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Gabrielle Pollack commented on the post, How to Create Villains Who Are Actually Intimidating 5 days, 7 hours ago
You’re welcome, Sophia! And thank you for taking the time to read them. 🙂
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Gabrielle Pollack commented on the post, Four Tactics to Make Tragedy More Meaningful in Your Stories 5 days, 7 hours ago
I’m happy you found it helpful. 🙂
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Gabrielle Pollack commented on the post, How to Create Villains Who Are Actually Intimidating 5 days, 7 hours ago
Thanks for reading! 😀
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Gabrielle Pollack commented on the post, How to Create Villains Who Are Actually Intimidating 3 weeks, 6 days ago
Thank you for reading! You’re right. Giving a villain a dastardly reputation is great for increasing tension.
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Gabrielle Pollack wrote a new post, How to Create Villains Who Are Actually Intimidating 4 weeks ago
Readers want to see determined heroes fight diabolical villains. When beloved characters battle their worst nightmares, we’re terrified alongside them, and the conflict pulls us in. However, if the villain is a p […]
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Gabrielle Pollack commented on the post, Five Ways to Infuse Tension into Stories of Any Genre 1 month, 1 week ago
Tony’s daughter was great for adding personal conflict. 😀
That’s awesome! I’m so happy they help you.
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Gabrielle Pollack commented on the post, Five Ways to Infuse Tension into Stories of Any Genre 1 month, 1 week ago
I’m glad! Intense scenes can be so much fun. 🙂 Thanks for reading!
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Gabrielle Pollack wrote a new post, Five Ways to Infuse Tension into Stories of Any Genre 1 month, 2 weeks ago
We’ve all had heart-pounding experiences alongside fictional characters. We held our breath when Ethan Hunt made a last-ditch attempt to stop an explosion in Mission Impossible, pored over Pride and Prejudice f […]
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This was so helpful!!! I LOVE writing dramatic (and tense) scenes, so these pointers really helped me understand what I do already and why I do it, and also give a whole load of new ideas and a fresh veiwpoint 🙂 Thanks for writing this article!!!
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*viewpoint 😐
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I’m glad! Intense scenes can be so much fun. 🙂 Thanks for reading!
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Tony’s daughter was great for adding personal conflict. 😀
That’s awesome! I’m so happy they help you.
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Gabrielle Pollack commented on the post, Steady 1 month, 2 weeks ago
I know. :(::: Thanks for reading!
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Gabrielle Pollack commented on the post, Steady 1 month, 2 weeks ago
I’m glad you enjoyed it. 😀 Thanks for reading!
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Gabrielle Pollack commented on the post, Four Tactics to Make Tragedy More Meaningful in Your Stories 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Thank you, Savvy! 😀
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Gabrielle Pollack commented on the post, Four Tactics to Make Tragedy More Meaningful in Your Stories 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Ooo plot bunnies! I hope you found success. 😀
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Gabrielle Pollack commented on the post, Four Tactics to Make Tragedy More Meaningful in Your Stories 1 month, 2 weeks ago
I’m glad it was a good reminder! 😀 Thanks for reading.
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Gabrielle Pollack commented on the post, Four Tactics to Make Tragedy More Meaningful in Your Stories 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Whoa, your poor character. *hugs him* I’m glad this article was relevant. 😀
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Gabrielle Pollack commented on the post, How Harry Potter Teaches Writers to Execute Breathtaking Plot Twists 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Thank you for your comments, Emberynus The Dragonslayer and Anonymous! I appreciate that you both took the time to read my article. I am glad you feel that Story Embers is a safe place to share your thoughts. I personally believe that, after listening to the whole series, Harry Potter is more innocent than it seems. However, I would agree that, if…[Read more]
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Gabrielle Pollack wrote a new post, How Harry Potter Teaches Writers to Execute Breathtaking Plot Twists 2 months, 1 week ago
Plot twists can be both the most marvelous and mysterious elements of a story. As readers, sudden reveals urge us to turn the page. As writers, we scratch our heads, unsure how to artfully conceal information to […]
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Hey, I just wanted you to know that your not alone! I totally agree with your perspective on this! In many places the Bible speaks against magic and witchcraft and therefore I don’t think that Harry Potter is something we, as Christians should be reading or watching. I don’t want to sound like I’m attacking anybody. I’m not. I just want to show support for this person who was bold enough to share a Biblical perspective.
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Thank you for your comments, Emberynus The Dragonslayer and Anonymous! I appreciate that you both took the time to read my article. I am glad you feel that Story Embers is a safe place to share your thoughts. I personally believe that, after listening to the whole series, Harry Potter is more innocent than it seems. However, I would agree that, if a person isn’t comfortable with reading it, they should not. Though we may not agree on what is acceptable to read according to the Bible, I hope you were still able to learn something from this article about plot twists. 🙂
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Gabrielle Pollack commented on the post, Shelf 2 months, 1 week ago
Gah, stop making my feelings feel things, Mariposa. 😭 I love it so much!
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Gabrielle Pollack commented on the post, How to Organize Ideas into a Coherent Story 3 months, 1 week ago
Glad I could help! Combining ideas can be super fun. It’s cool to see what premises pop up. 🙂
Aw thanks! I love that word as well. XD
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Gabrielle Pollack commented on the post, How to Organize Ideas into a Coherent Story 3 months, 1 week ago
Yay! Thank you for reading. 🙂
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Gabrielle Pollack commented on the post, How to Organize Ideas into a Coherent Story 3 months, 1 week ago
Glad to help. 🙂
It does! Letting time pass can really help the little brain cells.
Aw I’m so happy you’re still working on it. 😀 (Why do you have to go punish my baby Tairock? Why? 😛 )
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Thank you for reading! You’re right. Giving a villain a dastardly reputation is great for increasing tension.
Ooh, this was good!
Thanks for reading! 😀
Thanks for the tips. Gabrielle. 🙂
You’re welcome, Sophia! And thank you for taking the time to read them. 🙂