45. The emotional craft of fiction by Donald Maass – plot vs emotional goals – Daily Writing Advice

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In The Emotional Craft of Fiction, a wonderful writing advice book, legendary literary agent Donald Maass outlines how writers can make readers feel emotion. As he says: “readers can read a novel, or they can experience it.” One technique to achieve this emotional engagement is to consider plot vs. emotional goals. Having both is the key to empathy. In today’s episode, we’ll examine how Toy Story achieves this.

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Jed Herne is a fantasy author from Perth, Western Australia.

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