Specific reactions to violence are da*n odd for me.
A few weeks ago someone sent an "encouraging" pic about procrastinating as a writer. The gist of it was summed up by a pic of one of the Winchester brothers pointing a gun at the viewer, with a caption very similar to the phrase, "You know you should be writing!"
I don't know what it specifically said-- I couldn't look away from the handgun. It took several tries to CLOSE the message, too, and as a motivator--- my word count for the day was zero, and for the next day about 400 words, total.
Yet, I can watch sword fights FOREVER, if they aren't gory-- even the Highlander (1st) decapitation is so taken over by electrical effects that it is not GORY. Sometimes stupid, yes, but that's another rant. The Three Musketeers movie with the fight in the winery, well, that deserved awards for the stunt coordinator and crew.
Often, all it takes is a WARNING to give me a chance to 'buckle up for the ride,' metaphorically speaking, and I'm fine with even things that are normally outside my comfort zone. That's why I try to use trigger warnings in my writing, actually. Sometimes, the person who needed the warning is the author!
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dancing_serpent
Re: Thanks so much!
Date: 2017-06-04 04:44 am (UTC)A few weeks ago someone sent an "encouraging" pic about procrastinating as a writer. The gist of it was summed up by a pic of one of the Winchester brothers pointing a gun at the viewer, with a caption very similar to the phrase, "You know you should be writing!"
I don't know what it specifically said-- I couldn't look away from the handgun. It took several tries to CLOSE the message, too, and as a motivator--- my word count for the day was zero, and for the next day about 400 words, total.
Yet, I can watch sword fights FOREVER, if they aren't gory-- even the Highlander (1st) decapitation is so taken over by electrical effects that it is not GORY. Sometimes stupid, yes, but that's another rant. The Three Musketeers movie with the fight in the winery, well, that deserved awards for the stunt coordinator and crew.
Often, all it takes is a WARNING to give me a chance to 'buckle up for the ride,' metaphorically speaking, and I'm fine with even things that are normally outside my comfort zone. That's why I try to use trigger warnings in my writing, actually. Sometimes, the person who needed the warning is the author!