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In story, you should always be building emotions.
But it’s challenging to get big emotions like grief, love, fear, and anger on the page. Many writers exaggerate character emotion, turn to cliches, or don't convey enough emotion.
The trick is not to tell us how your character feels, but to evoke emotion in your reader.
We want readers to feel with our characters.
But how do you do that?
In this episode, learn 3 powerful ways to show character emotion in a way that transmits directly to your reader. Because that's the whole point.
Episode Website
Most first drafts don't stall because writing is hard. They stall because there's a weak link in the foundation. The Story Clarity Worksheet helps you find it. Download yours free at nancipanuccio.com/clarity
By Nanci Panuccio5
2626 ratings
In story, you should always be building emotions.
But it’s challenging to get big emotions like grief, love, fear, and anger on the page. Many writers exaggerate character emotion, turn to cliches, or don't convey enough emotion.
The trick is not to tell us how your character feels, but to evoke emotion in your reader.
We want readers to feel with our characters.
But how do you do that?
In this episode, learn 3 powerful ways to show character emotion in a way that transmits directly to your reader. Because that's the whole point.
Episode Website
Most first drafts don't stall because writing is hard. They stall because there's a weak link in the foundation. The Story Clarity Worksheet helps you find it. Download yours free at nancipanuccio.com/clarity

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