by Marie Wells Coutu, @mwcoutu What is a writer’s heart? Is it the desire to tell a story, the drive to be famous, or the longing to change lives through the …
4 Tips for Writing Authentic vs Easy Emotions
by Jeanne Takenaka, @JeanneTakenaka I’m going to be honest and say that writing nuanced emotions for my characters is hard. Over the years, I’ve struggled with making my characters—especially heroines—likable. And yet, …
Extreme Wordsmithing Makeover: 4 Tips to writing ACTIVE description
Continuing our Extreme Wordsmithing Makeover series, we spent much of August diving into STATIC description and I taught you a technique called FOCUS, an acronym that reminded us to first …
Techniques for adding emotion: using other “Voices” in your scene
I love to watch people. Especially in an airport. Yes, I admit I compare myself to others (it’s a woman thing, I think), and I discovered that it’s a great …
Conversations: How to write Emotions part 2
Yesterday, I told you the story of Darla, and how she showed us 2 of the four layers of emotions. Today, let’s talk about the final two layers. Just as …
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