The emotion thesaurus a writer's guide to character expression

One of the biggest problem areas for writers is conveying emotion to the reader in a unique, compelling way. When showing our characters' feelings, we often grab onto the first idea that comes to mind, and our characters end up smiling, shrugging, nodding, and frowning far too much. Need some i...

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Main Author: Ackerman, Angela (-)
Other Authors: Puglisi, Becca
Format: Book
Language:Inglés
Published: [S.l.]: The authors cop. 2012
Series:Writers helping writers
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Summary:One of the biggest problem areas for writers is conveying emotion to the reader in a unique, compelling way. When showing our characters' feelings, we often grab onto the first idea that comes to mind, and our characters end up smiling, shrugging, nodding, and frowning far too much. Need some inspiration to get you beyond the basics? Inside The Emotion Thesaurus, you'll find: 75 emotion entires that list body language, thoughts, and visceral responses for each, a breakdown of the biggest emotion-related writing problems and how to overcome them, body language and action cues that address both acute and suppressed forms of emotion, suggestions for each emotion that cover a range of intensity, from mild to extreme, 75 description tips on emotion, dialogue, characters, and setting.
Physical Description:8, 164 p. ; 26 cm
Bibliography:Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 164)
ISBN:9781475004953