tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2919656076876074934.post1589753015003912503..comments2024-03-11T16:10:15.200-05:00Comments on For the Love of Writing: Tears on the PageRee Verahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587655073629828782noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2919656076876074934.post-65097758273928886672012-04-25T12:24:55.302-05:002012-04-25T12:24:55.302-05:00I didn't even think about setting being a fact...I didn't even think about setting being a factor in causing tears but it's so true. I bawled like a baby when the home Carrie grew up in burned to the ground in Carrie: Heart of Courage. How her father carried her hope chest out; the only thing she desperately wanted. I was twelve when I read that book and I still remember every detail because of how it made me feel. Even though I haven't read that since. I hope one day my readers will be able to say the same about my stories. That it brought them such emotion...they never forgot the characters or their stories. Great post Michelle :DRee Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17587655073629828782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2919656076876074934.post-35746760854217935032012-02-28T14:39:53.708-06:002012-02-28T14:39:53.708-06:00Great post, Mish. When I was a little girl, Flower...Great post, Mish. When I was a little girl, Flowers For Algernon made me weep. LOL. I got to the end, and that was it. Sometimes when I write a tear-jerking scene, I cry at my own writing.<br /><br />Which usually means I've done it right. :PRaven Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16693248126430126479noreply@blogger.com