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Emotion

Why Emotions Are a Writer’s Secret Weapon

Author Jean-Pierre Lacroix breaks down why emotion is the writer’s secret weapon and how to write emotionally charged content that connects.

Jean-Pierre Lacroix

The Medicine in the Magic: Writing Big Emotions in Children Stories B.R. Duray

Combining Poems and Emotion Robert Lee Brewer

How to Balance Humor With Anxiety and/or Grief In Poetry J. K. Kennedy

Crafting Compelling Emotional Arcs in Fiction RaeAnne Thayne

Writing Big Feelings (Minus the Maudlin)Peter Mountford

Evoking Emotion and Conflict in Fiction and Nonfiction The Editors of Writer's Digest

Adrienne Tooley: On Giving Time for Lightbulb Moments in Fiction Robert Lee Brewer

5 Thoughts on How Crying Shapes a Story—and Characters Benjamin Perry

14 Techniques to Write Emotional Truth to Engage Readers: Why It Works and How in Successful Storytelling Robin Farmer

5 Tips for Evoking Emotion in Writing Rebecca Yarros

Evoking Emotion in Fiction: Seven Pragmatic Ways to Make Readers Give a Damn Dustin Grinnell

Truth Serum: Extended Interview With Karen Russell, Esme Weijun Wang, and Jericho Brown Jera Brown

Working With Objects to Create Emotion in Characters Nancy Peacock

Voluntary Masochism: Writing With Emotion Guest Column

Writing Effective Grief In Fiction: 5 Ideas For Writers Denise Jaden

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