This is a great book! It's a wonderful guide that should be in every writer's toolbox. According to the author: Emotion lies within all well-written pieces, no matter the form or genre. It drives the writing forward. Without emotion, you'll probably find yourself stopping the piece pretty quickly. As readers, emotion is a way we connect with the characters. Feeling propels us, and emotion fuels our connection with others.

We need to know how to write dialogue but we also need to know how to express emotion. These can be physical symptoms, internal sensations, and mental responses. Physical signals are how our bodies outwardly respond. Mental responses act as a window into the thought process. Internal sensations are the most powerful nonverbal form of communication and should be used with caution.

When writing emotion, think about how your body responds, how you respond. What's going through your mind?

The Emotion Thesaurus gives you a never-ending list of words and actions to refer to as you write. For instance: Physical symptoms of Amazement, Internal Sensations of Amazement, Mental Responses for Amazement, Cues of long-term amazement, and cues for suppressed amazement. The list of differing emotions seems to go on and on.

I'm so glad I came across this book. It's one I will always keep close to me while writing.

All writers.

The exhaustive list of words in various categories.

Check out the other Thesaurus's in the series.

More confident in expressing emotion while writing.

Becca Puglisi is an international speaker, writing coach, and author of bestselling books for writers. Her books are available in multiple languages, are sourced by US universities, and are used by novelists, screenwriters, editors, and psychologists around the world. She is passionate about learning and sharing her knowledge with others through her Writers Helping Writers blog and via One Stop For Writers—a powerhouse online library created to help writers elevate their storytelling. Her books are represented by foreign rights agent Marleen Seegers of 2 Seas Agency.

During her free time (ha), Becca enjoys playing video games, watching movies with her family, baking, and adding to her stash of emergency supplies. She has always enjoyed contemplating the What if? scenario, which serves her well during hurricane season in south Florida.
ANGELA ACKERMAN is a writing coach, international speaker, and co-author of 11 bestselling books for writers, including The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Character Expression. Her books are available in 10 languages, are sourced by US universities, and are used by novelists, screenwriters, editors, and psychologists around the world. Her home country is Canada.

Angela is also the co-founder of the popular site Writers Helping Writers®, as well as One Stop for Writers®, a portal to powerful tools and resources that help you think like a writing expert so you become a stronger storyteller. A strong believer in writers helping and supporting other writers, she tries to pay-it-forward however she is able to.

306 Pages
Published Feb.19, 2014
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