Adult Female authors or writers only. I need your opinion on something that seems unlikely to me.?

Okay, I've been sitting here for the last 10 minutes covering my own mouth to see if I could subdue myself (if I were a 5'1", 101 lb. Teenage boy). Based purely on my own hand covering my own mouth, I think it could be done.My hands are adult-sized, but not exceptionally large.

I found that when I covered my own mouth with my hand I was able to get a good enough grip to at least discourage a scream. It wasn't clear to me from the description of the question whether or not the woman is kidnapping the teen from a public place or if the neighbors she's worrying about are in their own houses. If the neighbors are in their own homes the boy can scream as much as he's able (with her hand firmly over his mouth) and the muffled noises probably won't make it past the home she's kidnapping him from.

In my opinion, the question of whether or not this woman can subdue the boy has more to do with her build than his. At 5'4" and 160 lbs. I'm fairly confident that I could subdue a 5'1", 101 lb.

Teenage boy.

I think this answer does not lie in the physicality, but in the characters' wants and needs. Let's take it back to character study 101. I have not read this book, but I can only gather from the brief synopsis, that what this woman wants, she feels she will get from this boy - our inciting incident must have been strong enough to motivate her decision of "kidnapping the boy".

And on the other hand, when we take a closer look at the boy, we have to ask - did he want to go? Was he threatened, what are the needs that he wants fulfilled and what is missing in his life (i.e. Mother, father, confidante, someone who understand him) when you create such motivation, and the want is greater than the need (remember the need is the character arc) the protagonist will get what they want or we wouldn't be thrusted into the second act of the story where their decision will inevitably lead them to losing everything, either overcoming and being the hero, or succumbing, allowing someone else to rise and taking the stance as the anti-hero.

That's my take. Writing 101. Character study - the reasons why we do things.

I have short fingers, and even my sister has much larger hands. Still I'm not convince the size difference would change the equation. I experimented on my own face (which is small) with pinching the nose with my thumb and index finger and clamping the front with my pinky wrapped under my chin to keep my mouth closed.

I realize that it's not the best test, but I couldn't clamp my own mouth shut enough to prevent screaming. The jaw is pretty strong, and I could not find a hold that would keep it closed to prevent breathing and screaming. If the boy opened his mouth, he could easily bite her hand or yell.

Even if I grabbed only my lips and nose to prevent a scream, I could still breath and yell through a corner. That hold would possibly work with large hands, if you had a second or two to position your hand before the boy moved. If she had a thick cloth, maybe, but our head and neck muscles are pretty strong.It would take a serious amount of physical strength.

I have not read this book, but I am thinking like you on this issue. A 5'1" boy weighing 101 lbs will probably be quite muscular. If this boy is surprised by a female sneaking up on him from behind, he should be able to easily get away.

If this boy is intrigued by a scent or a drug such as Chloroform is used to incapacitate him, then she should have no trouble kidnapping the boy. My own hands are large. They measure across my knuckles at the palm 5".

So that is plenty of space to cover the mouth and nose if the palm is used cupped over the mouth and nose.

I'm a woman, a mother, and an author. Absolutely, it can be done. I'm 5'11", and my hands are sized 7.5. Large for a woman.

But it doesn't matter - there's not that much variation, and you're describing a fairly small child for a teenaged boy. He'd likely do some damage if he fought back, but size alone would put me at an advantage.

My hands are of average width for a woman. At the widest section, they are 4 inches wide. From wrist to middle finger tip, my hands are 7.5 inches.

I am 5'6" and a 5'1" boy would have a smaller face. I can fully cover my own face from chin to half way up my nose with my hand horizontal. However, bear in mind that when covering someone's mouth from behind, the hand naturally assumes a slight angle.

I would say that the woman could certainly cover the boy's mouth and nose in the way described. As for overpowering him, that is realistic for the following reasons: 1. The woman is probably taller and heavier than the boy.2.

The woman is driven by adrenaline and the power rush, which can increase her overall strength and physical prowess. 3. The woman has the element of surprise and the boy is disoriented.4.

The boy does not know how to react to the strange situation/may hesitate. Personally, if I was writing a kidnapping scene with these two characters, I would probably go with the method Koontz chose.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.