THE PHYSIOLOGY OF WRITING

I tell our clients to engage their reader's interest. The story means nothing if the reader can't feel it physically and emotionally as well as mentally.

One important tool for the writer is the reader's own physiology. If I put short rapid-fire sentences with harsh consonants in the action scenes, the reader starts to hyperventilate thus heightening apprehension and anticipation. Before the reader passes out, I would switch to flowing complex sentences lulling the reader into a sense of temporary security, false or not. Human beings are conditioned to react to specific phrases, tones of voice, and rhythms of consciousness. A writer observes the way people interact, takes note of emotional triggers inherent in the human condition, and uses that knowledge to heighten the reader's experience.

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Last Revised: 02-Dec-97

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