Writing Emotions

Techniques for capturing emotions and sensory details in your writing. Articles focus on describing feelings authentically, using the five senses and choosing precise language.

Being Funny

What makes humour work depends on knowing your audience and matching your jokes to who's reading, not just what makes you laugh.

Creating Authentic Emotions for Your Characters: A Guide

Show your characters' genuine emotions to drive your plot and create a story that feels real and compelling.

Describing the 5 Senses: Part 1

Use sensory details to bring your writing to life and engage readers through taste, touch, sight, sound and smell.

Describing the 5 Senses: Part 2

Writing vivid descriptions of sight and sound brings your stories to life and keeps readers fully engaged in the world you're creating.

Finding Unusual Ways to Describe Emotions

Help your characters feel real by describing emotions from unexpected angles instead of relying on tired clichés.

Picking the Perfect Word to Describe the Moment

Most writers struggle to find just the right word, here's how to get better at it through simple practise and building your own word collection.

Sentimental vs Schmaltzy

Sentimental writing can move readers, but overdoing it with flowery language and forced emotion turns it into schmaltzy, cloying prose that falls flat.

Tips for Using Language Effectively

Make your writing stronger by choosing words carefully and avoiding filler that weakens your message.

Writing Horror Stories

Learn why simplicity and psychological tension matter more than gore when writing horror that actually frightens readers.