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Episode 114: Mixed Feelings - Lon Otto

Episode 114: Mixed Feelings - Lon Otto

FromThe Writing University Podcast


Episode 114: Mixed Feelings - Lon Otto

FromThe Writing University Podcast

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Length:
57 minutes
Released:
Aug 9, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In creative writing, truth isn’t everything, but emotional truth almost is. Whatever the genre, however familiar or strange the situation or action, readers need to believe that the emotions in a piece of writing are true. And nothing conveys emotional truth more powerfully than mixed feelings. Combining different emotions, including conflicting emotions, can strengthen their intensity as well as deepening our sense of their authenticity. In this talk and conversation we will explore some of the ways in which mixed feelings work, looking at examples from various genres and considering occasions when mixing emotions might fail us.
Released:
Aug 9, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

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The Writing University podcast features recordings of illuminative craft talks from the renown writers, novelists, poets, and essayists who present at the Eleventh Hour Lecture Series during the University of Iowa's Iowa Summer Writing Festival.