Big Emotions in the Reader needs Trickery from the Writer
From Writers with LoveExtracts from books, guides and articles that I believe will help make me a better writer. They may help you too…This week DONALD MAASS from The Emotional … Continue reading
My Year in Books – The Craft of Writing
I’m not a huge fan of books on writing that are long on discussion and short on showing. I can take the chat if somewhere all along the line I … Continue reading
Seeing the Familiar in a New Way – Donald Maass, New York Literary Agent QUOTES FOR WRITERS
…making me see the familiar in a wholly new way and making the unfamiliar a foundational part of me…
Bringing a Setting to Life – Don Maass QUOTES FOR WRITERS
Powerfully portrayed settings seem to have a life of their own, but how is that effect achieved? Make your setting a character is a common piece of advice given to … Continue reading
When it comes to writing big emotions ‘show and tell’ isn’t enough…Donald Maass QUOTES FOR WRITERS
BIG EMOTIONS often fall flat on the page. Trying to evoke them through showing can fail to work any better. Tiptoeing down creaky stairs into a dark basement doesn’t necessarily … Continue reading
Ready to make your messy inner self plain to see? Donald Maass on what storytellers have to do QUOTES FOR WRITERS
Protagonists and antagonists are fanatics. So are you. Is that scary? Sure, but own that side of yourself and you are less likely to shut it down. I mean who … Continue reading
Our stories are as unique as snowflakes – Donald Maass QUOTES FOR WRITERS
…We may have dens with trophies on the mantles, but when we tell the stories of our lives, we relate the meaning of things that happened and describe how we … Continue reading
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