Speaking for myself, I could do with more happy scenes in fiction. But just showing people being happy without context isn’t going to make for an interesting story. Light and shade, authenticity, and creating a sense of what’s at stake are key to making happiness work.
I agree. Happy scenes in the correct context, and a little humor work wonders in balancing a story.
I agree. Happy scenes in the correct context, and a little humor work wonders in balancing a story.
I agree. Happy scenes in the correct context, and a little humor work wonders in balancing a story.
I agree. Happy scenes in the correct context, and a little humor work wonders in balancing a story.
I agree. Happy scenes in the correct context, and a little humor work wonders in balancing a story.
I always find it funny when a story has conflict-driven events for hours, days or weeks, with no sense of realism. Like someone spending weeks worrying about something with no moments of relief and happiness, or fighting for hours without getting tired, or even just spending a day sat in one place without obvious bodily functions like a full bladder ever intruding.
A character can often wake up and spend all day fleeing from danger, fighting off foes and sneaking past vicious creatures, before collapsing late into the night, wake up early the next morning with no sign that they are tired or have stopped to urinate; sometimes they don’t even seem to have eaten anything, if the author is too focused on the action.
The occasional break from the drama to engage in realistic behaviour, even something as simple as making a joke or enjoying oneself in the moment, can make a character seem more human (or whatever species they are) and more relatable.
I always find it funny when a story has conflict-driven events for hours, days or weeks, with no sense of realism. Like someone spending weeks worrying about something with no moments of relief and happiness, or fighting for hours without getting tired, or even just spending a day sat in one place without obvious bodily functions like a full bladder ever intruding.
A character can often wake up and spend all day fleeing from danger, fighting off foes and sneaking past vicious creatures, before collapsing late into the night, wake up early the next morning with no sign that they are tired or have stopped to urinate; sometimes they don’t even seem to have eaten anything, if the author is too focused on the action.
The occasional break from the drama to engage in realistic behaviour, even something as simple as making a joke or enjoying oneself in the moment, can make a character seem more human (or whatever species they are) and more relatable.
I always find it funny when a story has conflict-driven events for hours, days or weeks, with no sense of realism. Like someone spending weeks worrying about something with no moments of relief and happiness, or fighting for hours without getting tired, or even just spending a day sat in one place without obvious bodily functions like a full bladder ever intruding.
A character can often wake up and spend all day fleeing from danger, fighting off foes and sneaking past vicious creatures, before collapsing late into the night, wake up early the next morning with no sign that they are tired or have stopped to urinate; sometimes they don’t even seem to have eaten anything, if the author is too focused on the action.
The occasional break from the drama to engage in realistic behaviour, even something as simple as making a joke or enjoying oneself in the moment, can make a character seem more human (or whatever species they are) and more relatable.
I always find it funny when a story has conflict-driven events for hours, days or weeks, with no sense of realism. Like someone spending weeks worrying about something with no moments of relief and happiness, or fighting for hours without getting tired, or even just spending a day sat in one place without obvious bodily functions like a full bladder ever intruding.
A character can often wake up and spend all day fleeing from danger, fighting off foes and sneaking past vicious creatures, before collapsing late into the night, wake up early the next morning with no sign that they are tired or have stopped to urinate; sometimes they don’t even seem to have eaten anything, if the author is too focused on the action.
The occasional break from the drama to engage in realistic behaviour, even something as simple as making a joke or enjoying oneself in the moment, can make a character seem more human (or whatever species they are) and more relatable.
I always find it funny when a story has conflict-driven events for hours, days or weeks, with no sense of realism. Like someone spending weeks worrying about something with no moments of relief and happiness, or fighting for hours without getting tired, or even just spending a day sat in one place without obvious bodily functions like a full bladder ever intruding.
A character can often wake up and spend all day fleeing from danger, fighting off foes and sneaking past vicious creatures, before collapsing late into the night, wake up early the next morning with no sign that they are tired or have stopped to urinate; sometimes they don’t even seem to have eaten anything, if the author is too focused on the action.
The occasional break from the drama to engage in realistic behaviour, even something as simple as making a joke or enjoying oneself in the moment, can make a character seem more human (or whatever species they are) and more relatable.