What are some techniques in which the author connects with the reader, especially a book where the author uses an informal voice? (He uses the first person. He's informal but not too informal but not too stuffy either.)
2007-08-19 11:39:44 · 3 answers · asked by RIP 박용하 ㅠㅠ 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Many ways to connect to your readers.
The first is to start off with a sentence that literally reaches out from the book and drags them in. Make them want to know more about your story.
Another is by using the human experience. I think Cormac Mc Carthy did a wonderful job of that in The Road. While none of us knows exactly what it is like to be in that situation, we surely all know about suffering losses. Empathy is the key. I have forgotten who it was who said "empathy is when you are me - or at least you know what it is like to be me". Making your characters empathic is important. Even the antagonist should have something that people can have strong feelings about - either positive or negative. You want your readers to feel involved and actually WANT to participate. In the case of your antagonist, you want your readers to feel like they want to participate in taking him down. They should want to fire a couple bullets into the guy too. Or at least punch him out.
You accomplish this by realizing that whether you are talking about NY in 2001, or the planet Zirk in 2888, human conditions are basic. The more you do your homework by fleshing out your characters and making them three dimensional beings, the easier it will be for your readers to empathize with them. Pax- C
2007-08-19 14:14:03 · answer #1 · answered by Persiphone_Hellecat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The way I try to connect with my readers is find the words for them. Like the certain way a fabric feels. Or the way we all know something is stupid but nobody will voice it. Once they see it in writing then they go bizurk because it is so true.
Haha. That's all I have, ciao
2007-08-19 18:49:47 · answer #2 · answered by Maxwell Vancelette 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you read sci-fi/fantasy you might want to sign in at Baen's Books on the web. There you can go to the chat room and ask these questions of people just like yourself or go to the bar and ask the author's themselves. They also have free e-books to read and download so that you can see the references for yourself. Good luck and happy reading.
2007-08-19 19:38:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋