Donald Maass

Donald Maass

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The Emotional Craft of Fiction
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The Emotional Craft of Fiction
  • By: Donald Maass
  • Length: 7 hours 36 minutes
  • Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
  • Publish date: April 21, 2020
  • Language: English
  • (2060 ratings)
(2060 ratings)
Engage Your Readers with EmotionWhile 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... Read more

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