The Emotional Craft of Fiction

How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface

Donald Maass

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Writers Digest
30 December 2016

Language: reference & general; Writing & editing guides

This intriguing new book from literary agent Donald Maass examines the use of emotions in fiction, examining not only how to write with emotion, and imbue characters with realistic emotions, but also from the point of view of reader engagement - the core principles of how developing an emotional connection with readers ensures their commitment to the work in question.

Engage Your Readers with Emotion.

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
    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

By: Donald Maass
Imprint: Writers Digest
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 214mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 272g
ISBN: 9781440348372
ISBN 10: 1440348375
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 30 December 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Donald Maass (New York, NY) heads the Donald Maass Literary Agency in New York City, which represents more than 150 novelists and sells more than 150 novels every year to publishers in America and overseas. He is a past president of the Association of Authors Representatives, Inc., and is the author of several books.