Writing Emotions...
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Being Funny
Someone tells a superbly-worded joke.
You laugh heartily, doubling over with delight.
Your best friend yawns.
b>That's Humour. /b>
Being funny...
Creating Authentic Emotions for your Characters: A Guide
The ability of an author to portray a range of human emotions is inextricably linked with their skill as a writer. Characters can cause a plot to...
Describing the 5 Senses: Part 1
Taste. Touch. Sight. Sound. Smell. These elements make up the foundation of the five senses so critical to any memorable creative work.
Whether you're writing...
Describing the 5 Senses: Part 2
Sight
Unless you are visually-impaired, you probably use your eyes every waking moment. Ironically, you probably only take in a small portion of what you see....
Finding Unusual Ways to Describe Emotions
Human emotions are universal, but how one person experiences “love” is vastly different from how another does. Because there is such a huge...
Picking the Perfect Word to Describe the Moment
It is the rare creative author who has the innate ability to pick the perfect word to describe every moment. For most of us it takes a good amount...
Sentimental vs Schmaltzy
Sentimental writings are the cornerstone of many publishing empires, including “feel-good” and “true story” magazines and whole categories of inspirational and self-help...
Tips For Using Language Effectively
If you want your words to have the greatest appeal and impact, you need to pay special attention to the quality (versus quantity, i.e. “word count”) of your creative...
Writing Horror Stories
“It was a dark and stormy night…”
Horror stories have come a long way since this clichéd opening line was first penned. Today they fill the shelves and pack the...
