http://fictionwritersreview.com/essays/deconstructing-a-good-cry fiction matters Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:52:02 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 http://fictionwritersreview.com/essays/deconstructing-a-good-cry/comment-page-1#comment-2912 okley klio Sat, 19 Sep 2009 16:38:19 +0000 http://fictionwritersreview.com/?p=2804#comment-2912 crying is good for the soul. and experiencing a good cry while writing (com)passionate stuff is the best way to get a handle on your audience. finally, all writers and engineers of the soul must know that ultimately a story without a moral (think Hemingway) is not good. for all the knowledge of the universe cannot equal a single child's tears. so the function of literature is not just as an escapist safety valve for mental health but a lesson granter that brings us back to ourselves. crying is good for the soul. and experiencing a good cry while writing (com)passionate stuff is the best way to get a handle on your audience. finally, all writers and engineers of the soul must know that ultimately a story without a moral (think Hemingway) is not good. for all the knowledge of the universe cannot equal a single child’s tears. so the function of literature is not just as an escapist safety valve for mental health but a lesson granter that brings us back to ourselves.

]]> http://fictionwritersreview.com/essays/deconstructing-a-good-cry/comment-page-1#comment-2312 mmSeason Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:25:21 +0000 http://fictionwritersreview.com/?p=2804#comment-2312 This has given me new thoughts on the question of 'writing as therapy' versus 'craft of writing' question - many thanx. Very well written, and wise. I'm <a href="http://twitter.com/mmSeason" rel="nofollow">tweeting it</a> immediately. 80) This has given me new thoughts on the question of ‘writing as therapy’ versus ‘craft of writing’ question – many thanx. Very well written, and wise. I’m tweeting it immediately. 80)

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