Engage Your Readers with Emotion
While writers might disagree over showing versus telling or plotting versus pantsing, none would argue 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
The Emotional Craft of Fiction: How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface by Donald Maass is a book that delves into the art of writing fiction with emotional depth and resonance. Donald Maass, a literary agent and author of several books on writing, explores how to create stories that connect with readers on a deeper emotional level.
The book emphasizes the importance of the "emotional arc" in storytelling, guiding writers on how to craft characters and narratives that evoke genuine emotional responses. Maass provides practical advice, examples, and exercises to help writers identify and enhance the emotional undercurrents in their stories. The book covers topics such as character development, scene construction, and the overall emotional impact of a novel.
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Categories: Non-Fiction