An interior shot of the Writing Barn, Austin, Texas
Today I’m blogging over at the Writing Barn blog about a really useful writing device called the objective correlative. If you’re tired of your characters always smiling or gritting their teeth to show their emotions, you’ll want to learn more. Yup.
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Published by Carol Brendler
Author of books for children | WINNIE FINN, WORM FARMER, illustrated by Ard Hoyt, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2009 |
RADIO GIRL, Holiday House, 2013 | NOT VERY SCARY, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2014 | THE PICKWICKS' PICNIC, illustrated by Renee Kurilla, Clarion, 2017
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Ah, the objective correlative! Well explained! And so timely, since I have trouble describing emotion in my WiP. I remember many a discussion at VCFA when someone tried to explain the concept, only to face a room of blank faces. Thank you T. S. Eliot!
Yeah! It sounds so exalted and enigmatic, but really, it’s just symbolism of a sort. I’m posting as a guest, so this is going to be interesting to see how WordPress identifies me.
There! I approved me. Hey L. Marie, thanks for your comments!