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Struggle to Show, Not Tell Emotion? Here’s a Mother Lode of Description Links!

January 29, 2019 by ANGELA ACKERMAN

As you can imagine, we’re pretty amped that The Emotion Thesaurus Second Edition is here. We hope you find those extra 55 emotions and double the teaching content is a big help as you craft stronger character emotion.

These posts below are packed with great ideas for showing emotion:

The Inner Struggle: How to Show a Character’s Repressed Emotions (Jane Friedman)

Using Vocal Cues to Show Hidden Emotions 

Fight, Flight, or Freeze: Psyche 101 for Writers 

Want Strong Dialogue? Don’t Forget the Subtext (Jerry Jenkins)

Podcast Interview with Angela (Blood, Sweat, and Words)

Emotion and The Setting: A Powerful Story Combo (Seekerville)

The Connection Between Character Emotion and Reader Empathy (Live Write Thrive)

How to Show Emotion for Non-Viewpoint Characters 

Character Research: What to Know to Write Authentic Emotion (ProWritingAid)

Telling vs. Showing When It Comes to Emotions (Kobo Writing Life)

5 Vehicles for Showing (Instead of Telling) Character Emotion (DIYMFA)

7 Things Your Character Is Hiding (Helping Writers Become Authors)

Avoiding Clichéd Emotional Responses in Your Writing (Anne R. Allen)

For Checklists and Tip Sheets to help with Emotion, Body Language & much more, visit this page.

And, to visit the online version of The Emotion Thesaurus, go here.

 

Other Mother Lode Posts

If you found this collection of resources helpful, you might be interested in some of our other compilation posts.

Writing about Character Occupations
Creating Phenomenal First Pages
Writing about Emotional Wounds
Choosing and Writing Conflict for Maximum Impact

ANGELA ACKERMAN
ANGELA ACKERMAN

Angela is a writing coach, international speaker, and bestselling author who loves to travel, teach, empower writers, and pay-it-forward. She also is a founder of One Stop For Writers, a portal to powerful, innovative tools to help writers elevate their storytelling.

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  1. The Power of Language #IWSG May 1st Post. - Juneta Key says:
    May 1, 2019 at 12:07 am

    […] is a link to several posts by the creators of this book, 55 extra emotions, on their site. And images on their Pinterest page. […]

  2. First Pages and Character Emotion | Writers In The Storm says:
    April 10, 2019 at 7:00 am

    […] the other hand, when we show that emotion, it seems more real to readers. They feel like they’re involved in the character’s experience. […]

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