Kathryn A. Frazier
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Writing Emotions, Part 2: When ‘Show, Don’t Tell’ Goes Bad
All serious writers know the adage, “Show, don’t tell.” Sometimes, though, even good writers with great stories go off track when they try to show, instead of tell, emotion. I’m a copy editor. I’ve seen things. Bad things. Things you don’t want your readers to see.
The Mechanics of Writing Emotion
In order for readers to care about your story, they need to care about your characters. Even if your writing is more story-driven than character-driven, readers need to understand your characters, and to feel the emotions that your characters feel. As a copy editor,… Continue Reading “The Mechanics of Writing Emotion”
Writing for Visual Appeal
Have you ever picked up a book, looked at the number of pages, then put it back down? I have. It’s not that I don’t like reading; I love reading. Some books just intimidate me by their sheer size. It’s like going on a first date and planning a wedding. It’s too much, too soon. With some sweet-talking reviews from people I trust, I might take on a longer book, but as a rule, that’s too much time commitment for me to give to an unknown.
Journal free or write hard.
My husband is a big fan of action movies. Loves them. One of his favorites is Live Free or Die Hard. I’ve never seen it (nor will I, most likely), but he tells me with great delight that in that movie, the main character John McClane (Really? John McClane?), played by Bruce Willis, drives a burning police cruiser, trying to get away from a bad guy shooting at him from a helicopter. McClane aims the cruiser toward a toll booth and jumps out. The car runs up the booth and launches into the pursuing helicopter as the bad guy jumps from the sky…
The More the Words, the Less the Meaning
You’ve seen the commercials. Pharmaceutical ads show an attractive person who tells us exactly what to say to get our doctors to prescribe their product. “I told my doctor that I’d tried diet and lifestyle changes, but that didn’t help. Then I asked if Giant Pill was right for me.” Short and direct. The commercial goes on to…
Overwork in a Land of Leisure. That’s so American.
ecause I do not concern myself with the common labors of planting, harvesting, hunting and gathering, like many Americans I am driven to occupy this privileged life with some other activity. I work.
First Scary Thing: Asking for a Job
My motto for 2013: This is the year to conquer fear! In keeping with my New Year’s Resolution to do at least one thing that I’m scared to do each month, I jumped right in by asking for a job.
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