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For me, it is about execution. If a writer can execute it in a fashion that fits the context of his story and better yet build a sort of atmosphere with the violence in question, then by all means, I am for it. There is a distinct difference between a beating from a gang in the slums, to the psychopathic torture from a serial killer.

For me it is more about how meaningful it is, and what part does it play in a story. I think most of the people in the Lounge know that I prefer writing that goes to the point where I am given a glimpse of what the context and environment of the story are, who the characters are, what are their motivations as soon as I am done with the first chapter of the story.

So if violence has to be written in, it must expand on the plot and develop character.

It is also a matter of taste as well. Violence or the threat of it has been a very effective way to deal with dissent and end disputes. I feel that it is not too offensive especially if it chimes with reality. I tried to portray that in what I have written about hand chopping as a form of medieval punishment.

However, if you give me a piece of writing that is filled with needless vulgarities or even worse force me to read through a story that is centred on romance that appeals to adolescents, I will blanch.

Depends on how it's done.

The key is in the delicious descriptions. o3o

Cinia Pacifica's mouth watered as bone popped like popcorn and the smell of burnt flesh wafted up his nostril, reminding him of hotdogs roasting over an open fire. All that was missing was the chili.

that was a nicely put description, I wish I could write like that but I'm too lazy most of times.

However, Rise couldn't wait, and stuffed his mouth with the cylinders of meat and bit them with his molars and through his canines before swallowing a big load of mushed meat. He repeated the process until there were no more high calorie packed mixed meat high-in-nitrates protein sources from the barbaric fire he had improvised after much effort.

got some troubles understanding it during the first read, it was somehow too detailed. putting it simply using metaphors and such could somehow help. nice job tho =)

Let me try writing that scenario in my own way:

The poor fellow is emaciated. Being deprived of sustenance for so long, even the most blandest and unsavoury of foods become very palatable. Our hero, ladies and gentleman, thinks that a lump of undercooked, bacteria infested carcass flesh picked up from an expressway could somehow be agreeable with his stomach. I wish him good luck.

apparently it gave me good laughs, I guess there's many other ways of writing something out =)

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I am seeing a trend that I quite like after going through this page and the last page of this thread. Someone asks for advice on how would they write a certain theme say violence or food and thereafter follows the responses!

I need help with thermodynamics. Can someone tell me the difference between heat energy and internal energy? Can 'hotness' and 'coldness' be measured scientifically (I think the answer is no)? Can someone write a story out of it?

if you're asking about thermodynamics, you got Madoka Magica. the whole story's basically about thermodynamics in a nutshell.

well violence and food is something we're close with, so no wonder the responses got really fast.

That's a shame. Thermodynamics is very important you know. You and I can't do without it. So is cosmology, volcanology, endocrinology (what is that?!) and scientology (I need something to laugh at).

thermodynamics is a very complex word, and I tend to find myself uncomfortable to overly complex things even though many people who went through formal education seem to understand it. but I kind of understand it, if the term was worded into heat transfer.

well I just heard of it. endocrynology? I don't know, maybe it has something to do with medicines.

Knock yourself out.

Hormones. I used a search engine. Thermodynamics just means science pertaining to internal and heat energy. Dynamics involves energy and 'thermo' implies heat.

Associates: Thank you for the link.

thanks for the clarity. I think by what you just described, yeah it's very important, from running power plants to our own essence of survival =)

Stahp D:

Proceed!

You do know that that's what temperature scales are for right? To measure heat? And there is no way to measure cold. It's just the absence of heat so another way of saying, "It's damned cold out here!" is, "There's, like, no damn heat out here!" Doesn't quite have the same ring to it.

dd? Could you give me that link again, about the mp3 with writers? The one you posted at The Writer?