tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27775496.post2792424734776321487..comments2023-07-06T05:29:03.521-07:00Comments on Rikoshi Writes: Emotional WranglingRikoshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11477955699954488832noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27775496.post-39680098384168369192008-08-02T05:07:00.000-07:002008-08-02T05:07:00.000-07:00If it's manipulative, then it's a manipulation tha...If it's manipulative, then it's a manipulation that the reader has sought and paid for. Readers want that. Part of the reason people read fiction is for the emotional catharsis when something happens to a character they care about. They'd be disappointed if the author didn't give them that.<BR/><BR/>I don't think it's manipulative. I think it's part of the unwritten contract between reader and author. Authors write things that they would enjoy reading, and enjoyment comes in part from emotional involvement with the story.Erin van Hielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18146426955516907639noreply@blogger.com