I read this post a while back but totally forgot to leave a message to say thanks for sharing the links to resources at the end! 🙏
This particular topic is something I've been thinking about for a while for my graphic novel, albeit with a different sort of lens/twist based on my career as a UX designer. In UX, recognizing and using emotional states to understand how a user might be interfacing with your website/app/whatever is often key to creating exceptional experiences. It's provided a good foundation of understanding that emotive character writing isn't necessarily going to be 1:1 to how a reader is feeling, but lacks the writing/authoring view of the same concept.
Great post and thoughts (as always!) on a topic I've often pondered.
On my first read of this, I thought that was Nix's feeling through the *book*, not just the first chapter! Impressive, and useful way to summarise it like this. I haven't ever done that whilst reading a book. The closest I've done to this is summarising what happened in each chapter of Gardens of the Moon before going to read the more professional breakdown+discussion of each chapter at Tor.com. But that was more plot summary rather than character/emotional summary.
Hadn't heard of The Girl From Everywhere, but sounds interesting and so I've thrown it atop the mountainous "to-read" pile!
I'd still love to read those 978 words you did pen, should you so wish to share them.
I have more thoughts on all this but I have to dash. Will write more later.
I read this post a while back but totally forgot to leave a message to say thanks for sharing the links to resources at the end! 🙏
This particular topic is something I've been thinking about for a while for my graphic novel, albeit with a different sort of lens/twist based on my career as a UX designer. In UX, recognizing and using emotional states to understand how a user might be interfacing with your website/app/whatever is often key to creating exceptional experiences. It's provided a good foundation of understanding that emotive character writing isn't necessarily going to be 1:1 to how a reader is feeling, but lacks the writing/authoring view of the same concept.
Great post and thoughts (as always!) on a topic I've often pondered.
On my first read of this, I thought that was Nix's feeling through the *book*, not just the first chapter! Impressive, and useful way to summarise it like this. I haven't ever done that whilst reading a book. The closest I've done to this is summarising what happened in each chapter of Gardens of the Moon before going to read the more professional breakdown+discussion of each chapter at Tor.com. But that was more plot summary rather than character/emotional summary.
Hadn't heard of The Girl From Everywhere, but sounds interesting and so I've thrown it atop the mountainous "to-read" pile!
I'd still love to read those 978 words you did pen, should you so wish to share them.
I have more thoughts on all this but I have to dash. Will write more later.