Comments on: Power Your Fiction: Using Weather To Create Mood, Not Clichés https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/12/power-your-fiction-using-weather-to-create-mood-not-cliches/ A Blog On Writing Sun, 02 Feb 2025 05:59:12 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Time Flies!: December 2015 | Sara Letourneau's Official Website & Blog https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/12/power-your-fiction-using-weather-to-create-mood-not-cliches/#comment-101509 Wed, 30 Dec 2015 05:20:04 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=23740#comment-101509 […] “Power Your Fiction: Using Weather To Create Mood, Not Clichés” by Angela Ackerman (Wr… […]

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]]> By: angelaackerman1 https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/12/power-your-fiction-using-weather-to-create-mood-not-cliches/#comment-101185 Fri, 25 Dec 2015 14:00:03 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=23740#comment-101185 In reply to Victoria Marie Lees.

Very happy to help, Victoria!

]]> By: Victoria Marie Lees https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/12/power-your-fiction-using-weather-to-create-mood-not-cliches/#comment-101092 Wed, 23 Dec 2015 14:55:23 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=23740#comment-101092 Warmer weather and bright sunshine foreshadow the action in my YA winter adventure short story in this month's Cricket Magazine. Thank you for your insight on how to make weather integral to the plot and characterization.

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]]> By: angelaackerman1 https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/12/power-your-fiction-using-weather-to-create-mood-not-cliches/#comment-101032 Mon, 21 Dec 2015 02:08:50 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=23740#comment-101032 In reply to chuckmmiceli.

Hi Chuck,

So glad you found this article helpful. It sounds like you really have a good handle on how to use weather, so good on you! Feel free to reprint, and if you could just link to this one here, people can follow it back to the original should they wish to (and discover a great blog while they are at it!).

Happy writing!

]]> By: angelaackerman1 https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/12/power-your-fiction-using-weather-to-create-mood-not-cliches/#comment-101017 Sat, 19 Dec 2015 19:37:48 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=23740#comment-101017 In reply to littlemissw.

Yes, absolutely. All description should come through that emotional filter as it brings readers deeper into the mind and heart of the POV character. Glad you enjoyed the post!

]]> By: littlemissw https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/12/power-your-fiction-using-weather-to-create-mood-not-cliches/#comment-101005 Sat, 19 Dec 2015 06:22:12 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=23740#comment-101005 I do include weather. It's such an every day part of life, how can you not? But I try to remember that how I describe the weather needs to be through the prism of how my characters are feeling - a kid waking up on the first day of summer holidays is going to feel differently about a beautiful day than a kid being made to run laps in phys ed. The weather might be exactly the same but in one situation the sunshine is an invitation, in the other it's a merciless torturer.

This was a great post. Thanks for sharing it.

]]> By: chuckmmiceli https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/12/power-your-fiction-using-weather-to-create-mood-not-cliches/#comment-100999 Fri, 18 Dec 2015 23:10:55 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=23740#comment-100999 Hello Angela. Fellow writer, Cathy Orzech, wrote to me saying, "Thought you'd be interested in this take on "Using weather to create mood…." I enjoyed your use and detail of weather in Amanda's Room." Cathy was right. I enjoyed your article very much and, with your permission, would like to reprint it on my blog, "Something Significant." In "Amanda's Room," I wanted to use the weather in a unique way, so I went beyond using it as a backdrop and instead turned it into a central character in the book. Following Ken Follett's example in "Code to Zero," I also led each chapter with factual quotes about the weather which later became linked to what was happening in the story and the lives of the characters. If you are interested, let me know and I would be happy to send you a complimentary copy of the ebook. In the meantime, warmest wishes for a wonderful holiday season. Warmest Regards, Chuck Miceli

]]> By: angelaackerman1 https://writersinthestormblog.com/2015/12/power-your-fiction-using-weather-to-create-mood-not-cliches/#comment-100996 Fri, 18 Dec 2015 22:28:43 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=23740#comment-100996 Yes, weather is great at creating conflict, so glad to hear you're bringing it into your story for that reason. Weather is unpredictable, and because we humans like to be in control, it is the perfect way to remind our protagonist that he is not. There are so many deep ways weather can bring more texture to any scene, so i love reading stories where it is used well. 🙂

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