Intrinsic to the Act of Writing

from¡Bemsha SWING!
[23/11/2005]
Excerpt:

If there are about 9 basic emotions, about 9 varieties of each of them, about 5 or 6 basic strategies of "expression," and about 35 other emotions intrinsic to the act of writing, then the permutations seem quite overwhelming. What are the main variables to be considered. I have only just begun to think about this so please don't jump all over me right away. That would make me very "emotional."  ~Jonathan Mayhew