This is something we know, but sometimes those things we know become the things we forget because of the too
familiar. Like a beautiful view you begin to take for granted. Or the pile of
dirty dishes that have been there for a week. You just get used to it, and it
becomes normal, and it doesn't register anymore. So sometimes when I'm writing I
forget. I forget the very core of what this is about is emotion. Doesn’t matter
what you're writing. Fiction. Nonfiction. Suspense. Crime fiction. Fantasy. Romance.
We are all looking for that emotional ride. We want our breath to catch. We
want our heart to pound.
The best music, the best visual art, the best movies, the
best books are, at the very core, about taking the reader on an emotional journey.
Carry on. Just put this up as a reminder to
myself.
But…wait. What about
connection? What about reader connection? Isn't that at the core of all good
writing? That recognition of yourself in a piece of someone's writing?
Yes, it is. Which
is why the shared experience between the writer and reader is so darn complex.
Maybe the emotion IS the connection, the recognition of myself in the character or plot or setting is possible because of the emotion.
ReplyDeleteGood point and observation! love that. There are other connections, like I've seen that before. I've sat in that kind of chair, or tasted that, or whatever, but maybe the emotional aspect is the key to it all.
ReplyDeletetheresa