When I think of emotion my mind immediately goes to visual cues. Recreating visual cues into words can be hard for new and experienced writers and like any writing it takes practice. I wanted to see how different writers tackle emotion in their writing so I asked Book-in-a-Week’s four contributors to share their perspective on…
Greetings from Florida We arrived in Florida in mid-July. The weather was unbearably hot and humid–mid-90’s and within 48 hours of our arrival, everything went pear shaped. First, the job my husband was promised and that we traveled three thousand miles for, evaporated faster than butter in a hot frying pan. Second, the apartment we…
It is not unusual to laugh, cry or feel anger when we are reading. How about when you write? Do you cry, laugh and get mad along with your characters? I have always been an emotionally charged person so having an emotional release when I’m writing is not uncommon. In fact I quite enjoy that…