Why did I love this book?
Romance is all about feelings. The highs. The lows. The dejection and the joys. But you need to āshowā and not ātellā how your characters are feeling.
To do that, you use gestures, dialogue, facial expressions, internal sensations, and thoughts. The Emotion Thesaurus provides all that and more. There are more than 130 entries to help writers show emotion. This is a fantastic book for all novel genres. If I could only keep one reference book (other than mine), this would be it!
5 authors picked The Emotion Thesaurus as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.
The bestselling Emotion Thesaurus, often hailed as āthe gold standard for writersā and credited with transforming how writers craft emotion, has now been expanded to include 55 new entries!
One of the biggest struggles for writers is how to convey emotion to readers in a unique and compelling way. When showing our charactersā feelings, we often use the first idea that comes to mind, and they end up smiling, nodding, and frowning too much.
If you need inspiration for creating charactersā emotional responses that are personalized and evocative, this ultimate show-donāt-tell guide for emotion can help. It includes:
- Coming soon!