tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7837881372529525579.post6683539664136011970..comments2024-01-05T10:10:53.543+00:00Comments on neetswriter: Christmas scenesAnita Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08643609708390860371noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7837881372529525579.post-32822999076414687032011-12-08T12:20:10.633+00:002011-12-08T12:20:10.633+00:00I use Christmas scenes alot, heck I write whole st...I use Christmas scenes alot, heck I write whole stories based around Christmas. I do use it to explore the characters feelings and it's a glimpse into how they were brought up too. In Christmas Spirit Warms the Heart Jodi had an awful upbringing with an alcoholic mum and Christmas days were nothing special. But she loved the Christmas parties at school and the general feeing of 'good will to all' at that time of year and so has come to love Christmas, despite never having eperienced a traditional family Christmas as a child.Victoria Blissehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00064963985689889292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7837881372529525579.post-31941921536139511622011-12-03T13:06:22.476+00:002011-12-03T13:06:22.476+00:00Interesting post, Anita. My novel is a mystery/th...Interesting post, Anita. My novel is a mystery/thriller set in the Scottish highlands, and Christmas goes reasonably well for my main character and her daughter. Pressures are building steadily, though, and when it comes to Hogmanay (New Year)...ah, that's quite a different story!Margaret Morton Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01932292910281160827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7837881372529525579.post-36481932911371231752011-12-02T18:17:30.351+00:002011-12-02T18:17:30.351+00:00I used a Christmas scene in the novel that I'v...I used a Christmas scene in the novel that I've just finished, and there are emotions, mainly because of the main character's ambivalent feelings about family.Henriettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02251721298738618327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7837881372529525579.post-36331386493818523562011-12-02T16:48:47.708+00:002011-12-02T16:48:47.708+00:00The wip I've just started is entirely set at C...The wip I've just started is entirely set at Christmas. It starts on Dec 22nd and ends on Boxing Day. Lots of it is about that feeling of knowing you ought to be having fun. I think that pressure makes Christmas (like holidays or parties) fraught with potential for emotional turmoil.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7837881372529525579.post-67678105419678154752011-12-02T13:59:07.309+00:002011-12-02T13:59:07.309+00:00I haven't used a Christmas scene yet, but I ca...I haven't used a Christmas scene yet, but I can see how it would be a useful way to show interactions between characters. It's a stressful, emotion-laden time.Rhoda Baxterhttp://www.rhodabaxter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7837881372529525579.post-3443816044318799592011-12-01T20:45:12.139+00:002011-12-01T20:45:12.139+00:00Interestingly, Christmas features in my ms - a sec...Interestingly, Christmas features in my ms - a secondary character, who is vital to the story, is born on Christmas Eve, so there is always a gathering to celebrate her birthday and then Christmas. <br />I hadn't thought about it before, but it is an excellent reason to assemble the characters together for a final scene.<br />Laura xLaura E. Jameshttp://www.lauraejames.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7837881372529525579.post-36955924187068118662011-12-01T19:27:00.884+00:002011-12-01T19:27:00.884+00:00I don't think I've ever done a Christmas s...I don't think I've ever done a Christmas scene in a novel, but it's a good idea.<br /><br />Despite the best of intentions, people's nerves fray under the pressure of present-buying, when preparing a large meal, often for more people than usual, in the enforced closeness to family and/or friends, coping with over-tired, over-excited children.<br /><br />Alcohol flowing freely, often for several hours, is the last ingredient needed for the cauldron to boil over.<br /><br />Liz XLiz Harrisnoreply@blogger.com