Euphonics For Writers:
Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors
by Rayne Hall
Review:
Ok, this book took me by surprise. I confess I had
never heard about Euphonics, but since music plays a huge part in my writing I
was curious how specific sounds could improve the message I wanted to deliver
by touching the subconscious.
Intriguing!
(I wondered how many times this has
been used in speech lol)
The first part is basically a Thesaurus explaining
which letters create which feeling if used in a certain way. It was a continuous
string of “AHA” experiences and I kept jogging down on index cards while
playing and juggling with sounds.
It was fun and I would recommend the book
for this alone.
The second part left me a bit breathless
as it
involves more background, insights and generally needs more concentration.
Here I
kept reading out examples and rolled words and phrases over my tongue
to
understand what was going on.
That took more time which partly may have to do with the fact that I’m bilingual
and my mind tends to jumble a variety of meanings and syntax if puzzled.
The Eureka-moment
when understanding dawned was rewarding though,
especially when I realized that gut
feeling probably already had me use the techniques at times,
while at other
times the wish to find the best word or phrase took me away from the emotion
I
could have transmitted.
This book is a valuable tool for both new and “Ancient”
writers as it forces you to read beyond and play with sounds, words and
sentences
in a new way – it’s like a puzzle to be solved
and doesn’t give it’s
secret right away ;)
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