tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post386606488934525923..comments2024-03-28T06:13:46.092-05:00Comments on Operation Awesome: How my own book reviews can make me a better writerDena Pawlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14444683810125395220noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-22344085097063731182011-10-01T06:12:16.493-05:002011-10-01T06:12:16.493-05:00Great post! I find I need to be more conscious of ...Great post! I find I need to be more conscious of what I can learn from other writers (after I read and enjoy a book first, of course).Andrea Mackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15250681746122381149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-9511649175342468552011-09-30T18:07:01.268-05:002011-09-30T18:07:01.268-05:00Thanks for your comment, Gail! It seems so obvious...Thanks for your comment, Gail! It seems so obvious to use what works in the books we read, yet it's something we do almost subconsciously... unless we make a conscious effort. LOL. <br /><br />I think the craft of manipulating emotion through words is something I get completely from reading other books or from movies (just another form of literature). If I didn't read, I'd have absolutely no clue how to write a break-up scene so it really hits home. Studying other ppl's work is the key for me.Katrina L. Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06871272394922775923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-941944348836725702011-09-30T15:59:53.078-05:002011-09-30T15:59:53.078-05:00I absolutely agree with you. Close reading is the ...I absolutely agree with you. Close reading is the best way to understand how fiction works on our emotions, not to mention how some authors use structure, characterization, tension, etc to deliberately manipulate emotion. Writing reviews, even just in your own little notebook or publicly on a blog, is a terrific craft exercise.Gail Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16998497900316232330noreply@blogger.com