--- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, Bludis Jack
<buildsnburns@...> wrote:
>
> Maybe "good" writers plant symbols in good writing,
but I
> often find symbols in my own work that are
absolutely
> unplanned. After I recognize them, I may embellish
them.
> I have never planned a symbol, but I have often
recognized
> them in my own work.
>
- I agree with you Jack. When I started writing dark crime I
used to really stress over planting symbols and the
book/screenplay's deep, heavier meaning. The result was flat
and forced. Now I focus on character over everything else.
What's amazing to me is that by the fourth pass on a
particular project, I start to see all these symbols and
connections which I then pump up. Where did they come from?
Who knows, but I'm always happy to see them.
-adam
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