tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post7702590496895250590..comments2023-11-03T05:49:10.841-04:00Comments on Storytelling Rules: building the monsterMaureen McGowanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00494408580378817045noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-49930166210608001182010-11-12T13:45:48.755-05:002010-11-12T13:45:48.755-05:00PS. Love when Catherine said she was happy to stay...PS. Love when Catherine said she was happy to stay trapped in the vault. Perfect reversal and really showed how frightened everyone should be.Maureen McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00494408580378817045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-60910783760700997822010-11-12T13:43:46.927-05:002010-11-12T13:43:46.927-05:00Great post, Sinead. They pace things so well. And ...Great post, Sinead. They pace things so well. And the escalation of terror. Having shown us what this new guy can do, it's terrifying enough, and hard to believe the characters will survive him never mind his boss, who we haven't seen. <br />Also masterful that we've seen the heroes take down the foot soldier once, even if it wasn't permanent.Maureen McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00494408580378817045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-34888425450079734182010-11-12T12:14:14.775-05:002010-11-12T12:14:14.775-05:00You know I totally forgot what the big bad was in ...You know I totally forgot what the big bad was in IT. I remember the clown, and I remember them fighting something in the sewer, right? But frankly, IT was all about those kids and the horror in thier heads and homes. But he did take his time, he always does - and though I haven't watched Vampire Diaries - it sounds like they are taking their time, too.Molly O'Keefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15171236688541657736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-45378783659926061432010-11-12T11:46:19.742-05:002010-11-12T11:46:19.742-05:00That is totally a knife's edge to walk. You...That is totally a knife's edge to walk. You've got to make the situation terrible, but you also have to be able to resolve it. So, yeah, gotta make the Super Vamp, but you better be able to give the characters a way to kill it, too. But the way to kill it can't be too easy or too obvious. WAit . . . oh, this is making me think about my WIP. There's no actual "monster," but I need to give my heroine the tools she needs to fight the situation along the way. Great post!Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09803986849921870941noreply@blogger.com