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Michael Allan Charles

Creating Drama

12/28/2014

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Have a look at the score of this game. Would you have stayed until the end? Was the game ever in doubt? Do you think the game was dramatic? For those of you who may in fact be reading this in Asia and have no idea what I am talking about, a lopsided score of 9 to 0 offers very limited entertainment value for the modern fan because there is no drama, no reason to watch the end of the game after about the sixth inning and if we could look at he stands at this stage I assure you most people would have probably left.
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On the other hand, if you look at this scene in baseball, it is DRAMATIC. Is the runner going to be safe or not? It is the element of the unknown that creates tension and the reason to stay watching.  So what I am going on about you are probably wondering. Well let me tell you. 

Was my book, It all Started in Mandalay dramatic enough???? Please read the book and tell me whether you were left wondering whether the "runner" was going to be safe or out, Generally, I hate books where I know the main character is a "bad" guy and you see her or him ruining their life before your eyes. I do have a character like this by the name of Paul in my book and I could not figure out why he was the most popular character according to my hundreds of readers but I think I have now figured it out. 

You do not know until the end of the book whether he will kill himself or survive and redeem himself. My readers taught me a lesson in drama and thank you very much!


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Wouldn't it be great if all books could come with two or three different endings? If the book is good and it has created tension or drama a number of endings are possible. 

I would love to run a contest of some sort and have my readers actually write a different ending which would prove to me that the writing was compelling.  

Why don't we do this?  After reading the book, which you can buy anywhere, like Friensen Press or Amazon, kobo etc. if you write a different ending and post on this blog, I will send you a book of your choice for your reading pleasure. My reading pleasure will be to read your ending and who knows, if it is compelling I might even use it in the second printing of my book!

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