The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression

Becca Puglisi

2 annotations Oct 2022 data

Introduction

  • Readers have high expectations. They don't want to be told how a character feels; they want to experience the emotion for themselves. To make this happen, we must ensure that our characters express their feelings in ways that are both recognizable and compelling to read
  • Body Language is how our bodies outwardly respond when we experience emotion. The stronger the feeling, the more we react and the less conscious control we have over movement