Standback’s Reviews > The Emotional Craft of Fiction: How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface > Status Update
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Oh, I am loving the beginning here.
I have had these discussions about "show, don't tell," and I feel like Maass really gets into the core of why this advice even exists, and how to actually use it fruitfully. Looking forward to seeing where this goes.
— Jan 25, 2022 11:54PM
I have had these discussions about "show, don't tell," and I feel like Maass really gets into the core of why this advice even exists, and how to actually use it fruitfully. Looking forward to seeing where this goes.
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Standback
is 47% done
Very very strong on the distinction between echoing the characters' emotions, and eliciting *new* emotions in the reader.
It's definitely a tough subject to describe technique for, so it feels a little hand-wave-y, but I think it hangs together quite well. Highlighting a lot of sections, which I hope will help me review handily.
— Feb 02, 2022 02:56PM
It's definitely a tough subject to describe technique for, so it feels a little hand-wave-y, but I think it hangs together quite well. Highlighting a lot of sections, which I hope will help me review handily.
Standback
is 24% done
Interesting. What I'm getting so far is an exhortation to delve deep, and in unexpected directions, and that this is a *technique* for provoking more emotion, and deeper emotion, from the reader, because it makes them react emotionally.
— Jan 28, 2022 04:46AM
