Tin Woodman seeks heart . . .

[eimarra]

Looking for recommendations for reading material. Not that my TBR pile is anything but gigantic, but I want some works where the emotions of the main character are shown well without the story being *about* those emotions. I'm tired of my MCs being flat, and I hope to learn by example.

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[suelder.livejournal.com]

It's a writing book, not fiction, but I found it very useful.

Getting Into Character by Brandilynn Collins

It looks at using Method Acting to imbue characters with emotion.

[eimarra]

Hmm. Our local library only has her fiction book, Crimson Eve. It might be worth checking out, and maybe I'll look for the writing book next time I'm at a bookstore. Thanks.

[suelder.livejournal.com]

What about interlibrary loan? Our local library can order books for lending from any library in the county.

[eimarra]

Well, I could check. The reference/information desk usually tends to be busy helping people who want to use the library's computers. And they probably charge for ILL, since they have a 50-cent charge for putting books on hold that are at the city library. But I can check.