Tuesday, May 31, 2016

An Introduction To Maces And War Hammers



Weapons, weapons, and more weapons.

Where's the craft of writing in these inanimate objects?

All writing is conflict.

No conflict? No story. Snooze.

Conversation between best friends in complete agreement is an ARGUMENT with each working the other to CONCEDE TO and embrace their own bits and pieces of detail as deserving More attention in whatever the issue they already agree on.

It's a scramble for SUPERIORITY (of view) and/or proposed actions they should take individually or in concert.

Step inside the heads of young lovers as he proposes marriage and she accepts.

The both want a whole lot of somethings out of the deal/agreement.

You've got one king hell argument there with both of them fighting inside themselves to bite back what they're dying to ask but don't dare sour their hopes of obtaining through giving voice to it.

Strategy.

How to get past someone else's guard to obtain what you want without getting hit yourself.

Dialogue as argument can suggest all manner of conversational subtleties to foreshadow future reversals, fulfillments with a twist, and additional sub plots to kick your main plot back up and onto its feet.

As more than one disappointed spouse can attest, misreading their partner's intent left them feeling they had been hit by a hammer.


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