How do you handle/use violence, or any type of danger,
in your stories?
Rhobin thank you, once again,
for this month’s Round Robin topic.
The definition of Violence (dictionary.com)
- · swift and intense force:
- · the violence of a storm.
- · rough or injurious physical force, action, or treatment: to die by violence.
- · an unjust or unwarranted exertion of force or power, as against rights or laws: to take over a government by violence.
The definition of Danger
(dictionary.com)
- · liability or exposure to harm or injury; risk; peril.
- · an instance or cause of peril; menace.
- · Obsolete. power; jurisdiction; domain.
Since
I view reading in a way to relax, to solve a mystery, or learn what motivates people/humanity/etc., I am
always selective in
how, to what degree, I insert danger/or any
degree of violence
into my stories.
I am more inclined to have suspenseful
elements in a story. However, in a
historical novel, including YA, there is a certain amount of violence which was
part of life during any given time period.
I do not go into graphic detail but I can’t erase or change historical
facts. In my current release, Tanayia—Whisper
upon the Water, set in 1880s Indian Territory, my heroine’s band is murdered and
she in the only survivor (historical fact).
She is taken hostage and escapes (historical fact) only to be taken to a
Native American Boarding School.
My heroine
is resourceful and a survivor. My readers
travel with her. They clear for her; cry
for her; and learn from her. In the
epilogue, Tanayia receives her hard-won happy-ending.
I strive to given my hero and
heroines an upbeat ending, or at the very least, hope for a brighter future.
Please stop by and see what
the other member of this month’s members of Round Robin have to say:
Connie
Dr. Bob Rich https://wp.me/p3Xihq-1i2
Victoria Chatham http://www.victoriachatham.com
Skye Taylor http://www.skye-writer.com/blogging_by_the_sea
Fiona McGier http://www.fionamcgier.com/
Anne de Gruchy https://annedegruchy.co.uk/category/blog/
Rhobin L Courtright http://www.rhobinleecourtright.com
Judith Copek http://lynx-sis.blogspot.com/