Day three of Peter’s inquiry into the underlying reasons that make people buy books.
In today’s Write Report, Donna consider pity, terror and other emotions: Nathaniel Hawthorne had a lot to say about that. And …
Posts Tagged ‘Emotions’
Pity and Terror
Blood on the Publishing Floor
Friday brings news of Mrs. Tittlemouse as Peter enters a magical store-room for memories. In today’s Write Report, Donna brings grim news of widespread layoffs in the publishing business: the industry is not …
You Can’t Pay Bills with Good Reviews
Polynesia the Parrot hits the nail on the head for Peter this morning as he struggles with the relationship between language, observation and insight. In today’s Write Report, Donna looks at buying trends …
Torntopieceshood
Tofu – what’s it got to do with making pictures in your mind? Peter can work tofu into just about anything… In today’s Write Report, Donna brings big news from the e-book reader …
Mommie Dearest
Dr. Johnson’s dictionary provides hours of fun for easily-amused minds, Peter recalls, before wondering whether today’s manufactured books are the equivalent of fast-food for the mind? In today’s Write Report, Donna continues the …
Bad Biography Juju
How much of the reader’s worldview is logical, and how much subjective? Peter considers how this impacts writers. In today’s Write Report, Donna looks at ways in which unflattering biographies and their biographers can be …
Writing To Make You Cry
What makes you cry? Peter considers the way in which writers evoke powerful emotions. And misery memoirs – are they dying? In today’s Write Report, Donna looks at the Words of the Year – “bailout” …
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