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yeah, well it probably wasn't best question i could have chosen... oh well, live and learn, i guess.
"if they're not dead or knocked out they'd go beat the person up." or, attempt to beat the person up, depending on relative size, aggressiveness, character, and/or skills of the two people. Whether he is successful depends on your character development and purpose for the confrontation, I guess. It's an interesting situation that you've posed to the males on the forum in that it requires each of us to examine our theoretical responses. The responses no doubt reveal a lot about the person responding.
yeah, this: if they're not dead or knocked out they'd go beat the person up. does that sound right to you?
My time perspective switches between contemporary and 1931 +/- (Great Depression Era); so, I try to transition smoothly between those two time periods within the same chapter so that the storyline doesn't appear choppy. I'm having a retired university English professor review my chapters and the transition between the two time periods can be a bit dicey. I'll need to rewrite a couple of those transitions to make sure the reader doesn't get lost. Did you get a representative perspective on a male's response to being knocked down/out yet?
My chapters are 3-5 pages on word. I guess it really depends on how you write. If you switch perspective a lot you're going to have more chapters that aren't as long, if you don't then they might be longer.
yeah, i don't think Brandon would go main the antagonist if he hit him on the head but he'd definately get mad. i know i would.
After I wrote that, I realized that a contemporary character could still become involved in a medieval or futuristic situation. Duh! Anyroad, yeah, I started this novel between Fall and Spring semesters early this year. Now, I'm at it with a vengeance. I noticed that your two works average almost 6 and 3+ pages per chapter respectively; mine is averaging around 15 pages per chapter. I've wondered, during my writing, if my chapters are too long to hold a reader's interest and what is a good chapter length, etc. Stephen King's 'The Shining' averaged just under 8 pages per chapter and his 'Salem's Lot' averaged just under 28 pages per chapter - no pattern to follow from a professional . Yeah, I was in Bridlington the August before you were. Cool! As far as male responses to the situation described, it can vary, depending on the male's character and mood, from abject acquiescence and surrender to looking around immediately for a handy weapon with which to seek retribution.
You're writing a novel, too? Me too! On paper the first book is 229 pages, 39 chapters. So far the second is 77 pages and 24 chapters. But on Windows Word the first one is 52 pages (119 in the notebook). I went to London in the August of '09. I'm actually writing medieval and futuristic stories with two different friends. Um, Brandon would be from Bridlington. I really just needed a averaged reaction, i guess, because i really had no idea. It's hard! -Men say they don't understand women, but we don't understand men either!-
mocha, After sending myself back to college a year ago, I found myself writing about Asian/Buddhist/Zen philosophy, world/U.S. History, general philosophy, blah, blah, blah, because they were required for the courses. At least I learned that I could write at that level . Years ago, I wrote a weekly column in the local paper on real estate business. I am now writing a novel (on chapter 7, 100 pages so far) that is, I suppose, fantasy but based loosely in historical reality. I read your post re: Brandon. What type of fantasy writing do you like? I think I can assume it's not Medieval, futuristic, or Star Wars-esque type fantasy but more contemporary settings? Your question about a contemporary dude and expected responses from him is intriguing. Since he lives in Northern England, is that the Yorkshire Dales area, Bridlington, Thirsk, Ulm? I was there August before last. Regards, Bill
What do you like to write about? I'm into fantasy.
