The Shadow Dancer2005

Weldon Parish:
If you were writing a character who got punched in the stomach, how would you describe it?

Jeremy Taylor:
Just use my imagination.

Weldon Parish:
Okay, go ahead, tell me what it would feel like.

Jeremy Taylor:
I'd double over in pain, I'd be gasping for breath.

Weldon Parish:
Mmm. What else?

Jeremy Taylor:
I don't know.

Weldon Parish:
[laughs, punches him hard in the gut]

Jeremy Taylor:
[goes down writhing]

Weldon Parish:
Okay, now. You've got the doubling over and gasping for air part right. But there's also that burning sensation in your gut, the pounding in your head, the weak legs and teary eyes. Oh, notice the snot hanging out of your hose. There's feeling that you're never gonna breathe again, and then... your lungs fill with cool fresh air. That's experience.