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lflwriter, August 4, 2007 (view all comments by lflwriter)
Most men, like myself, tend to be reluctant to show emotion in public. We tend to hide all but anger so we don't give away our weaknesses. I taught English grammar and literature for thirty years and although Ann Hood does not spend a lot of time on any one emotion, she manages to convey just how complex we humans are by quickly glossing over the thirty-six emotions she shows us in her book. I appreciate the way she organized her little book on creating character emotions. I wish I had read it soon after it came out in print. I would have added some of what she wrote into my lessons on characterization. Although I haven't read some of the other books out there about creating emotions, like the one by Orson Scott Card, which I plan to read next, I can not discount the fact that she has provided me with some valuable seeds for thought. As a teacher, I've learned that there are many ways to teach one thing and one method will not reach everyone. I have three books on this subject and Hood's is the first one I've read and I like her approach. I recommend this book to anyone who seriously wants to improve his or her writing and do not stop with just this one book. Read others so that you will really learn how to write Reading this book was like opening a door and walking into a well-lit room. I get it. I finally get it. Maybe I'm just dense and it took someone like Ann Hood to wake me up so I understand what emotion is all about.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9781884910333

Author:

Hood, Ann

Publisher:

Story Press Books

Location:

Cincinnati, Ohio :

Subject:

Fiction

Subject:

Authorship

Subject:

Personality

Subject:

Composition & Creative Writing - Fiction

Subject:

Characters and characteristics

Subject:

Emotions in literature

Edition Number:

1st ed.

Series Volume:

no. 44

Publication Date:

February 1998

Binding:

Paperback

Language:

English

Illustrations:

Yes

Pages:

176

Dimensions:

9.01x6.00x.56 in. .58 lbs.