My daughter had her doctor appointment today. The doctor poked and prodded and then poked some more. She did really well with not crying as he listened to what looked like every organ in her body. She had that look of “I’m too scared to cry” and I’m sure the fake cheerfulness on my face scared her every bit as much as the stethoscope in the doctor’s hand. But it was the feeling of the teeth that finally put her over the edge into all-out wailing. She cried more from that than from the shots – of course, who doesn’t cry when there are needles around….err, yeah, me neither.
What puts your characters “over the edge” of anger, fear, or tears?
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Akasha is scared of guns since her parents were shot down in fron of her when she was eight, and later she was raped at gunpoint at the age of fifteen. Since she spent more time on the streets than in the public school system, she is socially inept, so crowds make her nervous as well.
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By Annarkie on 08.26.09 6:04 pm | Permalink
Akasha certainly sounds like a strong character. I can just imagine her sizing up crowds to see how she can best use them to survive…it doesn’t sound like socializing with crowds would be her first instinct.
My MC, Kate, is terrified of rats. Jumping out of thirty story buildings is no big deal…but rats get her shaking and screaming.
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By Joyce on 08.26.09 7:24 pm | Permalink
In my new WIP, finding out that your soulmate doesn’t realize that your it, and that you are the only one who can keep him alive. Scares the crap out of Kaitlyn.
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By Sarah on 08.27.09 9:28 am | Permalink
Alexis is so numb because of everything that’s gone on in her life that it’s hard for her to get angry. She usually just gets really focused in a bad situation. Either that, or she makes a joke out of it.
A healthy girl, my Alexis lol
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By Eden Tyler on 08.27.09 10:47 am | Permalink
Ooh — Sarah, I wanna read about Kaitlyn. You should send me an excerpt =)
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By Eden Tyler on 08.27.09 10:48 am | Permalink
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