Category: mood
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Mixing the Ridiculous with the Sublime
How do you tell a joke about something serious and make it funny? This is something I’ve been pondering lately, because I’m gearing up to […]
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Setting the Mood With Conflict
In a story, starting a fight is an easy way to make the mood tense. But conflict can do more than just make a story […]
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Setting the Mood With Milieu
This is the second part of a series, after Setting the Mood With Expectations. Another mood-generating device authors use is milieu.
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Setting the Mood With Expectations
How do you write moody stories? How do you imbue your prose with overwhelming emotion? It’s all about manipulating the feelings of the audience. Over […]
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