The Emotional Craft of Fiction
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The Emotional Craft of Fiction by Donald Maass
The essential guide to evoking emotional experiences in your readersWriters might disagree over showing versus telling or plotting versus pantsing, but none would argue this- If you want to write strong fiction, you must make your readers feel.
Veteran literary agent and expert fiction instructor Donald Maass shows you how to use story to provoke a visceral and emotional experience in readers. You'll learn-
. emotional modes of writing
. beyond showing versus telling
. your story's emotional world
. moral stakes
. connecting the inner and outer journeys
. plot as emotional opportunities
. invoking higher emotions, symbols, and emotional language
. cascading change
. story as emotional mirror
. positive spirit and magnanimous writing
. the hidden current that makes stories move
Readers can simply read a novel...or they can experience it. The Emotional Craft of Fiction shows you how to make that happen.
Donald Maass is the president of the Donald Maass Literary Agency in New York City, which represents over 150 novelists and sells over 150 novels to American and international publishers each year. He is the author of several books and is a past president of the Association of Writers Representatives, Inc.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781440348372 |
| ISBN 10 | 1440348375 |
| Title | The Emotional Craft of Fiction |
| Author | Donald Maass |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | F&W Publications Inc |
| Year published | 2016-12-30 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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