#WriteStuff Q4: Fire is often a destructive element, but from it we see rebirth and regrowth. What is the destructive force in your WIP, and what sets fire to, and uplifts, your MC’s arc?
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In Origins again I do believe he is mostly centered around fire, but in Genesis I see him far more aligned with air and water. Earth is where we head after, and that parallels with him becoming more grounded.
#WriteStuff A4: #OnTheForest fire is indeed destructive. What pulls my MC through it is her own strength and endurance – a force for which she has been searching throughout four novels.
#WriteStuff A4: Delfina's view: “Wickett Meffesto often reminded aspiring bardic tars that, ‘If you wanna succeed in the music industry, you must harden yourself, and grow nerves of steel. The media, the haters and disgruntled fans want to hurt you worse than this, so we give you a trial by fire.’"
A4) Conflict, arguments, stubbornness, made more fiery because in a #memoir, these things really happened. (Me: “Mom, we don’t have time to stop for pie.”) #writestuff
There is a literal fire since it happened in real life and the story is historical fiction. It is destructive and hurts the MC physically but makes another person realize something important. #WriteStuff
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A4:
In Origins again I do believe he is mostly centered around fire, but in Genesis I see him far more aligned with air and water. Earth is where we head after, and that parallels with him becoming more grounded.