tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400514519057660990.post7893427447318210727..comments2023-10-19T17:34:21.067+01:00Comments on Jason Arnopp's Bloggery Pokery (RIP): What We Write & Why We Write ItJason Arnopphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07876042845400963850noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400514519057660990.post-45982090052569490452007-11-19T16:07:00.000+00:002007-11-19T16:07:00.000+00:00Hi Jason,Sorry, this is a bit late, but I was sorr...Hi Jason,<BR/><BR/>Sorry, this is a bit late, but I was sorry to hear about your recent loss. Hope you're feeling okay.<BR/><BR/>Cheers, Oli.Olihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03302441388002744047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400514519057660990.post-15336048821594500302007-11-18T12:39:00.000+00:002007-11-18T12:39:00.000+00:00Sorry to hear about the death in your family.My fa...Sorry to hear about the death in your family.<BR/><BR/>My favourite topic to write about is getting dumped and / or cheated on. I think I really must move on now, hey.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06793047799910670620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400514519057660990.post-35613346823753881222007-11-18T11:56:00.000+00:002007-11-18T11:56:00.000+00:00Most of my scripts follow the theme of redemption....Most of my scripts follow the theme of redemption. I don't really know why, maybe I feel guilty about a past deed or something.Dominic Carverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10148603580719526847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400514519057660990.post-5350025330235550802007-11-13T23:26:00.000+00:002007-11-13T23:26:00.000+00:00My condolences, mate. But I hope you found the fun...My condolences, mate. But I hope you found the funeral as cathartic as I always find them (although I'm probably thinking more of the wake and the cathartic effects of drinking one's own body weight in Jamesons).<BR/><BR/>Stories about characters in the present haunted by events from the past are my particular thing, and because I'm currently writing a novel about my mother's death to dementia last year I'm finally discovering why that's such a common trope in everything I've always written.<BR/><BR/>Ah well.<BR/><BR/>(reaches for Jamesons)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400514519057660990.post-88193498609675590302007-11-13T19:56:00.000+00:002007-11-13T19:56:00.000+00:00Condolences for your loss Jason.I write because I ...Condolences for your loss Jason.<BR/><BR/>I write because I have to. It makes me a calmer person. It fills the howling void at the core of my being or at least allows me to look at it. I would echo Lucy's post in that it does help you deal with earlier incarnations of yourself that you don't need anymore.<BR/><BR/>So, Horror is an excellent genre for that as it can be transformative, also Sci-Fi as it allows for future change.Elinorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15233219453840471777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400514519057660990.post-1078807607198671702007-11-13T18:53:00.000+00:002007-11-13T18:53:00.000+00:00Sorry to hear of your loss, Jason.I write comedy c...Sorry to hear of your loss, Jason.<BR/><BR/>I write comedy cos you've got to laugh, drama cos sometimes you can't, fantasy cos you've got to escape from this world sometimes, and horror cos we're none of us are getting out of this world alive. And Westerns cos I like Horses. <BR/><BR/>Memo to self. Really must pick a genre.martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993775323220081280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400514519057660990.post-25111556359575817572007-11-13T18:02:00.000+00:002007-11-13T18:02:00.000+00:00Firstly, sorry to hear about your loss. On a sort ...Firstly, sorry to hear about your loss. <BR/><BR/>On a sort of connected note - aren't funerals bizarre? <BR/><BR/>I seem to write about odd people, those that are outside the norm. Most of my work falls into black comedy or thriller, often with a supernatural twist. I'm with Jon on the vampire thing... not quite sure why, but they keep popping up!<BR/><BR/>I lost a parent 2 years ago, and oddly, since then, I choose not to watch anything that's too horror-ish, graphic or gory. I even had to leave 'Last King of Scotland' because towards the end it was getting too grotesque - what's that about?Mandy Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204690554388660931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400514519057660990.post-48260721560523266542007-11-13T16:58:00.000+00:002007-11-13T16:58:00.000+00:00Please accept my condolences, Jason. Sorry for you...Please accept my condolences, Jason. Sorry for your loss.<BR/><BR/>What do I write? Why? I always come back to the same things: death, loss, grief, mental pain, seeking answers, madness, defiance of bullies (from State to Family), anger. Genre tends to be horror-lite, thriller, drama and I always come back to vampires. I have a fair idea where most of this comes from, but you'll forgive me, I hope, if I don't share too much.<BR/><BR/>Why? The simple answer is I don't know... stuff comes into my head and demands to be written down (or sometimes to be painted): whether I do it justice or not is another matter.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01957384209312857833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400514519057660990.post-45318437981637122462007-11-13T15:29:00.000+00:002007-11-13T15:29:00.000+00:00Sorry to hear of your loss Jason.Hmmm, recurring t...Sorry to hear of your loss Jason.<BR/><BR/>Hmmm, recurring themes - death, loss, separation. All that lovely stuff. Preferred genre would be drama or rites of passage/coming of age I suppose as the journey there is usually towards some sort of acceptance and I'm interested in the ways that people cope with (or don't cope with)those kind of losses.Liannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682537323993143410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400514519057660990.post-81425305185521954202007-11-13T13:11:00.000+00:002007-11-13T13:11:00.000+00:00Horror. For the same reason as you but also becaus...Horror. For the same reason as you but also because I grew up with few friends and was told, daily, how ugly I was, how I would never amount to much, how I would never have a family of my own and how I was actually A FREAK. This led me into the arms of two damaging fellas who did their best to finish off where the school bullies left off and into the beginning of my adult life where I wasn't too sure what the hell was going on.<BR/><BR/>So I killed them in my head and what's more, I killed the girl I was before and generally only refer to her in the third person. She doesn't exist anymore, they cannot get her. Phoenix Lucy! Yay!<BR/><BR/>Sorry to hear about your loss Jase and I'm glad it wasn't as grim as you feared. Sometimes getting together as a family, even at a funeral, can be comforting.Lucy Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15576008511353143019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400514519057660990.post-86914943741577518662007-11-13T13:01:00.000+00:002007-11-13T13:01:00.000+00:00Sorry for your loss, Jason.WilliamSorry for your loss, Jason.<BR/><BR/>WilliamWilliam Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13315381474957511300noreply@blogger.com