imagination. She is fond of good books (especially science fiction/fantasy), action movies, sword collecting, and oil painting as a hobby.  Ms. Stewart is an indie author with several published novellas and story collections in the dark fantasy or horror genres, with a few side trips into poetry and non-fiction. She has a great interest in history and mythology, often working those themes into her books and stories.

The gifted Chief Compiler for TWISTED SHORTIES II, Pam Brittain, is currently working on many other projects.  Pam Brittain was a key person who brought all of the Authors and Poets from Gather together to do this project.  Pam is a very interesting and inspiring woman of great passion for helping authors to stay focused and on track.  She is a lot of fun, and she is a very creative Writer, (even though she’ll deny it) ~ smiles Pam… Take a moment to read Pam Brittain’s BIO, and you’ll know what I mean about how much FUN she is…

Pam Brittain BIO:  Pam Brittain grew up with a family that often sat in the backyard mentally calling in UFOs.  Pam says, ‘I was thinking, don’t come in UFO.  Heck, I didn’t want to have my belly poked with alien needles!’

As Pam grew older, she became a Real Estate Foreclosure Specialist, Founding President of the Association, and she worked on various other projects.

Later, at the age of “over the hill and older than dirt”, as Pam says, she shares how she began to write and post on a Site called, Gather.  Within a few months, Pam became one of the Editors for “Gather Writing Essential”, which is a Gather Group that she had joined within the Gather Site.  Through this Group, Pam developed a new passion -- editing books!

“Drather read and edit than write” ~ Pam Brittain

We give Connie C. (Gather Writing Essential Group Owner on Gather.com) accolades for all she does to keep the Writing Essential Group inspired and motivated to be a lively place for Authors, Writers, Poets, and those who would like to learn more about writing.

From the very beginning, this collaborative work on the publication of TWISTED SHORTIES II was a joy to participate in.  Each and every Author and Poet who participated in the TWISTED SHORTIES II Anthology offered very unique styles of writing.  Their backgrounds and literary accomplishments vary and are individually impressive.  Those other talented Authors and Poets who provided interesting short stories and poetry for the publication of TWISTED SHORTIES II are as follows:

René Allen

Michael David Anderson

Joann B

John Beck

Pam Brittain

Barbary Chaapel

Jeanne Clarke

Bernard M. Coldwell

Stirling Davenport

Sheila Deeth

Irina Dimitric

Elsie Duggan

Michael Robert Dyet

William Earl Estes-Dotani

Kevin A. Ewing

Tracy Fabre

Janice Farnsworth

Michael B. Fishman

James Fox

Patricia Gilliam

Boris Glikman

Lord Gregory

Alice Grimes

Liz Husebye Hartmann

Jan Hersh

Jennifer Lafferty

R C Larlham

Aaron Paul Lazar

Vicki Lynn

Richard Lynn Livesay

Magi

Len Maxwell

M. Bradley McCauley

Terry McDermott

Pat Moore

Clifford Neal

Franklin Newman

Ms Lee P.

Priya Patel

Peter Rogerson

Douglas Raymond Rose

Greg Schiller

A.W. Sprague II

Ashleigh Spurgeon

A. F. Stewart

Karen H. Vaughan

David Wainland

Doug Westberg

Debbie Whittemore

(Authors listed in Alphabetical order)

Cover Designer: James Terrell

Editors:  Len Maxwell, John Beck and Greg Schiller

MAIN EDITOR & PUBLISHER:  A. F. Stewart

Look forward to more upcoming interesting stories on Book Publishing, Editors, Authors, Poets, Artists, Photographers, and Book Cover Designers.

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Be sure to visit the links listed above for A.F. Stewart and Pam Brittain, you’ll be glad you did!

A.F. Stewart’s publications inside TWISTED SHORTIES II:

Two stories: The Paranormal Assistant Agency and A Tale Told in Winter, plus three poems: In the Mirror, The Rising, and Song

Pam Brittain’s publications inside TWISTED SHORTIES II:

Mary Fairy

Gramma and the Skunk

The Dawning of the Aged

Catlin

My short-story, published in TWISTED SHORTIES II is entitled, “HouseCapades” by René Allen.  You are being offered a free gift from all of us...You may read the entire TWISTED SHORTIES II Anthology (featuring short stories and poetry by all of the Authors from Gather.com listed further up in this BLOG post) Online for free by clicking here ~ TWISTED SHORTIES II - Free Online Read (Smashwords).

Have a wonderful and enjoyable 2014!

Thank you for reading ~ Lots more to come!

René Allen ~ Author

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