tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580158570122028677.post4925680370927359472..comments2023-09-28T06:44:42.735-07:00Comments on The Inky Melody: On Writing Advice: AcceptanceDaniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12729835880216366105noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580158570122028677.post-42671784366245336272012-09-15T08:26:07.772-07:002012-09-15T08:26:07.772-07:00I think if the character gets stuck in denial or n...I think if the character gets stuck in denial or non-acceptance, then the reader's not going to get the satisfaction of seeing the character change or grow, and that's a big part of why we read.Andrea Mackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15250681746122381149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580158570122028677.post-54264290553156867812012-09-13T15:16:07.145-07:002012-09-13T15:16:07.145-07:00If the character accepts the bizarre stuff right o...If the character accepts the bizarre stuff right off the bat without a little questioning or demand for proof then I would be sceptical that they accepted things so easily but I agree I prefer a character who accepts what is so obvious then be in constant denial. I mean as readers we know we are reading a fantasy, we know that the faeries are real, we don't want to read chapter upon chapter of a character constantly denying that faeries are not real. And if it's a dream so what, that's a pretty awesome dream, go and have an adventure.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15842315793902005771noreply@blogger.com