When it comes to emotion, sometimes we need a brainstorming nudge. After all, each character will express their feelings differently depending on their personality, emotional range, and comfort zone. We hope this short, sample list of expressions will help you better imagine how your character might … [Read more...] about Emotion Thesaurus Entry: Happiness/Joy
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Kid Lit Resources
Awhile back, I was wandering through the juvenile department of my library, just minding my own business and perusing the selection when I overheard a mom and her daughter who were having some trouble. Mom had a reading list in her hand. Daughter looked supremely bored. Mom: Oh, look. Here's one … [Read more...] about Kid Lit Resources
Lovable Characters
So we all want to create characters that readers will love. But what's the best way to do it? I figured one way is to look at some well-loved characters and see what draws us to them. Here's what I came up with: Internal Conflict When we first saw The Fellowship of the Ring, my husband hadn't … [Read more...] about Lovable Characters
Emotion Thesaurus: Sadness/Grief
When it comes to emotion, sometimes we need a brainstorming nudge. After all, each character will express their feelings differently depending on their personality, emotional range, and comfort zone. We hope this short, sample list of expressions will help you better imagine how your character might … [Read more...] about Emotion Thesaurus: Sadness/Grief
Taking Risks
Are you a risk taker? I never used to be. When I first started writing, I realized how much I didn't know. I set out to educate myself, reading all that I could about how to write properly, finding writing mentors, carefully researching all the big no-no's of writing. I sifted through websites and … [Read more...] about Taking Risks
Emotion Thesaurus: Relief
When it comes to emotion, sometimes we need a brainstorming nudge. After all, each character will express their feelings differently depending on their personality, emotional range, and comfort zone. We hope this short, sample list of expressions will help you better imagine how your character might … [Read more...] about Emotion Thesaurus: Relief
Emotion Thesaurus Entry: Unease
When it comes to emotion, sometimes we need a brainstorming nudge. After all, each character will express their feelings differently depending on their personality, emotional range, and comfort zone. We hope this short, sample list of expressions will help you better imagine how your character might … [Read more...] about Emotion Thesaurus Entry: Unease
Emotion Thesaurus Entry: Anger
When it comes to emotion, sometimes we need a brainstorming nudge. After all, each character will express their feelings differently depending on their personality, emotional range, and comfort zone. We hope this short, sample list of expressions will help you better imagine how your character might … [Read more...] about Emotion Thesaurus Entry: Anger
Emotion Thesaurus: Fear
When it comes to emotion, sometimes we need a brainstorming nudge. After all, each character will express their feelings differently depending on their personality, emotional range, and comfort zone. We hope this short, sample list of expressions will help you better imagine how your character might … [Read more...] about Emotion Thesaurus: Fear
Introducing The EMOTION THESAURUS
The coffee on the desk is cold. The doorbell’s ringing. Your dog is making those frantic whimpers meaning ‘I want to go outside and maybe pee on something’ has escalated to ‘Another 10 seconds and you'll need a boat to get to the kitchen’. You are aware of these things, yet stay glued to your chair, … [Read more...] about Introducing The EMOTION THESAURUS
The Trouble with Starting
What's it called when the car won't start and you have to push it down the road with your dad yelling frantically from behind, "Pop the clutch!"? It's a memory I can recall with alarming frequency, and I remember exactly how I felt each time: annoyed, anxious. Scared. Sweaty. Basically, the way I … [Read more...] about The Trouble with Starting
The Right Time for a Critique Group
The Internet is a wonderful thing. Anything is possible--you can buy houses, visit countries and cultures, gossip about Lindsay Lohan's rehab sentence or Paris' shrinking inheritance, and find other writers to share the highs and lows with. Looking back, I don't know what I would have done … [Read more...] about The Right Time for a Critique Group