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Heart First, Brain Later: Why Your Character’s Emotional Arc Matters More Than Your Perfect Plot

Dr. Finnian Burnett makes a case for why a jagged emotional arc for your character matters more than a perfectly constructed plot.

Finnian Burnett
The Emotional Toll of Writing: How to Cope with the Ups and Downs of the Creative ProcessDeanna Martinez-Bey
Writing Big Feelings (Minus the Maudlin)Peter Mountford
5 Thoughts on How Crying Shapes a Story—and CharactersBenjamin Perry
14 Techniques to Write Emotional Truth to Engage Readers: Why It Works and How in Successful StorytellingRobin Farmer
Richard Alther: How Literary Fiction Is Like a Rorschach TestRobert Lee Brewer
5 Tips for Evoking Emotion in WritingRebecca Yarros
Staying Positive While Writing About Death and TragedyRebecca Faye Smith Galli

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