A point to ponder

[ksmith]

When I write about my characters yawning, I start yawning as well. When I read a scene in which they yawn, I yawn, too.

Even writing about yawning itself...

::yawn::

Comments

[ccfinlay.livejournal.com]

I just wondered if it worked for more than yawns, which could be pretty dangerous...

"When I write about my characters killing people, I start killing people as well. When I read a scene in which they kill, I kill, too."

But I like Kate's wanting sex example a lot better.

Perhaps this is why so many writers write about other writers, figuring if their writers are writing, they'll write too.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

Didn't Stephen King write a book on that very thing?

The 'killing people' thing, not the sex thing.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

And the reply for that came out badly because I was trying to point out my Homer as Chainsaw Killer icon without seeming to do so.

Lucky I finally packed it in and went to sleep.