Tag Archives: emotions

Authors Emote!

You’re likely getting a tad tired of me writing about Donald Maass and his Writing 21st Century Fiction, but it’s the writer’s guide I’m studying right now, so . . . well, deal with it. Besides, if you read it yourself, … Continue reading

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Emotion Conundrum

The thing most writers are afraid of, and the one thing we must learn to master in our writing, is emotional truth. According to John Vorhaus, contributor to WriterUnboxed: . . . we’re still afraid.  In conveying emotional truth on … Continue reading

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Dancing Around the Elephant

My husband hurt my feelings the other day. Apparently, he knew it–or read it in my eyes–because he shoulder-nudged me. The ol’ “I didn’t mean it” shoulder-nudge. When that didn’t work, he did what he could to make me laugh. … Continue reading

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