tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4671719323266887561.post3521920072501846590..comments2023-09-02T06:36:25.453-04:00Comments on MAYHEM: Guiltjack wellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06666545887771905191noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4671719323266887561.post-82467990058465827012013-02-28T12:04:48.303-05:002013-02-28T12:04:48.303-05:00Goddess. Very helpful. Will order today.Goddess. Very helpful. Will order today.jack wellinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06666545887771905191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4671719323266887561.post-57464111108480599702013-02-28T11:09:46.000-05:002013-02-28T11:09:46.000-05:00If you're interested in some helpful tools, I ...If you're interested in some helpful tools, I have a couple suggestions for you. The first is a blog: thebookshelfmuse.blogspot.com<br />It's a terrific reference to help writers get past all kinds of stumbling blocks they might come across in writing, including the effective portrayal of emotions. And talking about references, the gals who run that blog also compiled some of their into into a book, called "The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression." The book covers a bunch of different emotions, in alphabetical order, and provides suggestions about how that emotion might manifest itself. I believe it's available as an e-book, but I bought it from Amazon as a paperback. When I got it, I immediately read it from cover to cover, but I haven't gone back to it yet to help me with my writing. Yet. It's great to know that it's available, though. <br /><br />Another great book is by Jessica Bell. I can't recall the exact title right now, and I'm too lazy to go fetch my Kindle, but it's a very practical tutorial on the dynamic difference between showing and telling. A very quick read, and if you search on Amazon, I'm sure you'll find the book quite easily. Its title is quite self-explanatory.<br /><br />Hope this helps. (If not, the next time you get ticked off at something, take notes!)Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4671719323266887561.post-35944963544290878902013-02-27T21:49:12.091-05:002013-02-27T21:49:12.091-05:00Susan, I'm having a hard time with the charact...Susan, I'm having a hard time with the characteristics of emotion beyond the dialogue on the first pass. I can do better on edit but during the first rough, it seems very awkward to get them on paper. I suspect that's because even though I know the character the first time, he/she is much better developed in my mind after the dialogue.<br /><br />Tough for me.jack wellinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06666545887771905191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4671719323266887561.post-19740287329899310152013-02-27T21:17:20.181-05:002013-02-27T21:17:20.181-05:00We've successfully resisted the temptation of ...We've successfully resisted the temptation of Girl Scout cookies for a number of years now, but it ain't easy. Samoas were our favorites. <br /><br />Expressing a character's emotion can be tough, but it can be fun, too, as long as we remember that old warning to "show, not tell." Body language, facial expressions, nervous tics, whatever. We can inflict our characters with all of 'em to our hearts' desire.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4671719323266887561.post-86526292665439513812013-02-27T10:11:48.274-05:002013-02-27T10:11:48.274-05:00Ice cream - ah. The forbidden food.Ice cream - ah. The forbidden food.jack wellinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06666545887771905191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4671719323266887561.post-60467561841229223752013-02-26T23:35:55.078-05:002013-02-26T23:35:55.078-05:00Dear J: I have to admit the thin mint cookies are ...Dear J: I have to admit the thin mint cookies are my favorite. But I only feel guilty when I go by a display outside the market and have to tell them I already have too many boxes at home. But I make up for that by buying the thin mint ice cream that comes out later. I agree with what you say about the truth of emotion. You really have to dig deep to match your feelings with the characters you're portraying. Yours truly, Toe. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17407149021673167001noreply@blogger.com