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Originally Posted by StuartPE  Writing fiction makes you very analytical of situations, and more open to what-if scenarios. Also it feels rewarding to create something from nothing, this is highly motivating and enjoyable. |
Absolutely.
As part of my writing challenge, I'm intending to write a novel. I have been reading around how to structure - I tend to write 'narrative' and was interested in how to write a more action / challenge / conflict - orientated scene and came across "motivaton reaction units".
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(Apparently the idea is from a guy called Dwight Swaine)
I decided to practise using them in a situation with which I was familiar, by writing out a vicious argument I witnessed last year. The act of writing the 'reaction' phases (feeling - reflex - rational) actually helped me to understand big time why my "point of view" character (with whom I had a great deal of sympathy) suffers from IBS (after I read the scene back to myself I was astonished about how all the 'feeling' reactions for this guy were in his stomach and gut - I hadn't consciously planned it that way!) and also some of his feelings toward someone else (not the person he was arguing with!).
My next, and more challenging, take on this, will be to write exactly the same scenario but with the "point of view" character being the person who to my mind was entirely in the wrong! I'm actually putting off doing it because I absolutely don't want to feel any empathy for her and the act of writing this post has made me realise that!