Hello, guys. It has not felt like a month since I last talked to you. So much has happened since October. There's been the United States election, "Fantastic Beasts", Thanksgiving, and much more. All these things have reminded me how important it is for books, movies, songs, comics, and other storytelling devices to be good examples. A fine way to set a good example in a story, is the use of diverse settings, characters, and plots. I love reading books that are placed somewhere different, but with characters that aren't always used to this difference. Their idea of the difference, isn't always the same as the other characters. A lot people think about race, when someone says diversity, but that isn't always the case. Diversity is really the variations that make something different from another. Settings can be diverse in climates, geographies, moods, and so much more. For example, in the Septimus Heap series, the main characters travel to all these different landscapes. They travel to islands, marshes, towns, and castles. The diverse setting makes the books enchanting and really draws the readers into wanting to live in that world where any place is interesting. Movies, books, and comics can be diverse in similar ways to each other in settings. All they need is to show the different places and they're good to go. For music, it's different. In most songs, writers are talking about their own lives where settings may or may not change. This is when mood comes into handy. Mood is a part of setting. It helps give the readers a deeper feeling of where they are in a story. In songs, when an artist sings about a different place, their voice might give off a different feeling than when talking about another. As you all know, characters being diverse is a must. No one on Earth is completely the same, so why should characters be copies of each other? Try mixing up the characters ethnicity, appearance, background, personality, and likes. Anyway you can weasel a way in to show a character's or person's difference and it works with the plot or message you're getting at, please do. Diverse characters and people let fans know you represent them, not just a portion of them. Finally, plots. Diverse plots can mean many things. It can mean not making your storyline a cliche. It can mean you have many plots within the main one that all tangle and untangle. It can mean the forces driving your characters are different. Whatever you do, make it show. Make the characters affect the plot in different ways. Let listeners know your song's story is unique. Well, I hope you enjoy this message. The next we talk, there'll be new blog posts for my other blogs as well as a new one for this blog. Have a happy December!
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AuthorI'm Darcy Ridge, creating stories that all revolve around family and identity in a myriad of ways. In the past, I have shared multiple stories and published a novella online. You can find me on Wattpad and many other social media websites. They/them [Image Description: black background with the words "Social Justice and Mental Health Resources" in white in the center /end ID]
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