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02-18-2006, 09:36 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Cutting.
Hey
I'm writing a story and my character is a cutter.
I am able to write about his depressed just fine, but I'm writing a cutting scene at the moment and thats not my forte.
If anyone here has any experience in that area, directly or indirectly, can you please help me out.
What do you think when you are looking at the scars. What do you think when you see the blood?
Anything else you might want to add wil be helpful.
Lani
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"The pain?"
"Yer," she replied, "all the struggles, the agony. I want to feel it, too."
~ Eight Cups of Coffee.
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02-18-2006, 10:08 PM
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Ink Slinger
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02-19-2006, 01:30 AM
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Hey. Thanx for the link, I read all the posts, but that doesnt really answer my question.
I want to know the cutters thoughts when they see the blood and the scars...I don't want to hear non-cutters views on cutting.
Lani
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"I wanna know the pain."
"The pain?"
"Yer," she replied, "all the struggles, the agony. I want to feel it, too."
~ Eight Cups of Coffee.
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02-19-2006, 10:19 AM
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I don't know if this helps you at all, but my sister self harmed.
She told me that she felt a sense of relase when she looked at the blood. She's lucky, she didn't scar so I can't help you there.
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02-19-2006, 10:47 AM
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Wordsmith
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: South-east UK
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I have never self harmed, but have had 2 stories published where cutting was a central part of the story.
Use your imagination. How do you think it looks and feels?
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02-19-2006, 12:27 PM
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Scribe
Join Date: Jan 2006
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I'm an ex-cutter, I was involved in it for many years. PM me with any questions you have...I will gladly answer them  I also have a ton of poetry on it and forum links with people discussing it.
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~…to know that what you are doing is hurting you, maybe killing you, and to be afraid of the fact -- but to cling to the idea that this will save you, it will, in the end, make things okay. – Wasted by Marya Hornbacher ~
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02-19-2006, 01:36 PM
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I'm also an ex-cutter, you can come to me for help, just PM or email me at steph.sweetshadow@gmail.com if you'd like.
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Glødende, fra regionen av Belial’s barn
Avlet hinsides harmens trossende tind
De siste tegn fra Kristi tapende engler
Brenner ubønnhørlig i ravnens ild
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02-19-2006, 03:02 PM
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Wordsmith
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you can pm me too, if you like
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02-20-2006, 03:35 PM
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02-20-2006, 05:33 PM
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Writing Machine
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I'm writing a story and my character is a cutter.
Are you sure this is what you want to write about? Only, I've seen so many of these stories, it's one of the most common themes among young novice writers, and most of them are pretty poor stories to be honest. Not that that should necessarily stop you, but you might want to consider something more original. Or at least try to come up with an original angle on it (not easy).
Cheers,
Omni
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