“But metre itself implies a passion , i.e. a state of excitement, both in the Poet's mind, & is expected in that of the Reader.” MindStatesPassionPoetReaderExpectedExcitement Book:Imagination in Coleridge Source: Imagination in Coleridge
“My feeling about fiction, regardless of the genre, is that it is meant to be a representation of life. I want my books to give a whole spectrum of experiences to my readers. Not just fear or terror or revulsion, but excitement, laughter, pain, sorrow, desire, etc.” WantGivingBookWholeFeelingsPainDesireFictionReaderSorrowLaughterTerrorGenreExcitementEtcMeant To BeRepresentationSpectrumGenre IsRevulsion Author:Richard Laymon
“I might refer at once, if necessary, to a hundred well authenticated instances. One of very remarkable character, and of which the circumstances may be fresh in the memory of some of my readers, occurred, not very long ago, in the neighboring city of Baltimore, where it occasioned a painful, intense, and widely extended excitement.” IfsWellsMayLongCharacterMightMemoriesCitiesReaderCircumstancesHundredPainfulIntenseInstanceExcitementRemarkableLong AgoBaltimore Book:Tales by Edgar Allan Poe Source: Tales by Edgar Allan Poe
“When I read to children, I try to become the characters. It's great if you can make a separate voice for each character. Sometimes you can lower your voice with excitement or get more intimate about it: you can lean forward and engage the children as a narrator or as a reader. It's particularly important that you find the voice that you want to use for each character, because then children can imagine that person as you're reading aloud. And of course, the illustrations help enormously.” IfsWantTryingChildrenPersonsImportantSometimesCharacterHelpingUseCoursesReadingVoiceImagineReaderExcitementIntimateImagine ThatIllustrationNarratorsReading Aloud Author:Julie Andrews