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Identify Your Character’s Emotional Triggers
Everyone has an emotional trigger. This is not about mental health, anxiety, PTSD — none of that. Every one has emotional triggers – but are you using this to increase the emotional tension in your story? Why not!? What Does Your Character Think Is Their Strength? What does your character…
4 Tips To Get Unstuck Writing Hard Emotions In Fiction
Emotions are hard to capture authentically in fiction, maybe in part because as a society we tend to want to express things more in terms of what we’re doing or thinking. This diving deep into the raw humanity expressed through emotions is the power of deep point of view. How…
How To Create 3-D Emotional Depth In Fiction
Sometimes what’s in your head isn’t what comes across on the page. Create a 3-D effect for readers and using sensory details to convey motive/goals/priorities, and emotions.
Brene Brown’s Guide To Creating An Emotional Arc Using Shame
Shame is one of the most powerful and underused emotions in a fiction-writer’s toolbox. Shame is pervasive and common, it’s ugly and hard to capture well, but deep point of view is the perfect technique to use with this complex emotion. Readers cheer for characters who are relate-able, who stand…
Deep Point of View: First Person Or Third Person POV
Is it better or does it create more emotional connection to write fiction in first or third person? Does genre matter? Can I use multiple POVS? Am I worried about the wrong things? Is First Person Or Third Person Better? This is one of the most common questions I get…