I was just wondering what the best way to handle several darker elements in the story:The pills: in one case, the victim is poisoned via tampered over-the-counter headache medicine. To prove the witness is the real killer, the Defense asks her to take the pills. She agrees. When the bailiff brings in the water, the witness takes the pills in massive amounts and ends up dying. When the autopsy comes in, the cause of death is unclear. The case is dismissed.Brianna's mother: in a later case, Brianna's mother is introduced. When Brianna was a teenager, her mom suffered massive stress from her daughter's powers. She even ended up,shipping her off to a boarding school many miles away. They make up at the end, right before the mom dies.Are these stories too dark? Any help is greatly appreciated :)
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As far as the pills are concerned, I don't think it's too dark, but the scene may need some work. The story with Brianna's mother is perhaps too convenient: Bringing her mother back just to kill her may seem unneccesarily morbid or gratuitous. What might be better is letting her mother survive and developing their relationship from there. That way the audience is more invested in the character.
How to handle darker content in comics
I was just wondering what the best way to handle several darker elements in the story:
The pills: in one case, the victim is poisoned via tampered o…
Dark aspects of a story can be used as a sort of springboard for a positive message. Are they too dark? That's a hard question, because it all depends on the way you handle the plot. I my opinion, if you have a dark storyline, you need to be sure that your message is very positive. I have a lot of dark aspects in my work, but (with The Lord's Help and lots of prayer) I make sure that the positive aspects and points overpower the darkness in the end.
How to handle darker content in comics
I was just wondering what the best way to handle several darker elements in the story:
The pills: in one case, the victim is poisoned via tampered o…
What if the death was a natural cause? (And it focused on how her mother was heaven-bound)
Mike Jacobs said:
As far as the pills are concerned, I don't think it's too dark, but the scene may need some work. The story with Brianna's mother is perhaps too convenient: Bringing her mother back just to kill her may seem unneccesarily morbid or gratuitous. What might be better is letting her mother survive and developing their relationship from there. That way the audience is more invested in the character.
How to handle darker content in comics
I was just wondering what the best way to handle several darker elements in the story:
The pills: in one case, the victim is poisoned via tampered o…
As far as the pills are concerned, I don't think it's too dark, but the scene may need some work. The story with Brianna's mother is perhaps too convenient: Bringing her mother back just to kill her may seem unneccesarily morbid or gratuitous. What might be better is letting her mother survive and developing their relationship from there. That way the audience is more invested in the character.
Dark aspects of a story can be used as a sort of springboard for a positive message. Are they too dark? That's a hard question, because it all depends on the way you handle the plot. I my opinion, if you have a dark storyline, you need to be sure that your message is very positive. I have a lot of dark aspects in my work, but (with The Lord's Help and lots of prayer) I make sure that the positive aspects and points overpower the darkness in the end.
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Mike Jacobs said:
As far as the pills are concerned, I don't think it's too dark, but the scene may need some work. The story with Brianna's mother is perhaps too convenient: Bringing her mother back just to kill her may seem unneccesarily morbid or gratuitous. What might be better is letting her mother survive and developing their relationship from there. That way the audience is more invested in the character.
Dark aspects of a story can be used as a sort of springboard for a positive message. Are they too dark? That's a hard question, because it all depends on the way you handle the plot. I my opinion, if you have a dark storyline, you need to be sure that your message is very positive. I have a lot of dark aspects in my work, but (with The Lord's Help and lots of prayer) I make sure that the positive aspects and points overpower the darkness in the end.