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The Emotional Craft of Fiction
- Author
- Donald Maass
- Narrator
- Timothy Andrés Pabon
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish Date
- 21 April 2020
- Run Time
- 7 hours 36 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
While writers might disagree over showing versus telling or plotting versus pantsing, none would argue this: If you want to write strong fiction, you must make your readers feel. The reader's experience must be an emotional journey of its own, one as involving as your characters' struggles, discoveries, and triumphs are for you.
That's where The Emotional Craft of Fiction comes in. Veteran literary agent and expert fiction instructor Donald Maass shows you how to use story to provoke a visceral and emotional experience in readers. Topics covered include:
● Emotional modes of writing
● Beyond showing versus telling
● Connecting the inner and outer journeys and much more
Readers can simply read a novel . . . or they can experience it. The Emotional Craft of Fiction shows you how to make that happen.
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Details
- Author
- Donald Maass
- Narrator
- Timothy Andrés Pabon
- Duration
- 7 hours 36 minutes
- Release Date
- 21 April 2020
- ISBN
- 9781705210208
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Genre
- Language: reference and general, Creative writing and creative writing guides, Language learning: writing skills
Synopsis
Engage Your Readers with EmotionWhile writers might disagree over showing versus telling or plotting versus pantsing, none would argue this: If you want to write strong fiction, you must make your readers feel. The reader's experience must be an emotional journey of its own, one as involving as your characters' struggles, discoveries, and triumphs are for you.That's where The Emotional Craft of Fiction comes in. Veteran literary agent and expert fiction instructor Donald Maass shows you how to use story to provoke a visceral and emotional experience in readers. Topics covered include:● Emotional modes of writing● Beyond showing versus telling● Connecting the inner and outer journeys and much moreReaders can simply read a novel . . . or they can experience it. The Emotional Craft of Fiction shows you how to make that happen.
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