{"id":2725,"date":"2016-05-07T19:04:19","date_gmt":"2016-05-07T19:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/When-Characters-Argue"},"modified":"2016-05-07T19:04:19","modified_gmt":"2016-05-07T19:04:19","slug":"when-characters-argue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/csidemedia.com\/mikerm\/2016\/05\/07\/when-characters-argue\/","title":{"rendered":"When Characters Argue"},"content":{"rendered":"        \n<p><strong>Originally shared by MJ Bush<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When Characters Argue<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Punctuate with action. Like leaving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t let it get drawn out and flimsy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DO something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A drawn out argument loses punch, and makes us wonder why neither is putting their foot down or compromising. It makes the positions look weak and the emotions seem insincere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Action solidifies a position and makes us believe they mean it. Makes us believe they <em>feel<\/em> it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not open to negotiation? Leave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ready to fight? Throw a punch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bonus:<\/strong> Give them attitudes and multiple things to argue over, then let subtext reign. Even if it lasts longer, this adds substance and keeps the exchange from seeming flimsy and insincere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> #writingtips  \u00a0<\/p>\n\n      ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>        When Characters Argue<br \/>\n       <a href=\"http:\/\/csidemedia.com\/mikerm\/2016\/05\/07\/when-characters-argue\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":77,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[68],"tags":[94,69],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/csidemedia.com\/mikerm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2725"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/csidemedia.com\/mikerm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/csidemedia.com\/mikerm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csidemedia.com\/mikerm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/77"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csidemedia.com\/mikerm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2725"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/csidemedia.com\/mikerm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2725\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/csidemedia.com\/mikerm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csidemedia.com\/mikerm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csidemedia.com\/mikerm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}