Sentences with phrase «fiction readers feel»

Not exact matches

Such character - centered writing is a mark of good fiction in any genre, but in detective novels, where the author may feel enslaved to solution - hungry readers, it's especially rare.

And even Christabel, who spends most of her time happily glued to her computer — and who is also an avid fiction reader — says she likes the feeling and portability of a paper book.

Early on, when science fiction was a genre only read by science geeks and kids who built their own telescopes, readers felt that they were the aliens in the larger real world.

With fiction, it's still about the reader: their feelings, their reactions, their experience as they journey with the heroes of your novel.

Themes: Whether you're writing fiction or nonfiction, your themes drive your book and make readers feel something.

And while the novel falls into the historical fiction category, some of our readers felt that it is still deeply resonant today: Once I picked this book up, I could not put it down until the last haunting sentence rang in my mind like a bell... It brings home the sheer cruelty of slavery, and white people's casual acceptance of that cruelty, in a way few books have managed to do without preaching.

The reader really feels for the people she talks about, she's excellent at capturing the moment and empathy, and in the stranger than fiction tales she delivers the human and the real.

I feel like you (Hugh) are another example of an author who doesn't feel the need to compete with other authors, who happily shares his work with fans and fan fiction writers, who engages his readers on social media, and more.

The writing is so masterful and vivid that not only does the reader feel like he's right there on the field with the phenom rookie player, he also forgets that this is a work of fiction.

One of the things I love about fiction is how it has the potential to turn the reader's feelings and belief upside down.

Each and every fictional genre has an emotional key — emotions readers want to feel while reading that kind of fiction.

Beta readers hurt a writer's fiction and craft so badly, I do not feel there is a defense to using them for any reason.

For many readers of crime fiction and other genres, there's nothing quite like the feel of a good book in your hands.

Also, I do feel that we as readers must, at least occasionally, step outside our comfort zones and read historical fiction that may be hard for us, but can teach us so much beyond the view of history we get from whitewashed textbooks and mainstream media.

Once my skin thickened up a bit, once I realized how completely cool the character and author fusion was, I was able to embrace these assumptions for what they were: the ultimate compliment — proof of good storytelling — because the only way fantasy and reality can blend into such earnest beliefs is if the fiction feels real enough for the reader to assume that it had to have been drawn from real life, somehow.

While 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.

In a note to readers, Hemphill calls her book a work of fiction, explaining that she has taken liberties imagining conversations and descriptions and interpreting the feelings of the real people speaking in these poems.

By making this book a work of fiction, the author was able to give readers an idea of how Anne felt about her marriage and accomplishments.

Emotion in Fiction: Making Characters Real, Making Readers Feel by Angie Hodapp Memorable stories are rooted in emotion.

My hope is that using «the Luminate» will add to the fantasy feel of my story and allow my protagonist's faith journey to be meaningful to all readers, perhaps even those who might otherwise steer clear of Christian fiction.

I've never written for a particular deadline before, but this idea felt ripe for my envisioned reader and I was hungry to craft more flash fiction.

on The Other Side of the Story with Janice Hardy Helpful Books for the Writing Process by Michelle Ule on Books & Such Literary Agency blog 3 Tips for Writing Heavy Emotional Scenes by Jami Gold Don't Cheat the Reader by Sally Apokedak on Novel Rocket How to Infuse Your Writing with Nostalgia by Frank Angelone on Copyblogger The Secrets Behind Buried Dialogue: Part One and Part Two by Lynette Labelle Crafting Multi-Layered Characters by Marissa Graff on Adventures in YA & Children's Publishing Writing Futuristic Fiction in (What Feels Like) a Science Fiction World by Imogen Howson on Pub (lishing) Crawl How to Spot Mary Sue in Your Writing by Ava Jae Taking the Road Less Taken (With Your Characters), guest post by Kristen Callihan on The Other Side of the Story with Janice Hardy The Ending Debate: Make Mine Hopeful by Marcy Kennedy Unusual Inspiration: Character Arcs Made Easy by Fae Rowen on The Writers In the Storm Blog 25 Things You Should Know About Writing Sex by Chuck Wendig Writing Craft: Action vs. Active Openings to Grab Attention by Kristin Nelson Writing Craft: Mechanics vs. Spark by Kristin Nelson on Pub Rants Writing Craft: Breaking the Rule: Show Don't Tell by Kristin Nelson on Pub Rants Give Characters Interesting Anecdotes by Mooderino on Moody Writing

When you should contact him: Fiction writers, when you've finished your entire novel, had it read by several readers, edited and reedited it, and feel like it's now absolutely as strong as you can possibly make it, write me a letter and tell me about it.

Filling the gap between Young Adult and Adult Fiction, NA's target is readers are between the ages of 18 and the mid-20s, times when new adults are first feeling independence and finding their place in the world.

Although I haven't let her words deter me from writing what I love and feel most inspired to write, they have called into question the kind of fiction readers are craving these days.

Sometimes I feel like I'm trying to convert short - fiction - only readers into readers of novels.