Writing Vivid Emotions: Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors (Writer's Craft) (Volume 22)

Do you want your characters to feel such strong emotions that the readers' scalps prickle, their mouths go dry and their hearts thud like they're sharing the experience? Do you want to convey fear or happiness in ways that make the readers feel heat radiating through their chest or cold sweat trickling down their spine rather than the tired 'he was afraid' or 'she felt happy'? Step by step, you'll learn how to express feelings through body language, dialogue, thought, similes, visceral sensations and mood-rich descriptions. The book also guides you through layering emotions and varying their intensity. It shows you how to subtly reveal a character's secret or suppressed emotions. The book also flags mistakes to avoid and reveals tricks used by professional authors. At the end of each chapter, you'll find assignments. If you like, you can use this book as an advanced fiction-writing course. Please note: This book is not suitable for absolute beginners. It assumes that you have mastered the basics of your craft and know how to create characters and write dialogue and are ready to to take your craft skills to the next level. British English.

• Writing Vivid Settings (Writer's Craft)
• Writing Vivid Characters: Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors (Writer's Craft) (Volume 18)
• Writing Vivid Dialogue: Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors (Writer's Craft) (Volume 16)
• Writing Deep Point of View: Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors (Writer's Craft) (Volume 13)
• Writing Fight Scenes (Writer's Craft)
• Writing Vivid Plots: Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors (Writer's Craft) (Volume 20)
• Euphonics for Writers: Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors (Writer's Craft) (Volume 15)
• Writing Love Scenes: Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors (Writer's Craft) (Volume 27)
• Writing Scary Scenes: Professional Techniques for Thrillers, Horror and Other Exciting Fiction (Writer's Craft) (Volume 2)
• Writing About Villains