Comments on: Symbolism and Motif Entry: Instability and Turmoil

By: Nora MacFarlane

Nora MacFarlane — Mon, 10 May 2010 00:03:05 +0000

Angela, FYI – I’ve linked your blog in my post for today. As always, you do a stellar job!

By: Jackee

Jackee — Sat, 08 May 2010 04:41:27 +0000

"Let the story's tone decide if one strong symbol or several smaller ones work the best."

So very true! And I loved your list, so many and so ominious, all. It even opened up some ideas of my own.

Have a wonderful weekend, Angela!

By: Roland D. Yeomans

Roland D. Yeomans — Sat, 08 May 2010 03:41:50 +0000

Our subconscious is the soundtrack of our lives. Oh, and your profile picture reminded me : May is Zombie Awareness Month.

Check out Laughing Wolf’s blog :
http://laughing1wolf.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2010-05-05T10%3A26%3A00-03%3A00&max-results=30

Have a great weekend, Roland

By: Tabitha Bird

Tabitha Bird — Sat, 08 May 2010 00:24:04 +0000

Great lists. I find linking inner turmoil to other things evokes beautiful images. Much like you suggest here 🙂

By: Tara McClendon

Tara McClendon — Sat, 08 May 2010 00:11:30 +0000

This is another amazing entry. The tumbleweeds reminded me of the old Westerns–they always blew across a deserted street before the showdown.

By: Laura Pauling

Laura Pauling — Fri, 07 May 2010 17:53:49 +0000

Thanks for the list! It’s amazing how we do some of this sub consciously. 🙂

By: Jeanette Levellie

Jeanette Levellie — Fri, 07 May 2010 16:09:17 +0000

Excellent ideas. Thank you for your time and insight.

Blessed weekend,
Jen

By: Erica Chapman

Erica Chapman — Fri, 07 May 2010 14:44:06 +0000

Awesome! You seriously need to get this blog into a book! I would totally buy it ;o) Another great entry!

Have a great weekend ;o)

By: Mary McDonald

Mary McDonald — Fri, 07 May 2010 13:07:58 +0000

Those are some great ideas! Thanks for that list.

By: Angela

Angela — Fri, 07 May 2010 11:39:43 +0000

Thanks everyone. I'm glad this helps!

I think symbolism often comes naturally to some extent duing the drafting process, but then afterwards when we finish and see the theme emerge, it's always good to take another look through and see if we can change out some of our symbols with ones that enhance better, or to build slightly on what we have.

Symbolism should never be forced, but it's handy as well when looking at building a mood or emotion into the scene as well, as we often have emotional responses to certain objects. :)

By: PJ Hoover

PJ Hoover — Fri, 07 May 2010 02:10:49 +0000

I don’t think I used your thesaurus nearly enough in my latest WIP. Must remedy that!

By: Lisa and Laura

Lisa and Laura — Fri, 07 May 2010 02:05:55 +0000

I love your posts about symbolism! It’s something we rarely (consciously) incorporate into our won writing, so these posts always get me thinking.