Bryan Jackson's Blog - Posts Tagged "motivation"

I am a firm believer that the human condition should be the foundation for all story telling regardless of the genre. A character's motivation and feelings are essential in all formats. Leave those things out and you have shit. That shit may be fun for awhile, but once it's over with nobody is talking about it. Prime example of fun forgettable shit- Texas Chainsaw Massacre movies. I've been a fan my whole life, but let's face it. It's always about 5 dumbass teenagers driving through a secluded part of Texas. Why are they there? Who gives a shit. Who will make it out alive? Who gives a shit. I've always wondered why women needed story lines in their porn and now I see why. Fucking for the sake of fucking is fun (especially if your just there for a quick fap), but lets be honest. With all the porn that's out there you need substance to compete or its just a fuck flick that gets lost in the massive shuffle that is porn. The same goes for Horror. I'm a huge gorehound and love senseless cinema violence. But, at the end of the day I need something that's going to move me. This line of thinking is what I aspire to in my own writings. To make something that will touch people (however it may) many years from now. My goal is to get to the level of the writers for the Law&Order shows (I love em dammit). So, I suppose I owe a huge thanks to Stephen Biro for coming up with the themes for the Masters of Taboo series. They have challenged me to not only deliver hard hitting horror for the book fans, but to top myself. Today, as sat inflicting unnameable misery on my characters I myself was brought to tears by the antagonist's motives. I didn't ball like a baby, just a bit misty eyed. I hope when you read any of my stories that emotions stir and percolate. If you can get through something I've written w/o a second thought you're either cold blooded or I need to work harder. Chances are though, your fucking nuts.